Originally Posted by
BackToSquareOne 
Isn't it a bit of a contradiction to make amends for a disease that you were powerless over. How can you believe that on the one hand while also believing you must make amends for things done caused by the disease?
Here within lies another one of the great misnomers about AA. The basis of the program may be alcohol but the program has far more to do with living well. By living well we help to remove some of the reasons that we used to drink.
I know a lot of people that never touched a drop of alcohol who could use going through a 12 step program.
Amends are not just about apologizing to people for things you've done. They are also about realizing what part you had in something that happened and freeing yourself from using that guilt as yet another reason to drink. Taking responsibility, learning how to be accountable. Making things right instead of harboring them. Everyone on earth could use some of that.