Me, Myself, and Meditation

Many years ago I used to have a job in Central London. It was with an internet start-up atthe height of the dot.com boom just

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Ambivalence

I never liked the expression “rock bottom.” Maybe because I recognized that believing things couldn’t possibly get worse is a myth. Saying so, saying “this

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Stoicism

I used to think “stoicism” meant to endure challenges and hardships with a “stiff upper lip.” But someone in one of my meetings mentioned how

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Simple, Not Easy

Getting sober is simple. You want to be sober? Don’t drink. Staying sober can be difficult, for some of us. Life is frequently hard. If

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Coming Out

Maybe the only thing harder than admitting to yourself that you  have a problem with alcohol is admitting it to people you know professionally.  Most

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