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AUGUST 2019
Volume 74 • Issue 5
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TRUE STORIES OF HOPE AND INSPIRATION
EVERYDAY GREATNESS
14 Carol Zemola Garsee
Cross-country on a bike at 77.
By MARI PACK
EDITOR
BUDGET WISE
16 Spiritual Wealth
A monk turned money manager.
By DOUG LYNAM
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
COVER STORY
28 Your Greatest You
Sometimes you have to lose
who you thought you were to find
out who you’re meant to be.
By TRENT SHELTON
FORT WORTH, TEXAS
OVERCOMING ADDICTION
34 Finding Alice
Grateful, sober, loved.
By BOB L.
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
39 Healing Relationships
in Recovery
LIVING LONGER, LIVING BETTER
40 Connected
Help for a lonely mother-in-law.
By DIANE STARK
BRAZIL, INDIANA
44 5 Ways to Be a
Better Listener
CLOSE CALLS
46 The Human Chain
Mission mode!
By JESSICA SIMMONS
PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA
NEW BEGINNINGS
Something New
Her boys were growing up.
Was she growing with them?
By SHAWNELLE ELIASEN
LECLAIRE, IOWA
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