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Originally Posted by Roadie
One of the older students who'd come back to finish a degree was outted by a group who'd funded his studies. I was so proud of him, he was a Vietnam vet who continues to fight alcohol etc.
I don't think I'd have the grace he's showing with those showing him off. He just wants to recover quietly but now is interviewed daily and asked for "the secret" by all. Asked for proof of his gratitude. I am smiling to myself thinking, " "If you knew what it was, you might know you are seeing it."
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i had a friend years ago who had many years in recovery. everyone knew he had been a drunk. so after going to AA his friends and family would ask "how does it (AA) work?" his reply, "it works just fine." i loved that!
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Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark, in the hopeless swamps of the approximate, the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish, in lonely frustration for the life you deserved, but have never been able to reach. Check your road and the nature of your battle.
The world you desired can be won. It exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours..~Ayn Rand
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