anonymous anonymous began with a simple tweak to the 3rd tradition of our predecessors traditions.
for the first year and 8 months of our organization, the 3rd Tradition read…
“The only requirement for membership is the desire to be your best self…”
anonymous anonymous… 3rd Tradition (20-01-01)
As of 2021-08-22, the 3rd Tradition adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous has been further adapted to read…
“the only suggestion for joining us is a desire to be your best self…”
anonymous anonymous… 3rd Tradition (21-08-22)
this change reflects our trauma-informed orientation in our organization.
the word “requirement” was replaced with “suggestion”, as everything in this program is a suggestion. We do not dispense professional advice, or have any threshold for joining us.
“joining us” replaced “membership” as we do not have a distinction between members or non-members, any being may join us in our endeavor.
“the” was replaced by “a”, an indefinite article indicating that this desire is variable, and reflected differently for each person…