Blogs about: 9th Step
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making amends.
one of the 12 steps, the 9th, is to make amends where they are due. we do this to clear away the wreckage of our past, so that we don’t have that feeling of shame or self-hatred anymore. i… more →
The Restoration of Jeff
Forgiveness Sunday: Personal Work or Performance?
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wrote 2 months ago: This is from the OCA web page section on Saints for the Sunday of Zaccheus, just past: “Our lenten j … more →
Amends to That
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wrote 2 months ago: This past week I have made amends to no less than 6 people. This is partly from Landmark’s Int … more →
Memoir review: Crash Into Me by Liz Seccuro
wrote 3 months ago: I was deeply moved by reading Liz’s book Crash Into Me. It was an extremely difficult book to … more →
Making Amends
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wrote 3 months ago: My favorite step in 12-step recovery is nine which instructs us to make amends to the people we have … more →
Stealing Beer in Denmark
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wrote 9 months ago: Art by Ben Alex. (For more art from our good Danish friend, go to www.redbubble.com/people/drivhuset … more →
Revisionist History
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wrote 9 months ago: Currently I am working on my 9th Step: Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except w … more →
for my sister, part I
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wrote 1 year ago: A few weeks ago, my sister sent me an email about my one year. She said she loved me and I said it, … more →
You've Got Mail!
wrote 1 year ago: My client came to his appointment with a letter he’d received. It was an apology, of sorts, fr … more →
The Sunday
wrote 1 year ago: If you’ve made it to the 9th step (or you’re there again) know that it is the place of u … more →
I Need A Miracle Every Day!!
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wrote 1 year ago: In the early 90’s, I was a budding druggie alcoholic junkie who frequented Grateful Dead shows. I r … more →
9th Step Prayer
wrote 1 year ago: STEP 9 Prayer Higher Power, I pray for the right attitude to make my amends, being ever mindful not … more →
The 9th Step Promises
wrote 1 year ago: We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. We will not regret the past, nor wish to sh … more →
Taking Responsibility
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wrote 2 years ago: Who is responsible for my thoughts, my feelings, and my behavior? It’s easy to say the “right” answe … more →
Getting Freedom, Happiness, and Other Promises from the Twelve Steps
wrote 2 years ago: If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way … more →
Ninth Stepping With Tiger Woods
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wrote 3 years ago: We knew it would come, and after three months of laying low, Tiger Woods has come out with his 9th s … more →
Doing for me what I cannot do for myself.
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wrote 3 years ago: I met with my sponsor on a Saturday. We talked about everything I have on my plate, which is quite … more →
Jews, Alcohol, & AA: Dispelling the myths that Jews aren't alcoholics and that Alcoholics Anonymous is only for Christians
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wrote 3 years ago: By Rabbi Abraham Twerski The following article discusses the problem of alcohol and drug abuse among … more →
The Days of Awe and my dusty amends
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wrote 3 years ago: I have once again put off my 9th step amends. One would think I would have made quick work of what … more →
Spiritual Triage
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wrote 3 years ago: Standing alone Casualties Strewn across the field A battle field Of survival As with all wars Fought … more →
