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		<description><![CDATA[During the last several years, I’ve become much more aware of the things I used to distract myself from my “stuff.” I’ve removed some – booze, shopping, certain friendships – that hindered awareness of my self and my life. I’ve even managed to cut down on Law &#38; Order reruns! Peeling away those layers, though, [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=drinkingtodistraction.com&#038;blog=17994470&#038;post=152&#038;subd=drinkingtodistraction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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