Tradition One

AsideJanuary 16, 2025October 8, 2025 Website Author - Steve K1 Comment

By Steve K. “Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon A.A. unity.” The 12 Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous serve as guiding principles to ensure the unity, stability, and effectiveness of the AA Fellowship. While the 12 Steps focus on individual recovery, the Traditions focus on the collective health and well-being of the […]

The Paradox of Self-Sacrifice and Individual Freedom

AsideMarch 5, 2021July 10, 2024 Website Author - Steve KLeave a comment

By Steve K. In today’s post-modern world the traditional values of duty and self-sacrifice are in danger of being lost to the humanistic value of being true to oneself and own wellbeing, in an increasingly individualistic and materialistic culture. There is an interesting debate to be had between these seemingly opposing traditional and modern values […]