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Step Nine states that we make amends \"except when to do so would injure them or others.\" We don't want our actions to cause further damage, harm or stress. Also, we might owe amends to people we can't reach.","Making amends is a crucial component of growth and healing, not just for you, but for the people you've hurt. By making amends, you'll have the opportunity to reconnect with people you've harmed as a result of your addiction.","The traditional dictionary definition of making amends is to \u201ccorrect a mistake that one has made or a bad situation one has caused.\u201d","Step 9 is another one of the 12 steps, that initially appears most difficult, but the rewards of putting this principle into practice can be immense. The spiritual principle involved is that of forgiveness, not only from others but forgiveness of self, which can bring healing to both parties.","Step three is defined as \"(to make) a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.\"","A.A. is not a religious organization. Alcoholics Anonymous has only one requirement for member- ship, and that is the desire to stop drinking. There is room in A.A. for people of all shades of belief and non-belief.","The same can be said for Step 4: \"Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.\" Whether we come through the doors of Alcoholics Anonymous or Al-Anon Family Groups chances are we bring a lifetime of \"stinking thinking\" with us.","As you begin to hear people in meetings talk about \u201cworking\u201d the steps, you may wonder, \u201cWhat does that even mean?\u201d Simply put, it is working with a fellow addict or alcoholic to better yourself. The way that the steps are \u201cworked\u201d varies from sponsor to sponsor.","1,2. A moral inventory is a written objective assessment of your life, including character deficits, strengths and weaknesses, and an overarching look at the damage you've caused with your addiction.","AA recognizes that resentment is toxic to our inner lives. ... \"Resentment\" is close to \"re-sentiment\"\u2014\"sentiment\" meaning \"feeling\" and \"re\" meaning \"again.\" So, resentment is literally \"feeling again.\" This gets to the heart of resentment: recycling old negative feelings or revisiting old wrongs done to us by others.","Sometimes resentment leads to an inability to stop thinking about the event that caused intense emotion. Recurring negative thoughts may take over and linger for long periods of time \u2014 sometimes even years. For some people, resentment may cause feelings of disappointment or remorse.",": a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury.","Because of the consequences they carry, resentful feelings are dangerous to live with and need to be dealt with. Resentment is an obstacle to the restoration of equal moral relations among persons. Resentment and spite also share a connection of self-harm, yet differ primarily in the way they are expressed.","Bobby points out that many wives resent their husbands because \"they often feel frazzled, frustrated, and resentful about the higher level of mental energy and material energy they are expected to devote to their household, career and families.\" That can leave her little room for some soul-replenishing me-time, let ...","Take time out to calm yourself enough to think about what you are angry about. Own your anger. Remind yourself that your anger belongs to you and that it is telling you something about yourself. Anger is often directed at your partner, but it's always more about you than about your partner.","ceed, we will see that the making of direct amends divides those we should ... very nature of the situation we shall never be able to make direct personal contact ...","\"Make direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.\"","\u201cMade direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.\u201d \u201cThe readiness to take the full consequences of our ...","Making amends in addiction recovery is a vital part of repairing the ... You make amends in a process, first you must be willing to make the amends. ... How To Live A Sober Life - Stuff I Learned In AA - Alcoholics Anonymous.","Part of the 12 steps in AA is making amends. It is concerned with your personal relationships that may have fallen apart before you began your ...","The steps in recovery with Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) are 8 and 9. They include making a list of persons harmed and making direct amends ...","What Is Step 9 of AA?em> \u201cMade direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.\u201d ...","Making amends is a crucial part of the recovery process, as outlined in steps eight and nine from Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). Admitting your ...","\u201cMade direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others\u201d; the 9th step of the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics ...","Here are some tips for how to get through making amends, and even ... recovery popularized by Alcoholics Anonymous, the steps that cause us ...","Making amends is an attempt at reconciliation. You can't erase the things you did, but you can actively work toward repairing trust and reaching ...","Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) first implemented the concept of \u201cmaking amends\u201d for people in recovery as a means by which to \u201camend behavior.","Step 9 of AA: Be Willing to Make Amends. Step 9 requires the recovering alcoholic to be willing to go to any lengths to make amends. The ...","You'll often hear about it during Alcoholics Anonymous meetings as well as similar groups. Living amends is different than making amends. It ...","Find out the difference between an apology and making amends \u2013 and how to properly make amends in addiction recovery.","In such cases, you should probably not make a direct amends. ... so often that the book Alcoholics Anonymous (upon which all 12-step recovery ...","In Alcoholics Anonymous we learn that we aren't always going to get the opportunity to make direct amends to the people we hurt. This could ...","A.A. Big Book, p. ... I make