![]() ![]() ![]() Our Society, therefore, will prudently cleave to its single purpose: the carrying of the message to the alcoholic who still suffers. must reflect that such a tribute and such a prophecy could well prove to be a heady drink for most of us-that is, if we really came to believe this to be the real purpose of A.A., and if we commenced to behave accordingly. When our friends say these things, they are both generous and sincere. may well become a new spearhead for a spiritual awakening throughout the world. Always think about the purpose of a media message before taking it at face value. A blog post, for example, may entertain its readers but also share some news or promote a cause or product. Reprinted from Problems Other Than Alcohol, with permission of A.A. Most media messages serve at least one of three purposesto educate, to entertain, or to persuadeand some fulfill all three at once. And if we collapse, we cannot help anyone. If we don’t stick to these principles, we shall almost surely collapse. We have to confine our membership to alcoholics, and we have to confine our A.A. The messages objective drives conversations to your business which you can use to generate leads, drive transactions, answer questions, or offer support. It has also been learned that there is no possible way to make nonalcoholics into A.A. Groups have repeatedly tried other activities, and they have always failed. These messages help you to organize what you say about your business in a media interview, when giving a speech or when speaking to a prospective customer. Sobriety – freedom from alcohol – through the teaching and practice of the Twelve Steps is the sole purpose of an A.A. group, as such, cannot take on all the personal problems of its members, let alone the problems of the whole world. Therefore, we have to avoid distractions and multipurpose activity. Auxiliary Message refers to the intentional and unintentional ways a primary message is communicated. Our first duty, as a society, is to insure our own survival. solves other problems or knows what to do about drug addiction. It is misleading to hint or give the impression that A.A. Experience with alcohol is one thing all A.A. AA Grapevine Our Primary Purpose Tradition Five: Each group has but one primary purpose-to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers. ![]()
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