Masked Anonymous (MA)

 Masked Anonymous (MA)

12 steps

1. We admitted we were powerless over our reactions to the continued wearing of masks — that our judgment and pride had become unmanageable.

2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to compassion, wisdom, and balance.

3. Made a decision to turn our will, reactions, and narratives over to the care of God as we understood Him.

4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of our superiority, assumptions, and emotional responses.

5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our own pride and harsh judgments.

6. Became entirely ready to have God remove our desire to ridicule and our obsession with being right.

7. Humbly asked Him to replace our arrogance with understanding and peace.

8. Made a list of all persons, known or unknown, whom we had judged harshly, and became willing to release our resentments toward them.

9. Made inner amends by choosing dignity, empathy, and restraint in all future interactions.

10. Continued to take personal inventory, and when pride or mockery returned, promptly admitted it.

11. Sought through prayer and meditation to remain centered in love, humility, and governance over ourselves.

12. Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we carried this message to others struggling with judgment, and practiced these principles in all affairs.

13th Step Safeguard

• This fellowship is built on personal humility, respect, and self-reflection. It is not for mocking or belittling others for their choices. We gather to work on our own emotional reactions, judgments, and pride. Each member must commit to approaching others with dignity, regardless of differing views.

• No member of Masked Anonymous may use these principles to shame, ridicule, or demean others for their choices. This is a program of personal inventory and spiritual development, not one of public correction or self-appointed superiority.

12 Traditions

1. Our common welfare comes first; personal serenity depends on unity.

2. For our group purpose, there is but one ultimate authority—a Power greater than ourselves.

3. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop judging others for their health choices.

4. Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or MA as a whole.

5. Each group has but one primary purpose—to help members find humility and release resentment.

6. MA ought never endorse or oppose any outside causes; we are not political or medical authorities.

7. Every group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.

8. Masked Anonymous should remain forever non-professional, but our service centers may employ special workers.

9. MA, as such, ought never be organized, but we may create service boards directly responsible to those they serve.

10. Masked Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; the MA name ought never be drawn into public controversy.

11. Our public relations policy is attraction rather than promotion; we maintain anonymity at the level of press, radio, and social media.

12. Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, reminding us to place principles before personalities.

12 Promises

1. We will find peace around others’ personal choices.

2. We will no longer be consumed by judgment or mockery.

3. Compassion will replace arrogance.

4. We will see others as human beings rather than symbols of our frustrations.

5. We will experience freedom from mental battles about masks.

6. We will gain a quiet mind in public settings.

7. We will accept that we do not control others.

8. We will learn to coexist with differing perspectives.

9. We will value humility over self-righteousness.

10. We will become examples of peace in divisive times.

11. We will see the humor in life without needing to laugh at others.

12. We will know serenity, even in a world of many opinions.

Slogans

• "Progress, not ridicule."

• "Humility over humor."

• "Pause before pride."

• "Live and let mask."

• "Principles before personalities — even when masked."

• "Breathe in peace, breathe out judgment."

Acronyms

• MASK — May All Seek Kindness

• HUMOR — Humility Ultimately Means Offering Respect

• PAUSE — Pray And Understand Someone Else

📜 Why We Build This:

We build this fellowship not to mock, condemn, or belittle those who wear masks long after the urgency has faded. We build this to confront our own inner reactions — reactions of judgment, pride, and self-righteousness.

We recognize that some wear masks because of personal health beliefs, trauma, air quality concerns, or a sincere attempt at self-care. We also recognize that some may operate from misinformation, fear, or government programming—knowingly or unknowingly.

History has proven that governments, science, and systems have often misused medical authority, as seen with the unethical experiments performed on marginalized communities. We acknowledge that for some, wearing a mask is a symbol of navigating that historical trauma.

At the same time, we face the truth that ignorance of the law is no excuse and that one of the highest callings is to govern thyself — to rule over our own emotions, not others' decisions.

We do this program not because others must change, but because we must grow.

📜 Additional Program Maxims

• Govern thyself, or be governed by pride.

• Ignorance of the law is no excuse; but love covers a multitude of ignorance.

• The past may inform them; our reaction informs us.