Step Nine
Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
Please share your experience, strength, and hope as it relates to Step 9. The opinions expressed here are strictly those of the person who gave them. Take what you liked and leave the rest. Member sharing on the Member Blog may be used in future Al‑Anon publications.
When I first came to Al-Anon and was introduced to the Steps, I was uncomfortable and almost stopped coming. The Steps as a group were daunting and I couldn’t think of how I was going to accomplish such a task. Step Nine was particularly scary. After attending meetings for a long time, I finally realized that I needed help getting through it all. The best Sponsor for me took me under her wing, did some arm twisting, and probably saved me and my program. Slowly we got up to Step Eight. When I made my list I soon realized that… Read more »
Step Nine seemed almost impossible to do until I had gone through the eight preceding Steps. Then it made sense and being ready was easier. What I had to watch for was making sure that I didn’t take some names off the list I had made in Step Eight. I had spent a lifetime finding excuses, so trying to find some excuses as to why I shouldn’t do it could have been a fairly easy task. I had to ask for my Higher Power’s help in the process. I wanted to make sure that I made my direct amends when… Read more »