Post by caressa on Mar 9, 2012 21:24:39 GMT -5
One way to tell how well you are practicing the principles in all your affairs is to notice how you treat people who can be of no service to you.
I go out of my way to be kind to the very next person I encounter, regardless of what they can or cannot do for me.
- Pocket Sponsor
Put this in here because it applies to all substances and all fellowships. Whether our addiction is alcohol, street or prescription drugs, food, relationships, people in our lives, gambling, codependency, etc., we have the Twelve Steps applicable in all the programs.
When I think of the principles, I think of taking the words of the pages of the literature and applying it to my life.
It has been my experience over the years, that many people do not know what the principles of the program are and seldom talk about them at meetings. How can you practice them if you don't know them. It is like the saying, "How can you know if you have never been taught?"
Principles of the Twelve Steps
1. Honesty 2. Hope 3. Faith 4. Courage 5. Integrity 6. Willingness 7. Humility 8. Brotherly Love 9. Self Discipline 10. Perseverance 11. Ever Presence of God 12. Service to Fellowman,
Principles of the Twelve Traditions
1. Unity 2. Direction 3. Recovery 4. Understanding 5. Sharing 6. Simplicity 7. Independence 8. Selflessness 9. Service 10. Survival 11. Self Reliance 12. Humility
Principles of the Twelve Concepts
1. Responsibility 2. Reliance 3. Trust 4. Participation 5. Democracy 6. Accountability 7. Balance 8. Consistency 9. Vision 10. Clarity 11. Respect 12. Spirituality
As another saying goes, "Practice what you preach."
I go out of my way to be kind to the very next person I encounter, regardless of what they can or cannot do for me.
- Pocket Sponsor
Put this in here because it applies to all substances and all fellowships. Whether our addiction is alcohol, street or prescription drugs, food, relationships, people in our lives, gambling, codependency, etc., we have the Twelve Steps applicable in all the programs.
When I think of the principles, I think of taking the words of the pages of the literature and applying it to my life.
It has been my experience over the years, that many people do not know what the principles of the program are and seldom talk about them at meetings. How can you practice them if you don't know them. It is like the saying, "How can you know if you have never been taught?"
Principles of the Twelve Steps
1. Honesty 2. Hope 3. Faith 4. Courage 5. Integrity 6. Willingness 7. Humility 8. Brotherly Love 9. Self Discipline 10. Perseverance 11. Ever Presence of God 12. Service to Fellowman,
Principles of the Twelve Traditions
1. Unity 2. Direction 3. Recovery 4. Understanding 5. Sharing 6. Simplicity 7. Independence 8. Selflessness 9. Service 10. Survival 11. Self Reliance 12. Humility
Principles of the Twelve Concepts
1. Responsibility 2. Reliance 3. Trust 4. Participation 5. Democracy 6. Accountability 7. Balance 8. Consistency 9. Vision 10. Clarity 11. Respect 12. Spirituality
As another saying goes, "Practice what you preach."
. I will be back looking for Lin and others.