Harmful Ego Validation

“We made a list of people I had hurt or toward whom I felt resentment. I expressed my entire willingness to approach these individuals, admitting my wrongs. Never was I to be critical of them. I was to right all such matters to the most of my ability.”. AA pg.13

“Faith without works is dead.” “Let's take a look at steps 8 and 9. We have a list of all persons we have harmed and to whom we are willing to make amends. We made it when we took inventory.”AA pg.76

This step work brings us to the realization that perhaps we have been angry at the people we have harmed. This gives credence to the notion that perhaps we have unintentionally fabricated alibis to justify our anger in order to somehow justify our wrongdoing.

Go back through your life and try to remember a time when you sined against someone and then you were angry at them. Isn't it insane the lengths the ego will go to for validation?