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MAKING AMENDS:

Above all, we should try to be absolutely sure that we are not delaying because we are afraid.

– Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, page 87 –

To have courage, to be unafraid, are gifts of my recovery. They empower me to ask for help and to go forth in making my amends with a sense of dignity and humility. Making amends may require a certain amount of honesty that I feel I lack, yet with the help of God and the wisdom of others, I can reach within and find the strength to act. My amends may be accepted, or they may not, but after they are completed I can walk with a sense of freedom and know that, for today, I am responsible.

From the book Daily Reflections. Narrated by Father Martin A.I. Cloned Voice. Copyright 1990 by Alcoholics Anonymous World Services Inc.