IT'S "A TWO STAGE PROCESS" -
"In our exper-
ience, making a-
mends is a two-stage
process. Not only do we
make amends to the per-
son we've harmed, we follow
up on those amends with a
serious change in our be-
havior. We mend our
fences and we mend
our ways." (It Works,
How & Why,
p. 62)
TEARS ARE A START, BUT ...
"... if we had
harmed an elderly
relative who has ask-
ed us to refrain from any
further communication ...
we might devote some
time to helping out in
a retirement center
... ." (How Al
Anon Works
pp. 59 -
60)
"How few there
are who have cour-
age enough to own
their faults, or reso-
lution enough to
mend them."
- Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790) U.S. Revolutionary Leader / Inventor
*HP - Higher Power - is any power greater than oneself. Like Nature, the Cosmos, or even the legal system.
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