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....papers clutter the coffee table, index cards glow from highlighted text ...its that time...final exams.
Dudes it still seems so completely sureal. Here I sit studying,  reflecting...about the day  I came to realize I was a complete powerless wreck, a shell of a woman..mother...lover ...friend.  I feel like I am being guided....  Sobriety has taken me to the other side of the looking glass: to the depth of life, the sinew of feelings, the vibrant whirlwind of dai... Read More

We try and alternate holidays with our families- and so this time it was our turn to go visit my family on Cape Cod....I always go with as much hope and light heartedness as possibly can be summoned- I pray and pray for 'connectedness' and belonging- Iam repeatedly shown forgiveness and acceptance...It is only my Brother and I remaining with 'close' blood ties... and there is so much I dream of for him- he is a good deal older, and a world away in lifestyle-He took up the reins of expectation, t... Read More

Today, there are no inspirational words that can touch me. Today, it's just me here. I started these blogs to keep me clean and sober and one day at a time, I am staying clean and sober. Next Friday, if and when I get there, it will be six months gone by since I last picked up a joint. For this I am truly grateful and I would like to extend a big THANK YOU to all you people being here and helping me.

At this moment, I am writing from a shadow. The last three weeks have been very good... Read More

I was pleasantly surprised how smoothly this community managed voting...Not that we are large or urban!
  I wonder about apathy- although there seemed to be little, yesterday,
comparatively speaking. ( 80% turn out in a lot of places-)
Voting, a right and a privilege- 'Civic duty' as my dad used to say.I am grateful to have a voice in sobriety-
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