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- The four traditions are the Spatial or Locational Tradition, the Area Studies or Regional Tradition, the Man-Land Tradition, and the Earth Science Tradition. Each of these traditions is interrelated, and they are often used in conjunction with one another, rather than alone.
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Excerpt from the Twelve Steps & Twelve Traditions. Autonomy is a ten-dollar word. But in relation to us, it means very simply that every A.A. group can manage its affairs exactly as it pleases, except when A.A. as a whole is threatened. Comes now the same question raised in Tradition One.
The fourth tradition solves this dilemma: I seek to be one with God and to be one with others about matters affecting them. There are certain things that must be done alone with God, such as writing inventory.
Tradition Four “Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or A.A. as a whole.” A UTONOMY is a ten-dollar word. But in relation to us, it means very simply that every A.A. group can manage its affairs exactly as it pleases, except when A.A. as a whole is threatened. Comes now the same question raised in Tradi ...
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- Tradition 4 Grants Aa Group Freedom with Responsibility to The Whole
- Limits to Freedom Granted by The Fourth Tradition
- How Group Autonomy Creates Different Environments
Each 12-step group has complete freedom to decide for itself the program content of its meetings and the topics that will be discussed. The group can decide if the meeting will be open or closedand when and where the meeting will be held. Each group can decide to change its meeting format and has complete authority to spend its funds as needed. The...
The autonomy provided in Tradition 4 does not mean an individual group has the authority to re-word the 12 stepsor traditions or to create its own literature. Nor should groups introduce, discuss, or sell outside literature at their meeting places. Other than that, groups have complete freedom to design their programs to the needs of their members,...
One AA member described what it was like when encountering groups that did things differently. He says that when he first came into AA, he learned how it went in his little group, and as he went to other groups in neighboring towns, he would think, "They don't do their meetings right," simply because they weren't the same as the first group he went...
- Unity. Our common welfare should come first; personal progress depends upon AA unity. Many people try to recover from addiction on their own, but isolation often makes it more difficult to abstain from drugs or alcohol.
- Leadership. For our group purpose, there is but one ultimate authority—a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern.
- Eligibility. The only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop drinking. Tradition 3 was created to protect the fellowship from outside influences and ensure that the meetings would maintain their primary focus and not be diluted by the influx of other issues or influences.
- Autonomy. Each group should be autonomous, except in matters affecting other groups or AA as a whole. Tradition 4 gives individual groups the freedom to vary their meetings, including where the meeting will be held; whether it’s open or closed; how to begin and end meetings (for example, closing with a prayer or moment of silence); the program content and topics discussed; and how to spend funds as needed.
Tradition Four is a specific application of general principles already outlined in Traditions One and Two. Tradition One states : “Each member of Alcoholics Anonymous is but a small part of a great whole. AA must continue to live or most of us will surely die. Hence our common welfare comes first.
The one word that characterizes the fourth tradition is the word “decisions”. This tradition teaches me how to make decisions and maintain good relationships with God and you at the same time. The fourth tradition has two sections. The first section concerns my defect of approval seeking or people pleasing.
