Concepts IV-V: Participating Fully in Life and Ensuring Fairness
Explore the concepts IV and V - Right of Participation and Right of Appeal in Alcoholics Anonymous. Discover how these principles encourage active participation, democracy, and treating others with respect. Learn how applying these concepts can remove loneliness, promote equality, and enable serving a higher power effectively.
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Concepts IV & V: Concepts IV & V: Helping fulfill your Helping fulfill your new Responsibilities Responsibilities new Area 08 DCM and Committee Chair Training 2020 February 15, 2020 Ernest D Policy@area8aa.org
Background Welcome DCM District 6 (former) Policy Committee Chair (Current) 2/15/20 2
What are the Concepts for me? Concepts were a mystery Seldom heard at meetings Concepts III through V, IX and XII deal with spiritual principles All tied to the six Warranties In short The Twelve Concepts for World Service were written by A.A. s co- founder Bill W and were adopted by the General Service Conference of Alcoholics Anonymous in 1962. The Concepts are an interpretation of A.A. s world service structure as it emerged through A.A. s early history and experience. (Source: Service Material from the General Service Office, Twelve Concepts for World Service) 2/15/20 3
Concept IV - Right of Participation Short Form: At all responsible levels, we ought to maintain a traditional Right of Participation, allowing a voting representation in reasonable proportion to the responsibility that each must discharge. 1. Am I participating fully and fearlessly in life (AA, home, and work) or am I held back by my fearfulness? 2. Am I qualified or fit to participate? 3. Am I granting others the right to make their own mistakes or do I try to restrict their freedom and give advice based on fear? Spiritual Principal: PARTICIPATION 2/15/20 4
Concept V - Right of Appeal Short Form: Throughout our structure, a traditional Right of Appeal ought to prevail, so that minority opinion will be heard, and personal grievances receive careful consideration. 1. When I have a personal grievance, do I have the courage to state it (in a loving manner) or am I still a doormat? 2. How do I treat those who have opinions that differ from mine? Do I carefully and calmly consider them? Spiritual Principal: DEMOCRACY 2/15/20 5
Benefits 1. Remove the loneliness 2. Feeling equal 3. Treating others with respect 4. More effective listening 5. Fairness 6. Permitting others to succeed Placing me a better position to serve my higher power and the suffering alcoholic 2/15/20 6
Summary CONCEPT IV - participation CONCEPT V appeal BE TRUE TO MYSELF BE TRUE TO MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS 2/15/20 7
Responsibility Statement I Am Responsible... When anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help, I want the hand of A.A. always to be there. And for that: I am responsible. 2/15/20 8
The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience. Eleanor Roosevelt Stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight. Gordon B. Hinckley We're so busy watching out for what's just ahead of us that we don't take time to enjoy where we are. Bill Watterson 2/15/20 9
