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Tradition 6: Staying Focused

Our Group, which could be an online group, like Serenity by the Cybernet an online closed AA online meeting every Saturday night midnight EDT, should not endorse any outside interest or lend the AA name to any entity. We should keep strictly with this principle in order to keep us as individuals focused on our primary purpose, which is to carry the message the alcoholic who still suffers.

The traditions are to the group as the steps are to the individual. After we meet as individuals in groups or online we may retain our friendships etc. but stick we need to stick to the traditions.

God bless, a grateful alcoholic,
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More about Tradition 6

Tradition 6: Outside Enterprises
"In order to preserve the integrity of the program, 12 step support groups do not endorse any outside organizations and causes."

Cooperation?
"When a group's discussion becomes dominated by outside issues, it robs individual members of their meeting time."

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