THE 12 TRADITIONS
ONE
Our common welfare should come first personal
progress for the greatest number depends upon
unity.
TWO
For our group purpose there is but one authority
a loving god as he may express himself in our gr-
oup Conscience our leader's are but trusted serv
ant's they do not.
THREE
The relatives of alcoholics when gathered together
for mutual aid my call themselves an al-anon family
group, provided that as a group they have no other
affilicate the only requirement for membership is,
that there be a problem of alcoholism in a relative
or family.
FOUR
Each group should be autonouo except in matters a
-ffecting another group or alanon or aa as a whole.
FIVE
By practicing the Twelve Step's of AA ourselve's
by encouraging and understanding on alcoholic's r-
alitive's and by Welcome and give's comfort to fa
milies of alcoholics.
SIX
Our family groups ought never end one finance or
lend our name to any outside enterpriseles proble
-m's of money property and prestige direct us fr
om our primary spiritual aim, although a senerate
entirely we should always cooperate with Alcohol
-ic's Anonymous.
SEVEN
Every group ought to be fully self-supportive dec
-lining outside contributions.
EIGHT
Al-Anon Twelth Steps work should remain forever
non-professional but our service centers many em-
ploy special workers.
NINE
Our groups at such ought never be organized; but
we may create service board's or committees dire
-ctly resposidle to those they serve.
TEN
The Al-Anon family groups have no opinion on out
side is sue's hence our name, ought never be draw
-n into public controvency.
ELEVEN
Our public relations policy is based upon attract
-ion rather than promotions we need always main-
tain our personal anonymity at the level of press
radio film's and tv, we need guard with special c-
are The Anonymously of aa members.
TWELVE
Anonymity is the spiritual foundation, of all our
traditions ever reminding us to place principles
about personalities.