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Jill Tappert
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“Good day, be grateful. Bad day, be graceful. Be grateful, be graceful, and on it goes.”
― Recipes for a Sacred Life: True Stories and a Few Miracles
― Recipes for a Sacred Life: True Stories and a Few Miracles
“Finally, I spread my arms even wider and announced, “It’s a good day to die!” “Well,” Mom chirped in, “it’s not a bad day to live either.” She had a point. So now I end my blessings like this: “It’s a good day to die!” I say. And then, with gusto, “It’s a good day to live!”
― Recipes for a Sacred Life: True Stories and a Few Miracles
― Recipes for a Sacred Life: True Stories and a Few Miracles
“From the beginning of high school, all other substances were readily available and liberally consumed by my friends, who used weed and booze like an essential garnish for activities. Peer pressure was rampant with hallucinogens and cocaine. I experimented and hated the effects. Reality wasn’t the problem. I was.”
― The Weight of Air: A Story of the Lies about Addiction and the Truth about Recovery
― The Weight of Air: A Story of the Lies about Addiction and the Truth about Recovery
“But what I hope is this: that you find a few [recipes] that will add to the wonder, love, and sacredness of your life. Those are the ones to follow. Those are the ones to keep.”
― Recipes for a Sacred Life: True Stories and a Few Miracles
― Recipes for a Sacred Life: True Stories and a Few Miracles
“I didn’t want to be sad, but I didn’t know why I was sad or how not to be sad or how to talk about it. I was broken. I felt broken. My body ached. My stomach hurt. I couldn’t sleep. Nothing was pleasurable. Every morning, I woke up knowing I’d failed before my feet hit the ground. At night, I’d lie in bed and wish for a terminal disease.”
― The Weight of Air: A Story of the Lies about Addiction and the Truth about Recovery
― The Weight of Air: A Story of the Lies about Addiction and the Truth about Recovery
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