DRAFT FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE GROUP CONSCIENCE
“Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends on Kindr unity.”
In Kindr, as in all 12-Step fellowships, we recognise that individual recovery is inseparable from the health and unity of the group. We gather not only to stay clean and sober, but to grow in connection with one another—each of us sharing responsibility for the spirit, safety, and strength of the Fellowship..
Our common welfare must come first, because without the Group, the recovering person is at risk. Many of us know the danger of isolation. Alone, we are vulnerable; together, we are held. Kindr offers belonging, accountability, and love—especially when we can’t yet offer those things to ourselves. When Kindr is strong, we are strong.
Personal recovery depends on unity. Unity is not uniformity—it does not mean we must all think alike—but it does ask that we treat one another with respect, listen with care, and act with a shared purpose. In our diversity, we find richness. In our shared values, we find stability. We speak kindly, act responsibly, and place principles before personalities. We make space for each other to heal. And we love until they can love themselves.
The Group must survive, or the individual dies. This tradition invites us to lay aside self-centred aims and to place the wellbeing of the whole above personal preference. We contribute to the life of Kindr through service, sponsorship, welcoming the newcomer, and simply showing up—especially when it’s hard. When we neglect the Group, we risk not only our own recovery, but that of others too.
How we live and work together is a spiritual question. It calls us to humility, patience, and forgiveness. We do not always agree, but we strive to understand. We value listening over winning, honesty over blame, and love over judgement. This Tradition reminds us that what we are building together—a safe, loving space for recovery—is more important than any one opinion, personality, or plan.
Key Spiritual Principles in Tradition One:
Unity – We are each a vital part of something greater than ourselves.
Selflessness – We are asked, again and again, to put aside ego and preference for the sake of the whole.
Responsibility – Each of us helps to create and maintain the atmosphere of safety and recovery in Kindr.
Humility – We admit we need each other, and that no one recovers alone.
Love and Tolerance – Especially when it’s difficult, we practise patience, kindness, and acceptance.
DRAFT FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE GROUP CONSCIENCE