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Dee Rambeau's avatar

“I think the reason it took me so long to get sober was a failure of my imagination: I couldn’t conceive of a life without alcohol.”

Bingo.

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Sheryl B's avatar

Swagger is only male? I beg to differ. Representation matters, especially with a concept like that.

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T.B.D.'s avatar

I definitely don’t think that—I wrote this a couple of weeks ago and it’s a great example of female swagger. https://thanksforlettingmeshare.substack.com/p/if-she-can-do-it

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C.L. Steiner's avatar

I’m gonna have to read this one over again, I think. I get the concept, but how do you square the swagger and the third step?

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T.B.D.'s avatar

My higher power likes to get stuff done and gives me just enough power to accomplish the next right thing. I believe my higher power also likes confidence since true confidence comes from faith and repetition. To me, swagger isn’t about setting some individual goal and reaping the glory. It’s that moment when you realize something needs to happen and that you can be part of the answer. And you turn to the person next to you, and say “hell, yeah, we can do this.” That’s swagger and why all of my examples were in a team-setting.

Bill W and Marty Mann are great examples of swagger.

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