The fear of fat.You might believe the phobia to be the exclusive purview of the obese, but you would be wrong. It torments the anorexic, the exercise bulimic, the person addicted to laxatives, even those suffering from drunkorexia. Fear is […]
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What Is Sanity?
Now that’s sanity. ~ Voices of Recovery (Kindle Location 456). The definition says ability to think and behave in a normal, rational manner. Edgar Allen Poe said, “I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.” Mark Twain proclaimed, “Sanity and […]
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I feel a calmness and a confidence that produce realistic expectations under adversity. Now that’s sanity. ~Voices of Recovery (Kindle Locations 455-456). The program talks of coming to believe a Power greater than I could restore me to sanity? What?? […]
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A time to search and a time to give up as lost; A time to keep and a time to throw away. A time to tear apart and a time to sew together; A time to be silent and a […]
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As the meeting format is read, I listen to the words and the pauses. The room becomes sacred; there is no hierarchy, no judgment, and an abundance of hope with unconditional love. I always feel much better leaving the meeting […]
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