8 important steps I took to quit drinking and stay dry over five years later
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8 Steps I Took To Quit Drinking
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Sylvia Plath on rejection
Sylvia Plath, Crown Princess of Clinical Depression, had the absolute best way with words, and was the first voice I read that talked about the deep, deep sadness I have inside. For a long time …
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James A. Autry Quote on being a winner
I like this quote because I’ve always felt that we should all be striving to win, and helping others up when they need it. It’s hard for me in a capitalist society because “crushing the …
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The Master and Margarita mini book review
Books that ask questions about religion get me going, and The Master and Margarita was no different. It lives in a world where the Devil know everything, like God. While I preferred The Master front …
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Charles Bukowski Quote about life
In high school I read the poetry of Charles Bukowski in Love is a Dog From Hell over and over, absorbing how modern it all was, and how he spoke a very frank truth in direct prose. …
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Gertrude Stein Quote
Gertrude Stein wrote this quote about Picasso, but it can be said about all kinds of visionaries. The best way to find out what issues society is dealing with is to see what new plays …
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Arthur Miller Quote
As a kid obsessed with Marilyn Monroe, Arthur Miller first got my attention as her serious looking NYC playwright husband. Later in school he came up again when we read The Crucible, where I learned that …
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Jack Kerouac Quote
I could probably write an entire blog with Jack Kerouac quotes alone. He taught me about freedom, Buddhism, Dylan Thomas but most of all showed me that I wasn’t the first human to have mental torment …
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Sophocles Quote
When people ask what I do instead of drinking these days, I often tell them that I learn. After messing with my brain cells so much, it’s time to be gentle and feed the brain …
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Emile Zola Quote
I was once driving through Denver when I saw a bearded poet type in his front yard with tons of books on the ground. Skerrrrrr! Hipster Garage Sale, got to stop. Picked up some Greek …
