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by Michael Plante I am a conductorso are you.We travel along a laid-out track.What fuels our momentum is what drives our fears;the past. Charging towards the unknownbelieving fate has our backsthe rails we call faithare the only thing we can feel.We hear the song of the railssinging out in the darknessthe old tune we’ve come…
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by Michael Plante 20 Years clean and sober is a milestone for any alcoholic or drug addict. It is understood that the 12-Step Program is a “one-day-at-a-time” concept yet the accumulation of days sober is motivation to progress with the steps and to live a life of serenity. So when a person has accumulated 20…
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by Michael Plante Recovery is a journey.Ups and downsTrials and tribulations.Successes and failures.Darkness and light. It was my Ego that kept me out there so long.My refusal to admit I was wrong.The Creator deflates the Ego by offering death.It was something I didn’t want to test. Surrender is only defeat of an idea that I…
