December 2020
Special SectionThis month’s Featured Section is “Remote Communities & Sober Holidays.” Members share hopeful stories about helping alcoholics having trouble reaching us. Plus sober holiday stories! Also included are powerful stories of hope by members during the current COVID-19 crisis.
Making Peace with the Holidays
It was 1984 and Christmas was approaching. I hadn’t had a visit nor heard from a single friend or relative since I had moved into this recovery house more than three months earlier.
A Whole New World
Picture this: It’s 15 years ago and it’s my first year living in Dallas. I’m on the road heading back home to Midland for Thanksgiving and the sense of dread in my stomach is potent.
Welcome to Key West
It wasn’t cancerous, the doctor told me, adding that it would be if I didn’t stop smoking. As our conversation progressed, he asked how much I drank.
On Top of the World
My job often takes me to places far away. Sometimes these places are distant in miles, and they can also place me in a remote area, far away from my comfort zone.
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Grapevine Daily Quote December 4
“The most important factor in eliminating resentments is to know you have them. You can’t fix something if you don’t know what’s wrong.”
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