By Johnny Patout Early on in my nearly 30 years in the treatment business I developed a significant interest in trying to help others understand the whys of addiction: Why can’t addicts see they are destroying their lives with alcohol and drugs? Why can’t they see they are hurting those they love? Why don’t they […]
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[By Peter Waite] I never expected to run a 5K race. In fact, I never expected to run again in my life, period. Having battled chronic illness for 17 years and suffered a serious leg injury 10 years ago, running wasn’t even on my mental radar. Over the years just walking has been difficult for
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I am a multi-tasker by nature… I often watch TV while doing a puzzle, reading a book, crocheting, or playing on the computer. I cook while sweeping or washing dishes, talking on the phone, or folding laundry. Right now I am working on this, playing a game, texting a friend, and planning my afternoon. While
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I have always heard the saying “You can’t go home again,” but I think there is something about the Black Hills, that once you have lived here, you can never really be happy anyplace else. I moved to Minnesota in January 1996 and back here finally in January 2009. I wanted to come back for
First of all I think “falling in love” is a silly thing to say. You can fall into mud, or a puddle, or a lake, or hay, or leaves, love is not that easy, nor that soft. I think it’s more of a lifting up process, because you feel it in your heart, your head,
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