Amends

"It's not a person's mistakes that define them-it's the way they make amends."
In A.A., making amends is step 9, and the step before states "..became willing to make amends to them all." There is an entire step devoted to preparing to make amends. That's because amends are not often an easy thing to do.
In this episode, Willy and Cameron get in to what it means to make amends. By no means does saying I'm sorry erase the damage we have done and we do not get to decide how the person receiving the amends responds. It's important that we look at our part in these actions and own up to. Amends means simply that we were wrong with what we did, we're willing to do whatever is necessary to make it right and that we are changing our behavior.
The weight that is lifted from taking this step is insurmountable. When we begin to clean the wreckage of our past, we pave better roads for our future. Listen in as the guys share a few person instances of these scenarios playing out in their own lives.
AND this week's War Story comes to us from Abby, a recovering alcoholic and food addict. Growing up with addiction in her home, she shares how it impacted her as her own drinking career simultaneously rocketed into the fourth dimension. After many years of black out drinking, she had more than a few instances she had to make amends for. Now, her life is dramatically different as she navigates the healthy and positive road of recovery and self improvement. She truly is an inspiration.
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