Tag: Health
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If you’ve delved into any self-help lore, you’ve probably heard the phrase that says you are an amalgamation of the five people who you spend the most time with. Basically, if you hang out with burn-outs, you’ll also be a burn-out. If you hang out with alcoholics, you’ll be an alcoholic. If you hang out…
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This Christmas, my stepdaughter picked out a special present for me at a thrift store. Some may raise an eyebrow that a gift was found second-hand, but in this house we love thrifting! The present was a tiny little flip book titled “1001 ways to Confidence.” It’s a tiny 4.25″ x 4.25″ book filled with…
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Happy Anniversary To Us! Today is Tori and I’s 2 year anniversary. It’s insane putting that number down, because it feels like we’ve been together much longer (in a good way). Everything just felt like home together. I met her daughter Ava a couple months in, we moved in together shortly after that. Everybody thought…
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I chose sober because I wanted a better life. I stay sober because I got one. -Anonymous I know this title is going to upset a lot of recovering alcoholics, but this is my truth. As of this writing, I have been alcohol free for 500 days. This is not my first abstinence from alcohol,…