Well, at Sharing The Burden, the focus for the 8th month (August) is Step 8 which says simply “We made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all”.
There is no instruction here that says to consider the “how to” or the “who to”, we are simply making a list. What I do is, on a sheet of paper I list every name I can think of and when that list is complete I go through the names one by one, bringing each person fully into view (in my mind). Any person whose image or thoughts of that person that cause me any kind of emotion, are circled. There is obviously something in that relationship that requires attention which may or may not require an amend on my part. That is all that’s required for now along with a willingness to make restitution wherever required. THE STEP IS ABOUT MAKING THE LIST AND WILLINGNESS, nothing more! If you have done an inventory lately you will have much of the list available to you before you begin……
MEETINGS TUESDAY IN MARKHAM (OLIVE BRANCH COMMUNITY CHURCH)
WEDNESDAY IN SCARBOROUGH (WEXFORD HEIGHTS UNITED CHURCH)
THURSDAY IN RICHMOND HILL (MIND BODY AND SOUL SELF-SUPPORT CENTRE)
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“Sharing decreases the weight of the burden or secret instantly and gives permission to others to share theirs”
Restitution or cleaning up the past...
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