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Post Info TOPIC: JFT February 23 Messages and messengers


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JFT February 23 Messages and messengers


"Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities."

Tradition Twelve

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The Twelfth Tradition reminds us of the importance of putting principles before personalities.  In recovery meetings, this might be paraphrased, "don't shoot the messenger." We often get the message confused with the messenger, and negate what someone shares at a meeting because we have personality conflicts with the person speaking.

If we are having problems with what certain people have to share at meetings, we might want to seek the guidance of our sponsor.  Our sponsor can help us concentrate on whats being said rather than whos saying it.  Our sponsor can also help us address the resentments that may be keeping us from acknowledging the value of some particular persons recovery experience.  It is surprising how much more we can get out of meetings when we allow ourselves to do as our Twelfth Tradition suggests, focusing on recovery principles rather than personalities.

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Just for today:  I will practice the principle of anonymity in today's NA meeting.  I will focus on the message of recovery, not the personality of the messenger.

 



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