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The Act of Returning to Normal: New Year, New Perspective
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The Act of Returning to Normal. Sobriety is so much better than I thought possible. Wednesday, January 1, 2014. New Year, New Perspective. Here's my gratitude list for the past year:. Another year sober. Whew. I have no regrets about the wine I didn't drink and still feel deeply grateful to be here. Trying to quit smoking reminded me of how difficult it was to forge a life without alcohol. I've learned that I feel ever so much better when I don't eat flour or sugar. There was a three month period las...
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The Act of Returning to Normal: 11/01/2012 - 12/01/2012
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The Act of Returning to Normal. Sobriety is so much better than I thought possible. Saturday, November 3, 2012. I spent four days in Las Vegas last week. I've always disliked it there, even when I was drinking. Without any boundaries to protect me from myself, being in Vegas meant far too much drinking. It meant self-pickling. It meant facing the feeling that I could and would drink endlessly without some kind of boundary to keep me safe from myself. I only went once. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Language...
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The Act of Returning to Normal: 09/01/2012 - 10/01/2012
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The Act of Returning to Normal. Sobriety is so much better than I thought possible. Saturday, September 29, 2012. I'm in a Crazy Time Warp. This window has been sitting open for three days. I'm not sure what to say exactly. I am getting used to the booze in the grocery store and almost don't notice it now. I think black holes have developed, whereas when I first went in everything was so new and unfamiliar that my brain was on overdrive to catalog the location of everything. Saturday, September 15, 2012.
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The Act of Returning to Normal: 11/01/2013 - 12/01/2013
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The Act of Returning to Normal. Sobriety is so much better than I thought possible. Saturday, November 9, 2013. AhemIs this thing on? I had a running setback about a month ago - just two weeks before my first ultra race was scheduled. It's not serious. To the extent that I should, in theory, be able to run again. It is. Serious to the extent that I haven't been able to run in about 6 weeks, excepting the three times I thought I'd try it out and see. Posted by The Act of Returning to Normal. The Circle Ga...
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The Act of Returning to Normal: Al-Anon: The Three C's
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The Act of Returning to Normal. Sobriety is so much better than I thought possible. Thursday, May 5, 2011. Al-Anon: The Three C's. You Didn't Cause It. You Can't Control It. You Can't Cure It. It doesn't make any. Posted by The Act of Returning to Normal. May 6, 2011 at 6:17 AM. One word: AWESOME xx. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Act of Returning to Normal. View my complete profile. Tired of Thinking About Drinking. God Walked Into This Bar. Mrs D is going without. It's a girl thing. Journey of...
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The Act of Returning to Normal: Words I Love
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The Act of Returning to Normal. Sobriety is so much better than I thought possible. As I keep coming across wonderful quotations without a post to go with them, I thought I'd just create a page to showcase the wonderful ideas I find. I'll add to this page frequently - if you have quotations you love feel free to email. You need only claim the events of your life to make yourself yours. When you truly possess all that you have been and done, which may take some time, you are fierce with reality. View my c...
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The Act of Returning to Normal: 04/01/2013 - 05/01/2013
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The Act of Returning to Normal. Sobriety is so much better than I thought possible. Saturday, April 20, 2013. The Official Not Smoking Update. Today is a pretty busy day, so I won't be able to write a long post. I am highly aware that I am more than past due on a smoking update. So here goes:. Now, I'm pretty good. I feel fleeting notions of smoking. But I can tell that it's just the idea of smoking and not the actuality. I'll go into more detail very soon! Posted by The Act of Returning to Normal. The t...
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The Act of Returning to Normal: 02/01/2013 - 03/01/2013
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The Act of Returning to Normal. Sobriety is so much better than I thought possible. Saturday, February 23, 2013. Lately I have not been motivated to run. It's been difficult to get out the door and go.Once I'm out there, I judge my performance - how fast (not) I'm going, how well I'm breathing, and how far I think I can go. It's not been far, or fast, or easy. So I've skipped a lot of runs. And the ones I've done haven't been at all inspiring. Posted by The Act of Returning to Normal. I decided to do this.
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The Act of Returning to Normal: Paleo's Wearing Wine Goggles
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The Act of Returning to Normal. Sobriety is so much better than I thought possible. Monday, January 13, 2014. Paleo's Wearing Wine Goggles. There are many subtle disagreements between the various main proponents of Paleo ( Loren Cordain. And Primal ( Marc Sisson. However, there's one notion they all seem to agree on: alcohol is a-okay. Sure, beer is out because it's made from grain, but wine is delicious and so very good for you, right? Marc Sisson even posts a list of all the drinkable options. If you'r...
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The Act of Returning to Normal: Bookstore
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The Act of Returning to Normal. Sobriety is so much better than I thought possible. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). The Act of Returning to Normal. I looked up recovery in a thesaurus and it was alternately defined as "the act of returning to normal." A few months ago I received my one year coin. Despite thinking I would also achieve nirvana, I am beginning to realize how much work is to be done. It is good, clean work though and I'm really happy to be here. Oh yeah.and my name is Tara. Mrs D is going without.
