Tag Archives: Step Eight

  • Step Eight: Finding the Willingness to Make Amends
    Wednesday, August 29th, 2018

    Step Eight: Finding the Willingness to Make Amends

    The willingness to do creates the ability to do. For many recovering addicts the second half of step eight—becoming willing to make amends—is incredibly difficult. Sometimes we struggle for...
  • Step Eight: It’s for You, Not Them
    Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018

    Step Eight: It’s for You, Not Them

    The first step in forgiveness is the willingness to forgive. For many recovering addicts the second half of step eight—becoming willing to make amends—is incredibly difficult. And when you...
  • Step Eight: Examining Your Feelings
    Wednesday, August 15th, 2018

    Step Eight: Examining Your Feelings

    Genuine kindness does not have ulterior motives. After we’ve created our step eight amends list, writing down who we’ve harmed and how, we must examine our current feelings about...
  • Step Eight: Making Your List, Checking it Twice…
    Wednesday, August 8th, 2018

    Step Eight: Making Your List, Checking it Twice…

    We must develop and maintain our capacity to forgive—especially our ability to forgive ourselves. The first part of step eight is compiling a list of the people we have...
  • Step Eight
    Wednesday, August 1st, 2018

    Step Eight

    The two most powerful warriors are patience and time. Step eight reads: Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them...