In Step Nine, we take our list of people to whom we have decided to make amends and get to it. Praying first for pure motives and inspired words, we begin with the easier amends and work towards the more difficult ones. This helps give us the confidence to keep going. Our accountability partner or trusted friend can help us with what to say in each situation. Remember, we should not say anything to make the situation worse, so we must choose our words carefully and prayerfully. The big book of AA says on page 83 (4th ed) "If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness." This step that people often dread becomes possibly the most freeing one of all!
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