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member name: Christopher Bell
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April 05, 2006 05:12 PM EDT --   From a man who cannot see   A screwdriver or a key   A hammer or a saw   a wrench or pliers, He would have to be a liar If he should say he safely could light  the . . . more
May 14, 2006 01:08 AM EDT -- One of my favorite AA meetings met every Thursday evening in my church's library.  One such Thursday evening, my first guide dog, Kanga, and I both got a little disoriented while we were trying . . . more
May 13, 2006 10:54 PM EDT -- Long ago and far away, when I was still a young lawyer in my late 20's, I decided to visit a friend from law school who was living in concord, New Hampshire.  I flew from Washington, D.C., where . . . more
September 17, 2006 10:03 PM EDT -- Being able to hear well, or at least well enough, is an important ability for one who is blind.  For example, being able to hear traffic patterns is what enables me to cross streets safely because . . . more
May 11, 2006 01:01 AM EDT --     26. The first depressive episode I remember was after I returned from a trip to West Africa in the summer of 1972. 27. I traveled to Ghana with a small group arranged by the Experiment . . . more
The Swimming Pool
by Christopher Bell
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August 02, 2006 11:26 PM EDT -- I have been afraid to go swimming in my apartment complex's pool since it opened in May.  Even on the hottest of days, I could not bring myself to do it.  Why?  I was afraid.  I . . . more
May 19, 2006 05:24 PM EDT -- (Republished as revised and reformatted) I have struggled with "toxic shame" almost my entire life. By "toxic shame" I mean a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach accompanied by . . . more
July 09, 2006 02:49 AM EDT -- "Being right is a form of violence," says Eckhardt Tolle, author of "The Power of Now."  An interesting idea, no?   From Tolle's perspective, our need to be right . . . more
March 16, 2006 05:51 PM EST -- I went to a dinner in a local hotel sponsored by the Minnesota chapter of the National Alliance of the Mentally Ill.  As I had predicted, the ballroom was extremely crowded with diners, chairs and . . . more
May 08, 2006 04:46 PM EDT --   1.                  I was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada in 1951. 2.                  . . . more
July 01, 2007 03:07 PM EDT -- A friend of mine sent me the e-mail copied below on the subject of gratitude.  I do not know the original author of the e-mail’s content or I would attribute it appropriately.  Notwithstanding, . . . more
 
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