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About God...
“What if it’s not so much that I don’t believe in God, but that I do, and just haven’t accepted it yet?"
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The Real Sarah Miller
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“But who am I to guide someone forward?”
March check-ins: We’re making it through another day.
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Love Is the Drug
A special round-up for everyone who is addicted to people.
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Where the Fear Comes From
“How did I make this about me? Because I make everything about me. Christ.”
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We Have No Choice But To Sit With It
February check-ins: This month, our inner critics have bullhorns.
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Your Face Looks Like a Bomb Ready to Explode
The HOKA baseball dads will crush your spirit if you let them. Thich Nhat Hanh. New tunes.
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A Capsule Holding Pain
“When I tell myself how things should be, I’m saying that I understand how the world works, when I do not.”
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Self-Denigration Is My Superpower
On negative voices and Pamela Anderson. New/Old Pema shit. Robley Wilson. Go Birds.
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All My Best Friends Are Strangers
Most of the people I am closest to I've met through recovery and that makes me feel alone. Peaceful John. William Irvine. W.H. Auden. Stellar recovery…
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Every Time We Need to Begin Again
A new batch of check-ins for the new year.
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Blessed Are the Days of Unmet Expectations
It is December! Woof--let's check in.
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Can You Still Love Your Family Even If You Hate Them More Than Life Itself?
Check-In reminder and November's best stories. Plus--the usual rundown of my weekly recovery routine.
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