R.A.s Declaration of Ideals For Both the Fellowship and the individual We strive, by Gods grace, both as a Fellowship and as individuals, to always recognize that... ...within RECOVERIES ANONYMOUS our common problem is a spiritual malady; therefore implementing our common spiritual solution ultimately produces a trust in, and a reliance upon, an all–powerful, loving God. ...R.A.s Suggested Literature details and helps us to understand the specific course of action required for permanent recovery; therefore our function is to guide each other to the resources in this Literature. ...it is vitally important for each R.A. member to work with others; therefore, we encourage newcomers to immediately begin this essential spiritual activity. ...the restoration of sanity comes as the result of working all Twelve Steps of the program; therefore, it is unrealistic for us to expect someone to behave sanely and normally, before they have worked the entire program of recovery as detailed in R.A.s Suggested Literature. ...no matter what our problems or behaviors may be, they are just symptoms of our spiritual malady; therefore, we recommend that all of R.A.s Suggested Literature be read as written. ...the program ought to be free to work in all areas of our lives; therefore, within R.A., we remove the specific labels from our problems and behaviors. ...in our daily lives, what may be appropriate for one person may be inappropriate for another; therefore, within RECOVERIES ANONYMOUS, each member has the right to live a spiritual life of their own understanding, as well as to define a sobriety, an abstinence, an emotional stability, etc., of their own understanding. ...the rights of each individual are to be respected and protected; therefore, within R.A., each member has the right to comment without fear of being interrupted, personally criticized, or admonished. ...R.A.s focus on our common spiritual solution would be obscured if we divide into special interest groups; therefore, we need to maintain a single identity with every R.A. group open to equal participation by anyone who desires to be a member, including friends and family, no matter what their symptoms or lack of symptoms may be. ...since we need to place the welfare of others ahead of our own, R.A. is not a selfish program; therefore, we endeavor to develop a feeling of community, praying for direction and guidance in meeting each others needs. ...among ourselves, R.A. members need not be anonymous; therefore we demonstrate our faith in God, and our commitment to each other, by using our full names within R.A. and at R.A. meetings. ...the term recovered is a positive affirmation of Gods power to restore us to sanity; therefore, within RECOVERIES ANONYMOUS, we encourage the use of this term as a statement of hope as well as a statement of fact.
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