MY
ANSWERS TO COME SOON
AL
TRADITION TWELVE CHECK LIST
Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions, ever
reminding us to place principles before personalities.
1. Why is it a good idea for me to place the common welfare of all
AA members before individual welfare? What would happen to me if AA as a whole
disappeared?
2. When I do not trust AA's current servants, who do I wish had
the authority to straighten them out?
3. In my opinions of and remarks about other AAs, am I implying
membership requirements other than a desire to stay sober?
4. Do I ever try to get a certain AA group to conform to my
standards, not its own?
5. Have I a personal responsibility in helping an AA group fulfill
its primary purpose? What is my part?
6. Does my personal behavior reflect the Sixth Tradition - or belie
it?
7. Do I do all I can do to support AA financially? When is the
last time I anonymously gave away a Grapevine subscription?
8. Do I complain about certain AAs' behavior - especially if they
are paid to work for A A? Who made me so smart?
9. Do I fulfill all AA responsibilities in such a way as to please
privately even my own conscience? Really?
10. Do my utterances always reflect the Tenth Tradition, or do I
give AA critics real ammunition?
11. Should I keep my AA membership a secret, or reveal it in
private conversation when that may help another alcoholic (and therefore me)?
Is my brand of AA so attractive that other drunks want it?
12. What is the real importance of me among 500,000 AA's?
© The checklist
is a reprint from June 1970 Grapevine