Step 8 and Amends Lists

Step 8

8.  Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.[1]

8.  Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.[1]

[1] Ibid.

I had so many people on my first amends list.  These people included:

• My mother
• My sister
• Alex
• Cain
• Brad.

There was also Claire from elementary and middle school (my friend and I used to convince her she was limping on the wrong foot… and she would switch! We were mean!!!)

Gradually this list got down to just my mother and my sister. 

My sponsor helped me with all of this.  She said no way did I need to apologize to Alex or Cain or Brad. 

I would clearly need God’s help with all of this.

My list during my second trip through the Steps was much shorter.  The only person on there was me.  So I set out to make living amends to myself by building in new behaviors and habits that would serve me better and make me be happier and more worthy of God’s love.

[1] Ibid.