It repeats each of the official twelve steps and suggests ways that agnostic and atheist members can understand, interpret and work the steps openly and honestly by identifying the key spiritual. Pdf twelve steps and twelve traditions download read. Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever. There is something very simple and clear about the twelve steps and twelve traditionssomething that can impart the sort knowledge that is useful to a broad spectrum of folks. The 12 traditions recovery slogans 12 step prayers. Twelve steps and twelve traditions by aa world services. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. They offer a new way of life that enables the compulsive eater to live without the need for excess food.
Two years and then some of nearly daily use, popping white crosses and other street junk to keep going, working three jobs to make grades and tuition and rent. We provide this study guide based on personal experience to help those following aas 12 steps as outlined in the original big book, alcoholics anonymous aa. Twelve steps and twelve traditions aa back to basics. This file has questions covering all of the 12 steps in adobe pdf format. The narcotics anonymous step working guides unfamiliar, we should feel free to make use of a dictionary. Twelve steps and twelve traditions is a 1953 book, which explains the 24 basic principles of alcoholics anonymous and their application.
Marijuana anonymous has made similar changes to adapt the traditions to marijuana use, and has gone a step further by eliminating male pronouns in reference to god. Step six 63 were entirely ready to have god remove all these defects of character. The 12 steps and 12 traditions of oa overeaters anonymous. The twelve traditions of cocaine anonymous the twelve traditions comprise the organizational guidelines under which the autonomous groups of c. I went to a private college i didnt want to go to, kept up a high gradepoint average because i had to. As long as the ties that bind us together are stronger than those that would tear us apart, all will be well. The pdf format can be open for reading from the freely available pdf reader from. Steps by the big book step 4 resentments steps by the.
Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions twelve steps and twelve traditions twelve steps and twelve traditions a cofounder of alcoholics anonymous tells how members recover and how the society functions. The idea for this piece of literature came from the narcotics anonymous fellowship itself. But each step is presented with the reasons why it is necessary, the part it plays in the healing process, and suggestions to help you accomplish it. In the six years i have followed the 12 steps of aa, my level of happiness has increased beyond measure and it continues to increase with time. A cofounder of alcoholics anonymous tells how members recover and how the society functions. Twelve step groups around the world rely on the twelve steps and twelve traditions, the basic text regarding the aa way of life and the traditions by which aa maintains its unity.
Download all 12 step overview questions in rich text format rtf this file has questions covering all of the 12 steps in rtf format. This is a great book that thoroughly explains the twelve steps of the overeaters anonymous program. For the aa founders and for those of us who practice all 12 steps today, we are sure god wants this for all people. Working the twelve steps of na without the god part aa.
A narcotics anonymous meeting is any two or more recovering addicts who meet together for the purpose of recovery from the disease of addiction. Traditions pdf twelve steps and twelve traditions of aa twelve steps and twelve traditions the twelve traditions of na the twelve steps of na it works how and why the twelve steps twelve and twelve. Hover over a link for a brief description click on a link to download a pdf the. Many of us feel that we have two primary textbooks in aa, this one and of course the book titled alcoholicsanonymous, called by many the big book. All of the files on this page contain a long list of detailed questions for reflecting mostly on the childhood period of your life. Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. If you prefer you can use our jpeg version instead high resolution low resolution. The twelve steps and twelve traditions of narcotics anonymous. The pdf format can be open for reading from the freely available pdf reader from adobe and can be written using adobes acrobat writer. Our workbook companion to alcoholics anonymous 12 steps of recovery from alcoholism and addiction is called steps by the big book. Page 1 1 narcotics anonymous guide to the twelve traditions 2 we keep what we have only with vigilance, and just as freedom for the individual comes. Beginning in the early 1980s, we began receiving twelve step guides and step worksheets along with requests that we develop a standard set of guides for the na fellowship to use in working through the twelve steps. We admitted we were powerless over food that our lives had become unmanageable. Twelve steps and twelve traditions by alcoholics anonymous.