amends to those that I have harmed. ... It takes insight, courage and dedication to make such amends, but now I have the help of my ...","12-Step programs, such as AA and NA, have established steps to take to aid you in managing your recovery. Making amends is a big part of this process.","According to AA.org, Step 9 of the program is to \u201cMake direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure ...","An apology is one thing but making amends means seeking someone out you hurt and showing a change in behavior in order to find healing.","WHEN do I make amends? Once you've completed your list and you know what you have to say, you can divide your list into three groups: 1. Amends I am ...","For professionals in recovery who have made the traditional twelve steps ... primary text, Alcoholics Anonymous is focused on making amends.","The 9th step of A.A. states that members, \u201cMade direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others,\u201d where \u201csuch.","Even outsiders know AA involves making amends. This happens during Step 9 of AA. Learn more about this step and how to make amends.","But all of them do require a complete willingness to make amends as fast and as far as may ... Amends begin when we join A.A. 12 12 Contents (Step Nine), p.7.","Making Amends features 55 candid, firsthand stories from AA Grapevine magazine of members' experiences with Step Nine of the AA program. The book ...","DO ANY OF the following remarks sound familiar? \"The one I hurt the most when I drank was myself.\" \"I make amends by staying sober.\" \"When I wrote the list of ...","Restitution is the traditional name for the principle known as amends in AA. It is a spiritual discipline we practice through Steps 8, 9, and 10.\u201cAmends\u201d appears ...","The amends process of recovery is most well known for those who participate in 12-step programs like Alcoholics Anonymous. At The Guest ...","AA Grapevine is the publisher of the International Journal of Alcoholics Anonymous. Its primary purpose is to carry the AA message to everyone interested in ...","Finally, the letter allows you to make a a concrete and realistic commitment to ... recognize and make amends for the hurt and pain you have caused people ...","Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous","I thought I knew exactly how my Ninth Step in AA would unfold. Instead, over a decade later, I'm still trying to make sense of people's unpredictable reactions.","an interview with Piers Kaniuka on making amends. ... the Plymouth House consists primarily of working through the AA Big Book with one of the staff sponsors, ...","Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so ... it because AA has suggested that it is the right thing to do in order to get over our ...","Steps 8 and 9 of the AA recovery program are about making amends in your relationships. In Step 8, you take a look at where you've gone ...","Making amends gives you an external point of reference. When we ruminate on the guilt, it can grow to crazy proportions. Whether someone ...","The process of making direct amends is no overnight matter and is ... In fact, on page 84 of the Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous directly ...","In the 12 Steps of AA step 8 asks you to, \u201cMake a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all,\u201d and step ...","Whether or not you're intimately familiar with the Twelve Steps of AA, you've probably heard of Step Nine. Making Amends with Others has ...","For many, hope and liberation have been found in the framework of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), providing a valuable lifeline and a second ...","AA is the originals \u201c12 Step\u201d program. Two of the steps focus on making amends to the people an addict has hurt during their addiction.","Making amends means, simply, that we apologize to the people whom we have hurt. The things we do during our addiction; our behaviors, mannerisms, and ...","The 12 steps to recovery first outlined by the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous, Bill Wilson and Bob Smith, have been enshrined in A.A.'s \u201cBig ...","Amends go beyond apologies, and seek to right wrongs\u2013not just say sorry for them. Apologies are a crucial component, but you must also show ...","In the AA 12-Step Program, Steps 8 and 9 are based upon the addict's ability to recognize and admit wrongdoing to others and make restitution ...","Hello - hoping it's OK to come looking for the best response to a brother-in-law who is making amends - but for the wrong thing (ie does not ...","Let's talk about Step 8 in Alcoholics Anonymous: \u201cMade a list of all the people we have harmed and become willing to make amends to them ...","However, when it comes to the question of making amends, the ... Yes, the amends steps in AA have often been interpreted as \u201cit's better to ...","I've now received a letter from him saying he wants to \u201cmake amends\u201d for his behaviour (something to do with AA). What do I say? I'm too old to ...","I am not in AA but I was an alcohol addict for about 15 years. ... important reason why Alcoholics Anonymous included making amends as a part of the 12 Steps.","Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) originated the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, and it's these basic principles that most other 12-step support ...","Big Book of A.A. (pp. 83-87). It's been six months since I made my very last amends and it's taken me this long to be able to wrap my head ...","Making amends is one of the things that terrifies newcomers to AA. I was fortunate. I didn't have a great many amends to make. I didn't need to ...","I decided to get sober in early May 2016. Within 4 months, I was starting to make amends as part of Step Nine. It is now one year later, and I'm ...","AMENDS LETTER. Told by his ex-wife that he couldn't see her daughter to make his amends directly in person, this recovering alcoholic was allowed to send ...","DEAR CAROLYN: My first love emailed me out of the blue, after 10 years, to make amends as part of his AA program. He was an incredible ...","Making Amends Was Everything