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Category: Gratitude

Return to Sender: What an Unsent Postcard Taught Me About Addiction

Return to Sender: What an Unsent Postcard Taught Me About Addiction

A timely message from my much younger, unsober self.

Published 21 December 2020
Categorised as Gratitude Tagged AA, denial, faith, fear, Features, gratitude, maria n., relapse

On Gratitude

On Gratitude

Alcohol was the price we paid to pretend that we could feel wonder, when something broken inside of ourselves couldn’t grapple with the fullness of that reality with a clear head and a complete heart.

Published 20 August 2019
Categorised as Gratitude Tagged carl jung, Ed S., Features, gratitude, memories, recovery, sobriety

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