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Surfside Beach

The water at her hometown beach was brown, the sand covered with tar, but, like her alcoholism, it was “normal.” Sobriety gave her a different perspective

White sand, transparent blue water, and palm trees provided a backdrop for the man standing at the front of the group reading: “Here are the steps we took which are suggested as a program of recovery.” I tuned out the familiar words, lost in the wonder of a meeting on the beach in Hawaii.

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