Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. —Step Nine of Al-Anon ( AA) When we make amends we need to be clear about what we're apologizing for and the best way to say we're sorry. What we are really doing with our amends is taking responsibility for our behavior. We need to be sure that the process itself will not be self-defeating or hurtful. Sometimes, we need to directly apologize for a particular thing we have done or our part…
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