The Unimaginably Good Life

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How to insist on possibility when doom is a very real option

How to insist on possibility when doom is a very real option

The lens of recovery has shaped my life and turned me into a positivity factory—even in crowded airports

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Megan DeMatteo
Jul 24, 2024
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Wigs backstage at the Savonlinna Opera Festival’s production of Don Giovanni, in which a lewd protagonist meets the fate of getting dragged into hell as penance for his actions. (Megan DeMatteo)

Last week I flew home from Finland during the global IT outage. My flight was seamless, but when I landed in JFK airport, a familiar rumble of chaos greeted me i…

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