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Concept One:
To fulfill our
fellowship’s primary purpose, the NA groups have joined together
to create a structure which develops, coordinates and maintains
services on behalf of NA as a whole.
Services should be developed, maintained and
coordinated with the primary purpose of serving the addict who
still suffers kept firmly in mind. Often in PI work, we don’t
speak directly with or touch the suffering addict, but our
services must always consider that addict.
For example, when we give a presentation to
the public, we strive to keep our message clear and concise and
share information about who we are, what we do, and how to find
us. We do this so that the members of the public will remember
that NA is a viable means of recovery and will refer addicts to
us at whatever time in the future they come across an addict who
appears ready for recovery.
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Several spiritual principles are evident in
the wording of this Concept. The principle of unity implies that
NA groups have joined together and developed a service structure
which provides services, by delegation, on behalf of the groups.
Using the guiding principle of humility, this
Concept states that our Public Information subcommittees exist
because the groups created them, not the other way around.
Implicit also is the principle of integrity, which tells us that
all our actions in carrying out our responsibilities are a
reflection of the groups which have created us.
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