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Today we have Patty. She took her last drink on July 19, 2017.  This is her story. Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community Café RE.  On today's episode Paul talks about the two main sources of unhappiness and how hope is sending us barreling off a cliff.  On the surface hope is great.  But where is it located on a timeline?  In the future, not in the now.  If hope isn't serving us, then what?  Throttle back on the hope and lean into 'this moment'.  SHOW NOTES   [12:00] Paul introduces Patty.    Patty is 665 years old and is originally from Fairbanks, AK.  She currently lives in Corvallis, OR.  Patty has 3 children in their forties and 7 grandkids.  She worked at a university for 30 years and is now retired.  For fun Patty likes to hike, kayak, and sailing.    [13:55] Give us a background on your drinking.   Patty says she was 14 years od the first time she got drunk, and that she was a black-out drinker her very first time.  It wasn't until she was