"In a culture where sipping 'ros???e all day' is seen as the epitome of relaxation, 'grabbing a drink' the only way to network; and meeting at a bar the quintessential 'first date, ' many of us are left wondering if drinking alcohol really is the only way to cultivate joy and connection in life. [The authors] wanted to live spontaneous and luxurious lives, to escape the ordinary and enjoy the intoxicating. Their drinking, however, had started to numb them to the present moment instead of unlocking it. Ward was introduced to ...
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"In a culture where sipping 'ros???e all day' is seen as the epitome of relaxation, 'grabbing a drink' the only way to network; and meeting at a bar the quintessential 'first date, ' many of us are left wondering if drinking alcohol really is the only way to cultivate joy and connection in life. [The authors] wanted to live spontaneous and luxurious lives, to escape the ordinary and enjoy the intoxicating. Their drinking, however, had started to numb them to the present moment instead of unlocking it. Ward was introduced to Libaire when she first got sober. As they became friends, the two women talked about how they yearned to create lives that were Technicolor, beautifully raw, connected, blissed out, and outside the lines...but how? In [this book, the authors] provide a road map for living a lush and sensual life without booze"--
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