AA Thought for the Day “We must be willing to make

AA Thought for the Day
“We must be willing to make amends to all the people we have harmed. We must do the best we can to repair the damage done in the past. When we make amends, when we say ‘I’m sorry,’ the person is sure at least to be impressed by our sincere desire to set right the wrong. Sometimes people we are making amends to admit their own faults, so feuds of long standing melt away. Our most ruthless creditors will sometimes surprise us. In general, we must be willing to do the right thing, no matter what the consequences may be for us.” Have I made a sincere effort to make amends to the people I have harmed?

Meditation for the Day
The grace of God cures disharmony and disorder in human relationships. Directly you put your affairs, with their confusion and their difficulties, into God’s hands. He begins to affect a cure of all the disharmony and disorder. You can believe that He will cause you no more pain in the doing of it than a physician who knows how to cure would cause a patient. You can have faith that God will do all that is necessary as painlessly as possible. But you must be willing to submit to His treatment, even if you cannot now see the meaning or purpose of it.

Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may willingly submit to whatever spiritual discipline is necessary. I pray that I may accept whatever it takes to live a better life

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I love this..I am a serial “I’m sorry” person. The words are empty to my surroundings family and friends. So today when I need to apologize for something both from the past or today I have to be sincere and genuine in my apology. The words have to have meaning. “I was wrong, and I apologize” is what is stated in the Big Book, I believe. I don’t apologize without truly meaning and understanding my apologies today… I try my best, it’s what I can give today.

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In my opinion, the best apology doesn’t need to be said we just don’t repeat the same actions and make a living amends to people we have harms. Of course sometimes an apology is an order, but you should discuss it with your sponsor on how to present it.

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An important thing that I’ve learned in early recovery. Yes, we need to make amends to those we have harmed. But I forgot that I harmed myself so much, not just by what I did to myself but the harm I caused others brought me so much pain and guilt. Learning to forgive myself, love myself, is allowing me to make more sincere amends with others. It affords me the ability to have true empathy, which has become so important in making amends.

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Thanks Ryan for helping me with this one. Doing my amends, literally, at the moment and forgot about me..thank you very much, truly. :heart:

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Hope it goes well for you. It’s an amazing thing when you realize those promises coming true in your life.

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