Category: Recovery
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Do you have kids?
Chris Benderev (Interviewer) Did you have tattoos before he died? Michael (a CPA) Never. But you know, it’s— tattoos are a very interesting thing. It’s less than the least I can do, but it does help me through the pain, and tattooing really, how I see it from my perspective, is just socially acceptable cutting.…
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Fear not
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will…
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Set Aside Prayer
God, please set aside everything I think I know about myself, everything I think I know about recovery, and everything I think I know about you. Please help me to have an open mind so I may have a new experience and discover the truth.Walker Area Men’s Retreat, September 14-16, 2018
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Chekhov
In “The Seagull” he wrote, “After… a glass of vodka you are no longer Peter Sorin, but Peter Sorin plus somebody else,” a Jeopardy! clue on 2019-01-04 reminded me of the quote from Edward Rowland Sill, “First the man takes a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes the man.” Chekhov…
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Good mentorship
Even though I can’t solve your problems, I will be there as your sounding board whenever you need me.Sandra K. Lamberson
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The opaque Ninth Step
There’s some bad sponsorship in here somewhere: Anonymous letter offers cash, asks for forgiveness for 30-year-old crime.