I’m an addict named ____________. I’d like to welcome everyone to the ___________ Zoom meeting of Narcotics Anonymous. Help us open this meeting with a moment of silence for the addict still suffering followed by the serenity prayer.
Zoom provides users with the ability to “raise your hand” and we will use this feature for sharing as well as recognizing clean time. To raise your hand simply go to “Participants”, find your name, and click “Raise Hand”. You can also “lower your hand” this way. Please keep your hands raised to remain in the queue. Please lower your hand to be removed from the queue.
Please note that your microphone should remain muted for the entirety of the meeting unless you are sharing to eliminate background noise. Please avoid unmuting your microphone to recognize members at the start and end of their share. Instead we suggest you acknowledge members using ‘jazz hands’ or via the chat feature.
I will be managing the queue and keeping participants muted.
I have asked someone to read:
October 25, 2026 |
Principles before personalities |
| Page 311 |
| "Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities." |
| Tradition Twelve |
| "Principles before personalities." Many of us chant these words along with the reader whenever the Twelve Traditions are read. The fact that these words have become a cliche of sorts doesn't make them any less important, either in service or in our lives. These words are an affirmation: "We listen to our conscience and do what's right, no matter who's involved." And that principle serves as one of the cornerstones of recovery as well as our traditions. What does "principles before personalities" really mean? It means we practice honesty, humility, compassion, tolerance, and patience with everyone, whether we like them or not. Putting principles before personalities teaches us to treat everyone equally. The Twelfth Step asks us to apply principles in all our affairs; the Twelfth Tradition suggests we apply them to our relations with everyone. Practicing principles doesn't stop with our friends or when we leave a meeting. It's for every day, for everyone... in all areas of our lives. |
| Just for Today: I will listen to my conscience and do what's right. My focus will be on principles, not on people's personalities.
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The topic for tonights meeting will be __________. The meeting is now open for sharing.
[Meeting Proceeds. Then after meeting time has been reached]
We do not have key tags at this time, but if you would like to raise your hand we will take a moment and recognize your clean time.
Thank you for attending. We will close with the serentiy prayer. After the prayer the meeting will remain open for another thirty minutes.