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Tag Archives: Sarah Thompson
Another day older
UPDATE: Sarah is taking some much-needed time to focus on, improve, and heal herself. She’s safe and taking care of business. I cannot wait to speak with her on the phone this afternoon! My bestie earned another trip around the … Continue reading
Posted in Da Real Homiez, Grief, Sarah Bestie
Tagged Birthdays, Friendship, Patrick Courtney, Sarah Thompson
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Fresh air
I didn’t realize how much I missed being around other people until I went to a NA birthday celebration tonight. Spare me the lecture about congregating in groups– this gathering was the CDC’s dream come true. We were outside. Chairs … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus/Beerbug, Recovery
Tagged Arlington, Coronavirus, Hope Dealers, Keytags, Meetings, NA, Recovery, Sarah Thompson, Social Distancing, Technology, Zoom
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Nom nom nomz
I’ll never forget the night Sarah invited me to dinner with her mom and stepdad. It’s been well over a year but the memory stays fresh in my mind. Alberto prepared an Italian feast. He made the pasta from scratch. … Continue reading
Posted in * R. i. P. *, Food
Tagged Allen, Chef Alberto, Cooking, Donna MiL, Family, Family Dinner, Fettuccine Alfredo, Food, Hello Fresh, Home Cooked Meals, Italian Food, Meal Delivery, Pasta, Ravioli, Sarah Thompson, Vegetarian
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Death of a friend, women, Buddha
My heart hurts. During Group this morning, Kim broke the devastating news to us: Oliver, our friend and fellow EOP member, was murdered. 😭 I don’t know all the details nor do I need to. It doesn’t change the fact … Continue reading
Posted in * R. i. P. *, Death, Grief, Recovery, Women
Tagged 12 Step, Addiction, Alcoholism, Buddhist Philosophy, Eightfold Path, EOP, Fellowship, Five Precepts, Four Noble Truths, Group, Kim, Meditation, Meetings, Murder, Oliver S., Pronouns, Recovery, Recovery Dharma, Rest in Peace, Sarah Thompson, Slack, Women's Sangha, Zoom
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Updates and such
Attempting to condense everything that has happened since Thanksgiving into a single entry simply isn’t possible. Therefore, I hope to hit the highlights and will further expound upon each of them in subsequent posts. Read on for the abridged version. … Continue reading
Posted in * R. i. P. *, Addiction, Blessings, Changes, Da Real Homiez, Employment, Grief, Highest Self, Kids, Music, Sarah Bestie, Tutoring, Uncategorized
Tagged AA, Addict, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholic, Allen, Alliance, Black Flag, Boyfriend, Breakdown, Census Bureau, Concert, Cordova Hope, CSU, Denial, Detox, Downward Spiral, Drugs, Early Birds, EOP, ESL, Food Service Industry, Friends, Government, Grief, Growlers, Guardian Angels, Guilt, High School, Home Group, Keytags, Live Music, Love, Methamphetamine, Mom, My Kids, NA, Orange Keytag, Poplar Avenue, Punk, Recovery, Rock Bottom, Rooms of Recovery, Sarah Thompson, Smoothies, Teacher Sloane, Teaching, The Linecutters, Therapy, Tropical Smoothie Cafe, Varsity Tutors, VIPKid, Vivitrol
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Look what the Cat dragged in 🐈
Imagine waking up one morning with a queasy feeling in the pit of your stomach. One of your best friends finds out her fate today– a decision that could potentially impact the rest of her life and will most definitely … Continue reading
Posted in Changes, Da Real Homiez, Recovery
Tagged Allen, Besties, Boyfriend, CAAPS, Cat, Claire's, Clean & Sober, Facebook, Friends, GH Mafia, Grace House, Lamar Ave., Meetings, Memphis Pizza Cafe, NA, Necklaces, Recovery, Rooms of Recovery, Sarah Thompson, Summer Camp, Transformation, Treatment
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Fall
Countless entries commence with my [insert negative words here] over how infrequently I blog. How much has transpired and how impossible it would be to bring you fully up to speed. I’m reluctant to promise entries on a regular basis … Continue reading
Posted in Al Jizzy, Unitarian Universalists, Words of Wisdom
Tagged #J4Shay, Allen, Anniversaries, Baberz, Boyfriend, Collierville, Darren, Football, Friends, GH Mafia, Grace House, Love, Mae West, Meetings, Neshoba, Neshoba Unitarian Universalist Church, Sarah Thompson, Selfies, Shay, Sponsor
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Cocktails With Hemingway 