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There it is, the place where I spend my final moments inside of macabre daydreams. I drive past the bridge overlaying the most disgusting river every day. All it would require of me to leap and consequently drown is a bad day and a bit of courage. Practically nobody is around in this small town,…
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Where he lives is a fantasy land,He has willingly taken the fall, the plunge,Fantasy woman chased by fantasy man,But he looks around and sees all but one,Where he lives is a fantasy land,Enthralled with love, enthralled with none,The fantasy man makes fantasy plans,Set in stone, yet there’s all but one,Where he lives is a fantasy…
Not intentionally, of course. That isn’t what I’m suggesting; there would be no productivity for either party in a debate if one were to lose on purpose. I am suggesting, however, that before one learns how to win, one must lose. Here’s a story that hockey fans are familiar with: When Wayne Gretzky’s Edmonton Oilers…
I promise you I don’t write these with solely alcoholics in mind, but here is a question that might be useful to the alcoholic: Did you know you don’t need alcohol to become extremely intoxicated? You can become intoxicated in a myriad of ways, the most notable way being a continual feeding of an insatiable…
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Not a lengthy reflection today, my friends. The dialogue amongst our fellows is going to rage out of control over the next couple of days, as tends to happen when situations beyond our control (your vote does not matter) arise, and it has reminded me of something that was pointed out to me long ago….
Miss Alexa’s most recent entry, “Love Never Fails,” had me thinking about love. There are a multitude of reasons why one might tell you that they love you. One of the reasons being that they actually mean it, which, obviously, would be the ideal reason, but this is not always the case, is it? They…
By Alexa Shea So, as I’m writing this, it’s 1:37 pm on Monday, September 26th, 2022. I’m recovering from my exciting weekend in NYC. I had the amazing opportunity to be invited to attend the Global Citizen NYC 2022 Festival held at Central Park this past Saturday. I’ve honestly never seen anything like it. Over…
“A jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one.” Some Instagram reel revealed to me this quote in its entirety. I suppose there is some logic in there somewhere. Why limit ourselves to being an expert in one area; why not be a little good at…
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Without having done any kind of medical research, studying hardly any medical science, or partaking in anything resembling medical school, still, I have an opinion about medicine. Why? Well, because I’m an expert on everything, don’t you know? For example, my hot take on medicine is that, basically, beyond using medications as a temporary crutch…
“If ever one is disturbed, one of three things is happening. They are either hating, judging, or playing God.” Of course, I am immediately about to contradict that statement as I am about to make a harsh judgment, but generally speaking, how it works in the rooms of “Alcoholics Anonymous” is there are one or…
