In My Shoes
The idea of playing dead has always appealed to me. It’s a well-known defense mechanism in nature: when attacked by a grizzly, the prevailing wisdom suggests you curl up in a ball and play dead.
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Spotlight On...Letters from Readers
A number of readers have recently been in touch with Sober 24, telling their stories and sharing their experience, strength, and hope with us. If you’d like to be in touch, too, you can “Tell Us Your Story” at www.sober24.com/E_Zine/Submissions/159/.
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Then & NowI love riding on trains. There’s something about that quiet little lurch the
car makes when the motor kicks in and the car pulls out of the station. It’s
like you’ve just been unplugged from the world.
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Tool BoxUsing the 24-hour plan
“In our drinking days, we often had such bad times that we swore, ‘Never again.’ We took pledges for as long as a year, or promised someone we would not touch the stuff for three weeks, or three months.
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 4/2/2008
Letters from ReadersA number of readers have recently been in touch with Sober
24, telling their stories and sharing their experience, strength, and hope with
us. If you’d like to be in touch, too, you can “Tell Us Your Story” at www.sober24.com/E_Zine/Submissions/159/.
We’d love to hear from you.
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3/20/2008
ACOA helps children deal with alcoholic parentsI have been a child of an alcoholic all my life and that life is all I know. more » |
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3/6/2008
Making AmendsI took a deep breath and punched the numbers into my cell phone. This wasn’t an easy call to make but I knew I had to do it. After three and a half years in AA I understood the importance of the ninth step—making amends. more » |