The Chairman

"I'D like to make a small wager that out of this group of 21 persons, not more than four of you can tell us what the Eighth and Ninth Steps in the AA program are. . ." The Chairman of the Mid-Week Group looked around the room, smiled at the blank expressions on the members faces and continued: "I think we'll all concede that we don't gain recovery from our alcoholic state by simply agreeing with the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous. We recover only if we put into practice the philosophy of our new way of life; through adherence to the 12 Steps we try to correct past mistakes. Many of these included the insults, harm and injuries we inflicted upon loved ones, friends, business associates and even enemies. . ."