• I choose to be sober because I recognize that part of living a healthy life means feeling pain

    Choosing Sobriety

    The word ‘sober’ and I have an interesting relationship. Sobriety, it seems to me, is an after effect of a bout of alcoholism or substance abuse. What then do you call someone who has never drunk alcohol or battled other forms of substance abuse? I started thinking about this recently because I was reading a thread on […]

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    July 23, 2018 By ayearofdoing
  • Success is a culmination of small moments

    Small Wins

    This weekend was amazing. Last week was a rough week for me. Between so many microaggressions and getting stuck in traffic on Friday, I was ready for the week to be over. Then Saturday happened, and I felt slightly better about the whole week. A few years ago, when I first moved to Boston, I […]

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    July 16, 2018 By ayearofdoing
  • being courageous is a form of discipline

    The Quit Queen

      Friday 6th July 2018 It is 11.07pm. I really should go to bed since I have a full day tomorrow. I have spent the last couple of hours in front of my computer. Between reading my usual roster of gossip magazine online, I have been tinkering with the blog. I love the current look […]

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    July 9, 2018 By ayearofdoing