By: Diane Cameron And then suddenly it’s a New Year. 2019 begins. The part we love is that a New Year is a blank slate. But while we love that sense of possibility, it is also just a little unnerving. Maybe part of the over-drinking and...
Read morePracticing Gratitude at Thanksgiving
When asked for topics at a meeting this week the odds are good that someone will suggest gratitude as a discussion topic. Just by virtue of being in recovery we have plenty to be grateful for, and now with Thanksgiving so near we have that extra...
Read moreA Little Christmas Story
After grandchildren began coming along and Christmases began mushrooming, we decided in our family to give to the charity(ies) of our choice in behalf of our adult children, and give gifts only to the grandchildren, which number ten at this time...
Read moreHOPE (Excerpt from Dopefiend by Tim Elhajj)
Two weeks after arriving in New York City, I watched a dark blue van with side windows pull to the curb and idle in front of the homeless shelter. The woman on duty said I should climb in. I was going to the Bronx for treatment. I piled into the...
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