Steps by the big book steps by the big book workbook for. Our meetings are conducted by addicts, for addicts. Pdf version based upon the text of the windows help version. Twelve steps and twelve traditions by aa world services inc. For more help, dont miss our guides to the 12 steps the twelve steps. We share an equal membership in na, and we all have an interest in maintaining the unity. Twelve steps and twelve traditions spanish book summary. The principles of aa are the 12 steps, 12 traditions and the 12 concepts of world service. Twelve steps and twelve traditions pdf twelve steps and twelve traditions of aa twelve steps and twelve traditions the twelve traditions of na the twelve steps of na it works how and why the twelve.
In line with the 12 traditions, these worksheets are free to download and use for your recovery in any way that you please as long as you do not sell them. In the big bookthe central text of aa that outlines the programthe 12 steps are defined as a set of principles, spiritual in nature, when practiced as a way of life, can expel the obsession to drink and enable the sufferer to become happily and usefully whole. World services and its subsidiaries were not involved within the production of this. World service office across multiple fileformats including epub, doc, and pdf. Our 12 steps and 12 traditions process leads us down the road to recoveryif we truly want it. Narcotics anonymous meetings are bound by the principles of the twelve steps, twelve traditions, and twelve concepts of na. Printable 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous free pdf. Complete tradition guide the na webservants toolbox. The twelve traditions of na we keep what we have only with vigilance, and just as freedom for the individual comes from the twelve steps, so freedom for the group springs from our traditions. The fourth step, as written in the twelve and twelve, consists of an assets and liabilities checklist, along with some questions. The 12 steps and 12 traditions of oa the twelve steps are the heart of the oa recovery program.
We admitted we were powerless over alcoholthat our lives had become unmanageable. Narcotics anonymous meetings follow a consistent format and often center around a topic of recovery called open discussion meetings. Working the twelve steps of na without the god part. The twelve steps and twelve traditions of narcotics anonymous epub. What are the twelve steps and twelve traditions of aa. This can happen for you, also, if you do the steps for yourself. Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to addicts, and to. B2 twelve steps and twelve traditions hardcover edition bill w.
Alcoholics anonymous learn about the 12 steps of aa. Our prayer is that celebrate recovery will create a bridge to the millions of people who are familiar with the secular 12 steps i acknowledge the use of some material from the 12 suggested steps of alcoholics anonymous and in so doing, introduce them to the one and only true higher power, jesus christ. I am fascinated by the way the steps and traditions are arranged. Twelve steps and twelve traditions, written in 1952, to the three column inventory described on page 65 of the big book, which was written in 1939. These questions are designed to help you work step 4 of a 12 step program. We admitted we were powerless over our insane eating practices that our.
Al kohallek does not fiddle around when it comes to applying the twelve traditions. The fellowship of narcotics anonymous is based on the twelve steps, the twelve traditions, and the twelve concepts. Does the group put the interests of any individual above the. Does the group put the interests of any individual above the welfare of the group or of aa as a whole. Aa otherwise known as alcoholics anonymous is a communitybased program, which helps alcoholics to beat their addiction.
Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to compulsive overeaters and to practice these principles in all our affairs. We realize that, whether written or verbal, no discussion of something as personal and individual as recovery can be all things to all people. The twelve steps focus on the program of recovery from alcoholism, and the twelve traditions. These guides are meant to be used by na members at any stage of recovery, whether its our first time through the steps or weve been living with the steps as our guiding force for many years. Downloadable group workbook companion to the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous aa, for adults who desire information on alcoholism and addiction recovery. Mar 25, 2020 our 12 steps and 12 traditions process leads us down the road to recoveryif we truly want it. We admitted we were powerless over sex and love addiction that our lives had become unmanageable. The twelve steps and twelve traditions cocaine anonymous. Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to addicts, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. Worksheets for step 4 of the 12 steps, specifically with questions about childhood. Does the group do anything that misrepresents the conscience of the majority of the group. Steps by the big book steps by the big book workbook.
Alcoholics anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. No one knows the exact origins of the 12 steps or the 12 traditions but most believe they originated from the oxford groups in the 1920s and 1930s. The twelve steps and twelve traditions of narcotics anonymous doc. We admitted that we were powerless over our addiction. Pdf version based upon the text of the windows help version and published by arid media. How to have a personal experience with the 12 traditions of alcoholics anonymous the following questions were taken from the core of what it says in the big book page 562 566 and the. Na guide to the twelve traditions draft of introduction and tradition one including revisions from lsrsc literature committee meeting october 2000 tradition 1. How and why as its own study of the twelve traditions.