I Least Expected. I thought I knew exactly how my Ninth Step in AA would unfold. Instead, over a decade later, I'm ...","Dear Mr. SponsorPants, Maybe you'll know the origins of this AA ... I was taught that in making an amends I should ask \"what can do to make ...","It is equally important that you do not procrastinate making amends. Many recovering individuals have relapsed when they allowed fear to keep them from doing ...","One of the hardest but most important things we can do when in recovery is try to make amends to the people we hurt as a result of our addiction.","I'm struggling w how to make amends hence my interest peaked. ... Except I don't really, not even a decent AA style drunkalog because I haven't been to an AA ...","Like the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous says, I was a tornado roaring through town. Other actions ... Making amends is the Ninth Step in AA.","Five Steps to Self-Forgiveness \u00b7 Finding the Balance \u00b7 Changing Your Language \u00b7 Try on \u201cLearning by Doing\u201d \u00b7 Make Amends \u00b7 Reach Out.","... fashionable to make amends to yourself, because, after, isn't it yourself you've harmed the most? Sometimes the authority cited is the later AA ...","Harmed people? Well, AA says you make a list of them, then clean up the perceived harm. You either do it, or you don't. Plus ...","Step 9 in AA is a step toward freedom. Using the Three Rs, we will make amends to those that we harmed while addicted. Contact us to get started!","STEP 9 \u201cMade direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.\u201d WHY MAKE AMENDS? For many of us in ACA ...","What a gift to have been lead to AA and given a second chance at life. To end the cycle of alcoholism in my family. This has taken me a few twenty four hours to be ...","... to the Big Book, cofounder Doctor Bob was the first AA member to have a slip. ... In Doctor Bob's ease, most of his initial amends-making seemed to involve ...","How many times in the pre-A.A. state have we said \u201cI am sorry, I won't do it again\u201d and felt that that constituted complete amends. A sincere apology, with a true ...","It is so imperative to make amends with those people whom you have wronged that it is outlined, clearly, in Alcoholics Anonymous. Steps eight ...","Often what's left behind is a trail of shattered relationships. In this situation, apologies won't do. Alcoholics Anonymous calls for amends instead.","became willing to make amends to them all.\u201d STEPS Eight and Nine are concerned with personal rela- tions. First, we take a look backward and try to discover.","Step Eight and Step Nine of AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) call this approach \u201cmaking amends:\u201d. Step 8: Made a list of all persons we had harmed ...","When we make amends, we engender compassion for ourselves and others. ... The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous have been heralded as the most ...","... the top of my amends list. To become willing to make amends to myself, I wrote myself this letter. Dear (_____): I am sorry that I have consistently ignored your\u2026","How to Make Amends. When you're responsible for hurting someone, it's not always easy to make amends. Putting yourself out on a limb to apologize is ...","From the Foreword of the 12 12: \u201cA.A.'s Twelve Steps are a group of principles, ... I offer you an amends when I have caused you hurt or harm in some way.","Twelve-step programs are mutual aid organizations for the purpose of recovery from substance ... The principles of AA have been used to form many numbers of other fellowships specifically designed for those recovering from ... Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.","Making Amends #sober #sobriety #alcoholism #inspiration #quotes #amends # ... Defending the Spirituality of Alcoholics Anonymous: Thoughts for Meditation ...","AA Step 9: Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. My Step 9: Make ...","Over the last four years, with the help of my sponsor and other AA mentors, I have made amends to many of the individuals I wronged, ...","Before a person can make amends, they have to honestly examine their past behaviors. The Alcoholics Anonymous website suggests the ...","Making Amends features 55 candid, firsthand stories from AA Grapevine magazine of members' experiences with Step Nine of the AA program.","best of my ability I wrote my list and I also wrote why I should make amends to ... any other fellowship because I claimed to prefer the wisdom and sobriety in AA.","... amends to them, and (9) Made amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. The book Alcoholics Anonymous ...","It's about making amends, which means that we do our best to mend whatever our ... Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions The official Alcoholics Anonymous ...","\u201cMade direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do ... habit of reviewing the \u201cTwelve Promises\u201d on each of his A.A. birthdays and writing.","How Do You Forgive the Addict in Your Life? 8 Tips for Accepting Amends \u00b7 1. Understanding Addiction Before you can forgive your loved one, ...","... address \u201cdefects of character,\u201d and make amends for past problems. ... She couldn't get a sponsor (as AA recommends), she didn't complete ...","Making amends consists of both step eight and nine in an AA program and most members of the group will already have worked through many ...","\"Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.\" First some definitions: Direct -- face to face. Make ...","and would be a form of egoic self-pride to think the harm we have done is so bad that even the power of God and AA's 12 Steps, specifically the ...","except when to do so would injure them or others. \u201d Alcoholics Anonymous pp.83. By doing Steps 1 through 8, we have made significant progress ...","I was told early on when making amends, do it once and do it right. ... the program of AA and therefore know what then happened and they get ...","An alcoholic amends letter is based on step nine of the Alcoholics ... 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