Why Anonymity Works

Thought for today: DA is better off when its members avoid publicly announcing their membership to the media. Members are better off, too, when they take part anonymously, instead of in the media spotlight. DA Tradition 12: Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities. A […]

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Protecting DA From Us

Thought for today: We are not a secret society.  Through the Traditions of AA, we have found that people are better off not publicly proclaiming their affiliation with DA.  Not for our sake, but for DA’s sake, do we want to not align with a person’s opinions outside of DA, which will inevitably come to […]

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Our Common Welfare Depends on Putting Principles Before Personalities

Thought for today: When a DA group joins together in unity to carry its message, it attracts newcomers.  If a DA group is fractious, with members publicly working against each other during meetings, it hurts the group, and DA. We must stay vigilant against becoming self-important or overbearing.  DA has brought us solvency, and we must […]

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Principles Before Difficult Personalities

Thought for today: There is a famous saying that “No man is an island”.  In families, businesses and groups we are not alone. Some people seem to carry toxic feelings around with them all the time, and we feel powerless to deal with or help them.  “…They seem to have been born that way…. but many of them do recover […]

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Tradition Twelve – The Spiritual Foundation of Anonymity.

DA is better off when it’s members don’t identify themselves as members in the media. Members are better, off too, when they participate anonymously as far as the media is concerned. If one member went public with their membership and later became embroiled in a public financial conflict, it could reflect negatively on DA. But when we […]

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