Free Shipping Labels (FSLA)
- pancakemarathon
- Jul 2
- 3 min read
12 steps
We admitted we were powerless over shipping labels—that our resistance to printing them had become unmanageable.
Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity (or at least reduce the anxiety of printing labels).
Made a decision to turn our will and our printer over to the care of that power.
Made a searching and fearless inventory of our reasons for avoiding printing labels.
Admitted to ourselves, to another human being, and to our higher power the exact nature of our resistance.
Were entirely ready to have our higher power remove these label-avoidance defects.
Humbly asked for relief from our aversion to printing.
Made a list of people we may have burdened by avoiding printed labels and became willing to make amends to them all.
Made direct amends wherever possible, except when doing so would cause undue stress or unnecessary shipping delays.
Continued to take personal inventory, and when procrastination crept in, promptly admitted it.
Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with our higher power, asking for strength to face the printer and the mailing label.
Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to others who struggle with shipping label aversion, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
13th Step Safeguard
No member shall use another’s struggle with printing shipping labels to manipulate, shame, or pressure them into compliance. We are here to support, not control.
12 Traditions
Our common welfare should come first; personal convenience depends on FSLA unity.
For our group purpose, there is but one ultimate authority—a higher power—as expressed through group conscience.
The only requirement for FSLA membership is a desire to overcome label printing resistance.
Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or FSLA as a whole.
Each group has but one primary purpose—to carry its message to those still avoiding the printer.
FSLA ought never endorse, finance, or lend the FSLA name to any related facility or outside enterprise.
Every FSLA group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions (including free shipping bribes).
FSLA should remain forever non-professional, but our service centers may employ special workers.
FSLA, as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards directly responsible to those they serve.
FSLA has no opinion on outside issues; hence the FSLA name ought never be drawn into public controversy.
Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion.
Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.
12 Promises
We will know peace with the printer.
We will no longer fear online returns.
We will intuitively know when it’s time to print without panic.
We will avoid unnecessary late fees or missed return windows.
Our shipping supplies will remain organized and ready.
We will feel freedom from procrastination guilt.
We will make decisions based on faith, not fear of technology.
Our relationships with customer service agents will improve.
We will find balance between convenience and responsibility.
We will develop healthy boundaries around purchases and returns.
We will embrace technology as a tool, not a tyrant.
We will experience serenity in the face of shipping labels.
Slogans
"One Label at a Time."
"Don’t Print Ahead — Don’t Fall Behind."
"When in Doubt, Breathe and Print."
"Easy Does It — Even with the Printer."
"Pause, Print, Proceed."
Acronyms
LABEL
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Aversion
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Easier
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Patience
Replaces
Irrational
Negative
Thoughts
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"Not Wanting to Print Off Free Shipping Labels."
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