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Topic 1: What is the NA Society in your opinion and What does it mean to you? |
NA Society Journal*
Social Characteristics - NA as a society requires identification within our membership and certains customs embraced and embodied in our 12 Traditions - the same spirit of generosity that prompted AA to give us the 12 Steps and 12 Traditions includes their 12 Concepts as well as the Long Form of the Traditions. We are not a business, we are not a cult. We grow by developing our strengths while protecting ourselves from our weaknesses by having the good sense to surrender and get help! Like all societies, we have positive and negative sanctions. Positive sanctions are like group recognition, applause and expressions of gratitude.
Negative sanctions are like ignoring certain behaviors, taking time to talk in private, and learning days to keep personality disorders from coming out while chairing a meeting, service and politics: the taking of sides. Our Society must always be the life of the Spirit. As we trade in fears and grow in our faith, we have to carefully arrange our message of hope so that each person gets what he or she needs at each stage of their recovery. This, our message, is the miracle of NA.