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AA Preamble

Welcome

CHAPTER ONE

Step Eight: We Don’t Rush Into Amends

The effects of Step Nine on our lives and others’ will last a long time—even a lifetime—so paving our way via Step Eight is vital

Ready to Sweep August 2015

From Our Fellows and From God February 1986

8 ½ October 1986

Learning How to Forgive January 1973

The Eighth Step October 1977

Real Men Don’t Make Amends—Do They? October 1984

How Willing Would You Be? August 1991

CHAPTER TWO

Addressing the Past with Our Wounded Parents

We find peace after all with the ones who witnessed our beginnings

My Last Amend June 2014

At My Father’s Grave March 2013

The Road From Reno September 2014

The Dad I Could Love March 2013

I Get to Be With Her September 2015

Making Amends January 1990

What I Do Owe September 2016

Under the Banyan Tree August 2013

CHAPTER THREE

Offering Our Amends to the Children We Love

Tender or tough, Step Nine offers both parents and children a new birth day

The Mending Process September 1993

A New Itinerary October 2003

My Superhero September 2015

I Know Where You See God May 1997

The Luckiest Mom February 2006

Amends September 1994

Leaving the Results to God March 1999

CHAPTER FOUR

Bringing Our Amends Back Home

When our addiction has rippled through our family, healing can too

The Fire Has Gone Out September 1997

Made Direct Amends September 1979

Made Direct Amends June 1990

A Quiet Hatred September 2003

A Tough Climb August 2016

CHAPTER FIVE

Exes: Finally Divorced From the Pain

The guilt and shame of past relationships can still run—and ruin—a life, until Step Nine changes everything

25 Years of Regret September 2013

Unexpected Dividends August 1988

Early Amends August 2009

Captain Chaos September 2007

Scene of the Crime September 1993

Alone With My Ex September 2010

Peace With the Past September 1995

CHAPTER SIX

Where the Guilt Runs Deep, So Can the Peace

Nothing is more painful than sitting humbly before a victim of your crime … except avoiding that day

Giving a Little Bit Back June 1997

The Amends I Most Dreaded to Make August 1977

Dream Becoming Reality December 2009

A Letter From the Mother of the Man I Killed December 2006

Zipped Up Tight September 2016

Spiritual Agony February 2001

CHAPTER SEVEN

Active Alcoholism and Money: An Amends Waiting to Happen

A brave reconciliation with our financial failures is an investment like no other

9th Step Ride September 2008

Right to the Edge April 2006

On the Other Side of Amends May 2011

Tax Returns September 2008

Hot Wine March 2013

If It Ain’t Nailed Down March 2013

Bank Notes September 1999

CHAPTER EIGHT

Finally Reaching Out to Those We So Often Kept at Bay

Our friends and coworkers, who were always close at hand, easy targets for our addictive behavior, are now recipients of our amends

A Reminder at the Reunion August 2011

Letter to Hong Kong March 2013

Digging Out March 2013

Open and Honest February 1980

Ruff Love March 2015

I’m Right and You’re Wrong … OK? November 1996

An Honest Amend May 1997

A Letter from an Old Friend July 2011

Twelve Steps

Twelve Traditions

About AA and AA Grapevine

Making Amends

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