author darryl duke

My Two Kinds Of Joy

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Of all the things I’ve achieved in life that still brings me good feelings. (Out of modesty, I won’t list them all here.) Nothing compares to the wonderful feelings that having grandchildren bring. Of course, having children in my life brings me joy. Well…most days anyway. But having grandchildren has given me a new kind … Read more

How Spiritual Growth Enabled Me to Love Myself

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This is from chapter 8 of my book, Facing Our Fears. I’m coming up on 25 years of continuous sobriety next month and it was good reading this again. It showed me where I was spiritually and emotionally back then. But several years later I would eventually figure out the whole Julia Roberts thing and … Read more

Why I Began My Search

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An excerpt from the first chapter of my book. It was originally written in 2005 when I was just 9 years sober. I explain in Chapter 12 why I rewrote my original book and changed the title. But what I wrote back then is still relevant to my sobriety of 23 years now, and my … Read more