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Wednesday morning | Recovering Life
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What they don’t tell you about old age →. March 19, 2014. How life can change in an instant–a fire, a diagnosis, a death. Even if we learn to be wary, tread cautiously, watch where we put our feet, some things just fall out of the sky. 8220;NSA surveillance program reaches ‘into the past’ to retrieve, replay phone calls,” March 18, 2014). It’s the Stasi on steroids. Cartoon by Chappatte, Int’l Herald Tribune. What a lucky life. View all posts by sswl →. This entry was posted in Uncategorized. You are com...
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Rough winds | Recovering Life
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A bird in the hand…. Friday rambles →. March 13, 2014. Thursday afternoon, and the fierce winds of the last few days are finally dying down. I’m glad I wasn’t out on the bay in a sailboat. How do people manage in winds like that? Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May (. Only it’s March, and supposed to be raining). Shakespeare’s sonnet #18. My mother used to recite it by heart when she put us to bed at night:. Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate:. The &#...
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A bird in the hand… | Recovering Life
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Rough winds →. A bird in the hand…. March 10, 2014. Photo by Glenn Bartley/VIREO. A sudden cessation of the power saw whining away at the back of the lot opens up the auditory world–birdsong, distant voices, a car passing on the street. I am sick of construction noise! Here we are in this idyllic garden apartment, trees moving gently in the breeze, chickadees darting in an out of the blooming abutilon, and some days there is so damn much noise we can’t sit outside and enjoy it. A book I want? I was never...
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Recovering Life | Age and alcoholism | Page 2
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Newer posts →. March 19, 2014. How life can change in an instant–a fire, a diagnosis, a death. Even if we learn to be wary, tread cautiously, watch where we put our feet, some things just fall out of the sky. 8220;NSA surveillance program reaches ‘into the past’ to retrieve, replay phone calls,” March 18, 2014). Honestly, isn’t it kind of crazy that they can lose an entire plane with 239 people aboard, but can listen in on Maud discussing laundry detergent with her niece Sally? What a lucky life. Intervi...
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Stages of Abstinence | Recovering Life
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This was handed out at a LifeRing meeting in Canada that a friend of mine attended. It apparently was originally intended for counselors in treatment programs. The source was not identified, and I have no idea whether there’ve been studies that support it, but I and many others have found it helpful. Withdrawal stage(1 to 2 weeks):. Early abstinence (4 weeks; follows withdrawal):. Protracted abstinence (2 to 5 months; follows early abstinence):. Readjustment (2 months; follows protracted abstinence):.
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The One Breasted Warrior | Tales of a 3 Time Breast Cancer Warrior
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Tales of a 3 Time Breast Cancer Warrior. A blog about strength, survival and living with breast cancer. Skip to primary content. The One Breasted Warrior. April 6, 2014. That picks up cancer too I thought. Is he looking for cancer? Why do these doctors want to continuously look for cancer in my body? How many times have I heard that? The “Board” recommended a PET scan. Where in the fuck is my warrior Xanax? The last time I had a PET scan was right before I started chemo therapy a couple of years ago....
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One year treats and thoughts… | Carrie On Sober
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A blog to help keep me on the right track…. Staying here… →. Raquo; One year treats and thoughts…. One year treats and thoughts…. March 31, 2014. Thank you to everyone who commented and sent good wishes for my one year soberversary, I was really touched as always by the support and time taken by. This lovely sober support network. I even had some flowers delivered to me from a wonderful sober blogging friend on the other side of the world! It was a great night and another giant sober step for me. What I ...
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Friday rambles | Recovering Life
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Wednesday morning →. March 14, 2014. Cloudy this morning, the whine of the power saw competing with the robins. As the weather gets warmer, people throw open their windows and voices from next door drift across the landscape. I like hearing neighbors’ voices. I’m not so enthusiastic about their TV programs or throbbing basses from idling cars, but it sure beats the freeway noise I lived with all those years. Photo from the Evening Standard, March 14, 2014. A sentence from Kundera’s. The assassination of ...
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sswl | Recovering Life
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Flowers and spiders and Trump, oh my. July 24, 2016. A lovely, soft morning here on San Francisco Bay. I have been sitting out in the garden, partially shaded by a large, green beach umbrella and feeling the warm sun on my bare feet. The garden and our apartment are … Continue reading →. Gardens; flowers and spiders;. Interview with Tony Schwartz;. July 19, 2016. Racism; white supremacy;. July 9, 2016. Black lives matter;. Racism; police terror; lynching;. June 20, 2016. June 13, 2016. A beautiful, brigh...