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I’m aware that many of us, especially those of us who work for ourselves, find ourselves in the position working and working and working and…  and forgetting or not allowing ...

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Growing up, I had a really good childhood. My parents divorced when I was 2 years old. My Dad is a great Dad. Always picked me up every other weekend. ...

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Adversity is like a hurricane. It destroys everything in its path except that which is indestructible, leaving us with the ability to see the truth about ourselves.   Adversity defines what ...

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My wish for you this Christmas is that you find Christ and get to know him.  He is life and freedom.  For many years I merely existed, fighting through feelings ...

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Not alone.12/09/11

 

We cry. We scream. We binge. We purge. We fight. We break the skin. We cut. We bleed. We starve for love. We starve for beauty. We hide ourselves for ...

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As the candle dies out, and the flames disapear from my sight. I’ve never felt so good in my life. so numb, comfortably, brokenly numb. so hateingly, uncaringly, perfectly numb. i ...

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About six months ago I met Jennifer McCabe Marino through a recovery group on Facebook.  We exchanged posts and she became a friend, a member and faithful listener of www.herewomentalk.com ...

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Eight-time Major League Baseball All-Star Darryl Strawberry and Super Bowl Winner, Washington Redskin of the Year Tim Johnson …  ((LIVE)) Monday, 1pm EST  with host Lisa Kratz Thomas on This is Your ...

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Are we a people who have become a lynch mob?. I am disturbed by the verdict of Dr. Murray. I feel that Dr. Murray made nothing more than a bad ...

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Thanks to the people and rooms of 12-step recovery, this past April I celebrated 20 years of continuous sobriety.  For years prior, I was a hopeless addict, homeless and prostituting ...

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