14 Years
One Day at a Time
Hello Friends,
This month I turned 14.
No, I haven’t regressed to my teenage years, thank God! I celebrated 14 years of sobriety. 30 days still seems longer than 14 years, and that will probably only make sense if you are sober yourself, but here I am 5,110 and change days later without a drink.
It’s been a wild ride filled with gifts beyond comprehension and pain beyond belief, but I’m still here and can honestly say I cannot turn my head without seeing something I’m grateful for.
This is where I am today. Thank you for listening.
xoxo,
Emily
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Read This Week
This Must Be The Place by Maggie O’Farrell
Daniel is a floundering American professor of linguistics with a failed marriage and two children he never sees in California. Claudette is a reclusive ex–film star who left her director/partner with their young son and vanished from public life. (more)
A dystopian short story set in the future. Naomi Prynne is on trial. Her crime: Pregnancy. Jurors are told by an algorithm how the unborn child affects the lives of the jurors and their families. Then they must decide the fate of the "viper" (viable person) (more)
Links to Ponder
I am an alcoholic through and through, but I understand the search for “a word that expressed the budding sense of pride I was feeling, one that conveyed all that I was able to do now that I didn’t drink, instead of centering around the one thing I no longer did.” (The Cut)
Pro Tip! Lessons learned in 40+ years on the planet (Cup of Jo)
British writer Caitlin Moran writes a posthumous letter to her daughter “Nine times out of ten, you probably aren’t having a full-on nervous breakdown – you just need a cup of tea and a biscuit”
Three people sent me this beautiful essay last week. (UpWorthy)
Soup! (Modern Mrs. Darcy)
I have a new favorite podcast about Cabbage Patch Kid Dolls and other cultural stuff (Decoder Ring Podcast)
This playlist from Coffee + Crumbs has been on repeat all month (Spotify)
Powerful artwork from Nikkolas Smith (Instagram)
What if all I want is a mediocre life? This is an older post, but always worth a revisit. (A Life in Progress)
In case you need an explicit pick-me-up. (Instagram)
What are you reading or listening to this week? What have you created that wasn’t there before? Post your response in the comments below or tag me on Instagram @emilykathleenwrites