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Completed step 9
Step 9 COMPLETE! Making amends:
In step 8 I wrote a list of people I had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. In step 9, I made those amends. I've sent facebook messages, I've written letters, I've made phone calls, and I've seen people in person. I have made it clear what my purpose was, that I'm working on sobriety and step 9 and they were on my list. Some people responded favorably and were willing to listen, and some didn't respond at all. And that's OK. I've cleaned up what I could. I have swept up my side of the street (I can't clean up other people's messes). Amends is about way more than just apologizing. I believe I need to live and breathe an amends. I want to make changes in my behavior. A "living" amends.
Thanks for listening. On to step 10!
In step 8 I wrote a list of people I had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. In step 9, I made those amends. I've sent facebook messages, I've written letters, I've made phone calls, and I've seen people in person. I have made it clear what my purpose was, that I'm working on sobriety and step 9 and they were on my list. Some people responded favorably and were willing to listen, and some didn't respond at all. And that's OK. I've cleaned up what I could. I have swept up my side of the street (I can't clean up other people's messes). Amends is about way more than just apologizing. I believe I need to live and breathe an amends. I want to make changes in my behavior. A "living" amends.
Thanks for listening. On to step 10!
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Awesome post Thotful. Isn't it nice to be able to walk the street without having to look over your shoulder all the time? Other great things happen about this stage in the program too. In step ten we find we have entered the world of the spirit.
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