Tradition 9: Responsibility
It took me 3 months to get completely sober. In all the groups that I go to, I don't know who any of the leaders are yet. When we start sharing we are all equal, nobody is an expert, and you feel that equalness.I'm sure that eventually I'll find out who the GR is and who keeps the checkbook, but with only 19 days sobriety right now all I can do is reach out, and have already used about 20 phone numbers (nobody home) to keep from taking a drink. The one who was supposed to be there was.
Of the people on my list I could not picture them in my mind, but I knew they were available to call, because they put their name down when I sent my where and when around the room. I have two, full of names, and another one with only one number on it. After using up the first two, the one number on the where and when was home! Seems like a prime example of "Responsible to those we serve" just being able to put their names on a list for a newcomer!
Anonymous
More about Tradition 9
Tradition 9: Authority
By not being highly organized, 12 step groups keep the emphasis on true fellowship and the focus on their primary purpose.Never Organized
"If we try to organize the newcomer, whose life is already unmanageable, he will flee."
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