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Grateful to Be Alive: My Road to Recovery from Addiction

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“That is curious, no doubt about it,” remarked Vincent. Harrison nodded. “Oh, that’s not the half of it! It was strange in itself and startled me quite a bit, but I was even more startled when I returned home that evening and actually had a look at the oranges for the first time.” The three siblings blinked at him. “The oranges… were startling?” Harrison chuckled. “No, Miss Helene, not the actual oranges; rather what they were wrapped in.”

“I attended a bat mitzvah during which the presiding rabbi had the unenviable task of leading what should be a joyous event during a time of deep mourning. During the ceremony, she described a Jewish teaching that explains if a funeral procession and a wedding procession meet at an intersection and one has to go first, the wedding takes the lead. This Talmudic lesson is meant to demonstrate that even in times of extreme sadness and mourning, we need to make room for life and joy.”