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Variations On The Word Love by Margaret Atwood
This is a word we use to plug holes with. It’s the right size for those warm blanks in speech, for those red heart- shaped vacancies on the page that look nothing like real hearts. Add lace and you can sell it. We insert it also in the one empty space on the printed form…
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Navigating Recovery and Embracing Support on the Path to Wellness
In this deeply personal narrative, Jill C. shares her challenging journey with alcoholism intertwined with mental health disorders, including Major Depressive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, PTSD, and Borderline Personality Disorder. Her story begins in middle school, marked by bullying and an upbringing in an emotionally distant, alcohol-free home. Despite these challenges, Jill’s journey transforms into…
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Seeing the Forest through the Trees
Journeying through 26 years of drinking, Jill C. shares her transformative experience with Alcoholics Anonymous. From battling mental health challenges to discovering the profound impact of service work, delve into how she shifted from self-pity to a broader perspective on recovery and community support.
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Dealing with haters
Thanks to Ryan for this gem. “What if someone despises me? Let them see to it. But I will see to it that I won’t be found doing or saying anything contemptible. What if someone hates me? Let them see to that. But I will see to it that I’m kind and good-natured to all,…
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I Will Rise
Benjamin Tod’s song says it well. Some days land crushing blows to the soul. Today was one of those days for me. Yet…
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“Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.”
— Frank Lloyd Wright