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[Karen Lorraine]

Thank you Laura

hi everyone

I am just so excited to read and absorb all the shares.  I am listening
deeply and mulling over what I have been reading.  For me, learning how to
practice the 12 Traditions as they relate to the well being and healthy
functioning of our ASP meeting is important to me.  I will continue to
think through what others are sharing and their concerns and thoughtfully
discern what I am thinking through and what others are too.  I return to
the Traditions about this because I believe the answers for me are within
these:

1. Our common welfare should come first; personal progress for the greatest
number depends upon unity.

2. For our group purpose there is but one authority - a loving God as He
may express Himself in our group conscience.   Our leaders are but trusted
servants - they do not govern.

3. The relatives of alcoholics, when gathered together for mutual aid, may
call themselves an Al-Anon Family Group, provided that, as a group, they
have no other affiliation.  The only requirement for membership is that
there be a problem of alcoholism in a relative or friend.

4. Each group should be autonomous, except in matters affecting another
group or Al-Anon or AA as a whole.

5. Each Al-Anon Family Group has but one purpose: to help families of
alcoholics.  We do this by practicing the Twelve Steps of AA ourselves, by
encouraging and understanding our alcoholic relatives, and by welcoming and
giving comfort to families of alcoholics.

6. Our Family Groups ought never endorse, finance or lend our name to any
outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property and prestige divert us
from our primary spiritual aim. Although a separate entity, we should
always co-operate with Alcoholics Anonymous.

7. Every group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside
contributions.

8. Al-Anon Twelfth Step work should remain forever non-professional, but
our service centers may employ special workers.

9. Our groups, as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service
boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve.

10. The Al-Anon Family Groups have no opinion on outside issues; hence our
name ought never be drawn into public controversy.

11. Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than
promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of
press, radio, films and TV. We need guard with special care the anonymity
of all AA members.

12. Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions, ever
reminding us to place principles above personalities.

It is a great privilege to participate, thank you.
Love,
Ren