Step 8
Step 8
"We made a list of all the persons that we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all."
This step isn't that hard, but yet it isn't that easy either. I know that for me I just finished my list, I just finished answering all of the questions that the book suggested that I answer. I have found some fear there of making the amends. Yet I know today that that fear really isn't real. Usually the things that I fear or when I think something is going to happen usually doesn't ever turn out the way in which I think it is going to turn out.
One thing that we must do is to get honest with ourselves and others and that isn't easy for any of us to do. I am grateful that I am learning and continue to learn as I process all of my life through the Steps of NA. NA has been a life saver for me this time. I think that the biggest thing for me this time is that I became willing to do whatever I had to in order to get where I am and not only that but to get where I want to be in life.
Life is going to happen and I am grateful that I was able to complete yet another part of building my house of recovery. Thanks for allowing me to share.
With Love and Respect
Vic
This step isn't that hard, but yet it isn't that easy either. I know that for me I just finished my list, I just finished answering all of the questions that the book suggested that I answer. I have found some fear there of making the amends. Yet I know today that that fear really isn't real. Usually the things that I fear or when I think something is going to happen usually doesn't ever turn out the way in which I think it is going to turn out.
One thing that we must do is to get honest with ourselves and others and that isn't easy for any of us to do. I am grateful that I am learning and continue to learn as I process all of my life through the Steps of NA. NA has been a life saver for me this time. I think that the biggest thing for me this time is that I became willing to do whatever I had to in order to get where I am and not only that but to get where I want to be in life.
Life is going to happen and I am grateful that I was able to complete yet another part of building my house of recovery. Thanks for allowing me to share.
With Love and Respect
Vic
No Vic ,for me making a list was not hard......but the follow up in Step 9 was a little more difficult.
My Step 8 list was made up in three parts;
1) Amends that could be made immediately.
This list includes people whom I owed apologies , and in some instances
money.
2) Amends that needed to be done over time.
This list included people whom resided some distance away and required a
bit of travelling or whom I owed more than I could pay back in a short
period
3) Amends I would never be able to make.
This list included people who had died or with whom I no longer had
contact with.
Good luck with your list.
My Step 8 list was made up in three parts;
1) Amends that could be made immediately.
This list includes people whom I owed apologies , and in some instances
money.
2) Amends that needed to be done over time.
This list included people whom resided some distance away and required a
bit of travelling or whom I owed more than I could pay back in a short
period
3) Amends I would never be able to make.
This list included people who had died or with whom I no longer had
contact with.
Good luck with your list.
I was first on the list.
"We did many people great harm, but most of all we harmed ourselves." - Basic Text, page 13
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