Amends Without the Luxury of Being Wrong – Theresa F.
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New York, 860 Columbus Ave, and the wreckage of a life spent making catastrophic decisions with reckless disregard for others. Theresa F. doesn't deal in apologies; she deals in restitution. To her, an apology is a luxury she cannot afford. She views amends as repairing a hole in a sock or paying a fine to stop a ghost from haunting her.
She recounts the gritty work of Step Nine: flying across the country to face abusers and the man who kidnapped her at fourteen, walking away from him without looking back. She speaks of the "bondage of self" and the brutal necessity of "cleaning house" to preserve her sobriety, which she cherishes like a glass menagerie. From the financial wreckage of a maxed-out credit card to the slow, agonizing process of making amends to a mother with Alzheimer's, Theresa describes a life where she no longer acts as the CEO of Teresa Inc. Now, she relies on a Higher Power to remove the selfishness and fear that once drove her.
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