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Putting the "Be" in "Belonging"

Putting the "Be" in "Belonging"

Recognition, redemption, and human existence

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Jun 18, 2025
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Nobody, as far as I know, has made a major commitment to sobriety while in the middle of a winning streak. I certainly didn’t. I got sober as an expression of desperation, an admission that my life was out of control and that I had no idea what to do.

A lot of people, with very good reason, had rejected me. I had gone to any lengths to stay inebriated, i…

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