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Alan S.

More options Jan 21 2000, 3:00 am

Newsgroups: alt.recovery.na

From: "Alan S." <sande...@one.net.au>

Date: 2000/01/21

Subject: Re: passing on traditions to stay alive

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"Reese" wrote in message:
>"Alan S." wrote:

> >> Really, not just trite and mistaken, but incredibly sill as well.
> >> It's interesting that the pro-wso service types in NA have nothing to
> >> say about wso violating the Traditions even now by going around to law
> >> enforcement conventions and treatment conventions and "marketing" NA.
> >> "Marketing" is their word.

> >You on one hand say the traditions are worthless and then on the other
> >accusse WSO for breaking them, Make up you mind are you for the
traditions
> >or against the traditions.

> And you're saying the Traditions are great and that they must not be
> broken.

> But when wso breaks them, it's just fine by you.

Where did I say WSO breaking the traditions is cool. Maybe you should study
english again, I said 'If the traditions weren't there NA might not be
around today'. Please explain, where I endorsed WSO. Why do you think
because I was pro-traditions that I would have any opinion about WSO.

> >They made us buy a AA BB when I was in rehab.
> >Do know what I did with that BB when I got out of rehab.
> >Straight in the recycling bin.

> I give the AA Big Book to newcomers in NA. It's half the price of the
> Basic Text and twice as good.

> >My drinking never brought me to my knees like heroin did and as such I
don't
> >relate to the AA's

> That's because you're focusing on the drug.

That makes a shit load of sense. Because my drinking never brought me to my
knees I am therefor focusing on the drug. Your logic is floorless. Maybe I
just never drank as regularly as I took drugs, did you consider that.

> >I find The AA BB to be one of the most boring books I have had the
> >displeasure to read in my life.
> >Personly, I find working the steps with the help of a sponsor and NA
> >literature to be supperior.
> >I did recovery the AA way in rehab. and it didn't cut it.

> Excuse me, but the 12 Steps are the AA way. NA uses those Steps only
> with AA's permission.

Alan S.
'Social acceptability does not equal recovery.'

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