Not to be rushed into
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Not to be rushed into
I did my step 9 after coming out of treatment. I had done alot of work on the steps over my 90 days and felt that I could not move on with some people in my life until I apologised for the awful things that I had done.
One amends that I was scared to make was to an ex and I knew that he would probably not accept it or even want to hear from me, so being quite anxious about doing it the next day I went to bed early to read the Big Book. I found in there a piece of wisdom that gave me the confidence to face this and any other people that I needed to make an amends to.
*as God's children we stand on our feet,we crawl before no man *
It helps me remember that if I could fully right my wrongs I would and if others dont want to accept my apology then that is their issue not mine
One amends that I was scared to make was to an ex and I knew that he would probably not accept it or even want to hear from me, so being quite anxious about doing it the next day I went to bed early to read the Big Book. I found in there a piece of wisdom that gave me the confidence to face this and any other people that I needed to make an amends to.
*as God's children we stand on our feet,we crawl before no man *
It helps me remember that if I could fully right my wrongs I would and if others dont want to accept my apology then that is their issue not mine
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yeh, I can't control the outcome.
However, I've never had an amend produce negative results.
Every single one was powerfull and extremely productive.
One thing that happens a lot is people almost seem to finish sentences for me during amends, they already know the truth that I hid from myself.
I know I'm on the right track because they tell me I am and encourage me to keep going in this direction. Its an amazing experience.
However, I've never had an amend produce negative results.
Every single one was powerfull and extremely productive.
One thing that happens a lot is people almost seem to finish sentences for me during amends, they already know the truth that I hid from myself.
I know I'm on the right track because they tell me I am and encourage me to keep going in this direction. Its an amazing experience.
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