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Grapevine Daily Quote July 19, 2019

“The part of my job that always catches me off-guard is the palpable jolt of pleasure I get from the little ways to be helpful -- to be of service -- to others, for which they are so genuinely grateful.”

“We Get What We Get,” York Harbor, Maine, October 2001, Emotional Sobriety

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Quote July 19, 2017

“The part of my job that always catches me off-guard is the palpable jolt of pleasure I get from the little ways to be helpful -- to be of service -- to others, for which they are so genuinely grateful.”

York Harbor, ME, October 2001“We Get What We Get,” Emotional Sobriety

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Quote July 19, 2014

“The part of my job that always catches me off-guard is the palpable jolt of pleasure I get from the little ways to be helpful -- to be of service -- to others, for which they are so genuinely grateful.”

York Harbor, Maine, October 2001 “We Get What We Get,” Emotional Sobriety

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Quote October 29 2012

"I can no longer use the illness of alcoholism as an excuse for anything. There is a catch, however. If I fail to use my recovery in service to others, I will become sick again."

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