The Three Legacies of AA are: recovery, unity and service. The suggestions for recovery are the Twelve Steps; The suggestions for achieving unity are the Twelve Traditions; The suggestions for service are described in Twelve Concepts for World Service, The AA Service Manual and Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age.
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What are the main principles of AA?
What Are the Principles in the 12 Steps of AA?
- Step 1: Honesty. “We admitted that we were powerless over alcohol — that our lives had become unmanageable.”
- Step 2: Hope.
- Step 3: Surrender.
- Step 4: Courage.
- Step 5: Integrity.
- Step 6: Willingness.
- Step 7: Humility.
- Step 8: Love.
What are the principles of AA 12 Traditions?
The Principles in the Twelve Traditions
- Tradition One: Unity.
- Tradition Two: Trust.
- Tradition Three: Identity.
- Tradition Four: Autonomy.
- Tradition Five: Purpose.
- Tradition Six: Solidarity.
- Tradition Seven: Responsibility.
- Tradition Eight: Fellowship.
What are the principles of step 3?
We begin to live our lives by the principles of Honesty, Open-Mindedness, Willingness, Trust, Surrender and Faith. As we live Step Three in our daily lives, we do our best to do the right thing for the right reason.
What are the spiritual principles?
Spiritual principles are the path laid out for experiencing our lives free of unnecessary suffering, with strength and resilience to experience the pain and fear that must be walked through as a part of life.
What are the 5 basic principles?
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- Popular sovereignty.
- Limited government.
- Separation of powers.
- Checks and balances.
- Federalism.
What are the 4 absolutes in AA?
What are the 4 Absolutes
- Honesty.
- Unselfishness.
- Purity.
- Love.
What are the spiritual tools in AA?
What are the Spiritual Principles of AA
- Acceptance. Admitting that you are powerless over alcohol is the first step and first principle that a recovering addict must complete.
- Hope. Hope can be tough for those that have hit rock-bottom, but it must be found.
- Faith.
- Courage.
- Honesty.
- Patience.
- Humility.
- Willingness.
What is the preamble of AA?
The AA Preamble Reads as Follows:
“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. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.
What does unity mean in AA?
Unity is imperative to our sobriety, we have to act as a whole, not as individuals. No one person is ever in-charge and no one person makes any decisions for anyone or for A.A. as a whole. We ALL come together whether at a group, district or area level.
What does it mean for me to turn my will and my life over to the care of the God of my understanding?
What does this mean? It simply asks that we make a decision that involves giving up control of our lives and to hand it over to the God of our understanding.
What does the 3rd step in AA mean?
It asserts that a lifetime of recovery can only be achieved by making the decision to turn over your will to a higher being. Step three is defined as “(to make) a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.”
What are the 3rd step promises?
The Promises of AA
Promise 1: We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. Promise 2: We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. Promise 3: We will comprehend the word serenity. Promise 4: We will know peace.
What are the 7 principles?
The 7 Principles of the Constitution (popular sovereignty, limited government, separation of powers, checks and balances, judicial review, federalism, and republicanism) explained.
What are 3 examples of spiritual?
Some signs of spirituality can include:
- Asking deep questions about topics such as suffering or what happens after death.
- Deepening connections with other people.
- Experiencing compassion and empathy for others.
- Experiencing feelings of interconnectedness.
- Feelings of awe and wonder.
What are the 7 principles of God?
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- The principle of mercy: Reflects God’s mercy.
- The principle of love: Reflects God’s love.
- The principle of increase: Reflects God’s grace.
- The principle of faith: Reflects God as Faithful and True.
- The principle of authority: Reflects God as Lord.
What are the 3 types of principles?
Three such fundamental principles, that of Justice, Rational Self-Love, and Rational Benevolence, are often called ‘maxims’, for they are not principles that simply state facts, but are those that serve as a guide for determining actions that ought to be done.
What are the 4 major principles?
The 4 main ethical principles, that is beneficence, nonmaleficence, autonomy, and justice, are defined and explained. Informed consent, truth-telling, and confidentiality spring from the principle of autonomy, and each of them is discussed.
What are the 6 major principles?
The six principle of the Constitution are Popular Sovereignty, Limited Government, Checks and Balances, Separation of Powers, Republicanism, and Federalism.
What is the great fact in AA?
The great fact is just this and nothing less: That we have had deep and effective spiritual experiences which have revolutionized our whole attitude toward life, toward our fellows, and toward God’s universe.
What does Paradox mean in AA?
Instead of defeating opponents I learned new and smarter strategies, one of which is worth sharing on this special day. They are called the Four Paradoxes of AA: (1) we surrender to win, (2) we give away to keep, (3) we suffer to get well and (4) we die to live.