Types of Amends
This is a face-to-face apology with an attempt to right the wrong
What is a direct amends?
What is avoid making an amends?
This is a common fear about making amends.
What is rejection or negative reactions?
This is how steps 8 and 9 promote humility.
What is by acknowledging our mistakes and seeking to make them right.
What is accept their response, make peace and continue living amends?
Makings things right through actions when direct amends are not possible
What is an indirect amends?
It may reopen old wounds or cause emotional distress.
What is a potential risk of making direct amends?
This is why it can be helpful to practice amends with a sponsor.
What is to build confidence and prepares for real interactions.
Making ____ teaches us that being truthful is key to healing relationships.
What is amends?
What is setting up a repayment plan or donating to a cause?
Changing our behavior to reflect true recovery and growth
What is a living amends?
This person should help us decide if direct amends are appropriate
What is a sponsor or trusted advisor?
This is one way to prepare mentally for making amends.
What is meditation, prayer or writing out what you want to say?
This spiritual principle is most tied to Step 9.
What is Forgiveness?
If the person we hurt has passed away, this is what can be done.
What is make an indirect amends through prayer, service or a letter?
Give an example of an indirect amends.
Donating to a cause after stealing or harming someone financially.
If direct amends are not possible, we can use this alternative. Provide an example.
What is an indirect amends in the form of letters or good deeds?
Making amends helps overcome ____ by teaching humility and responsibility.
What is fear?
Amends strengthen our connection to a Higher Power by aligning our actions with spiritual principles of ____ and responsibility.
What is love?
This is how he approach amends if someone harmed us but we also harmed them.
What is focus only on our part, not their actions.
This is why a living amends might be the most powerful type.
What is a way to show long-term commitment to change, not just words?
This is when we know we are making amends for the right reasons.
What is for healing (not to relieve our own guilt)?
Facing fear in Step 9 leads to spiritual freedom by removing barriers of ____ and ____ which leads to the experience of peace.
What is guilt and shame?
This is why the Big Book say amends are necessary for continued sobriety.
What is carrying guilt and resentment can lead to relapse? ("Resentment is the number one offender")
This is one sign that an amends was successful.
What is restored trust, mutual understanding, or inner peace?