Making Amends
I believe that one of the key components, if not the key to obtaining and maintaining sobriety is making amends. How many of us know what this really means? The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines amend as to change or put right. It makes no mention of apooigizing only to repeat the same offensive behavior again and again. The only person we can change is ourselves. We cannot amend or change others as a well known recovery program implies in it's steps. We must fix ourselves. This may be the most difficult thing we ever do. Those who expect an effortless miracle are doomed to fail. Recovery takes a great deal of willpower. The willpower to change ourselves. Are we willing to put forth the effort?