Recovery. Sobriety. Living Wise.
To read today’s post in its optimal format, please go to the Just A Thought website. Please click here. Life flings miles and years between us, It is true,—But brings never to me dearer Friends than you! ~ Dorothy Scarborough, I recently got together with a few high school classmates to share some memories. (Mike Stapleton, Ray Levias, me and Keith … Continue reading On Friendship
To read today’s post in its optimal format and listen to the music, please go to the Just A Thought website. Please click here. This week I celebrated 40 years of sobriety. In remembrance of when this journey began I’d like to share what I call my helplessly hoping.moment with you, They are one person. They are two alone. They are three together. … Continue reading Helplessly Hopeful — Celebrating 40 Years of Sobriety
To read today’s post in its optimal format, please go to the Just A Thought website. Please click here. A climber fell off a cliff, and, as he tumbled down, he caught hold of a small branch… “Help! Is there anybody up there?” he shouted. A majestic voice boomed through the gorge: “I will help you, my son, but first you must have faith in … Continue reading Some Timely Medicine
To read today’s post in its optimal format, please go to the Just A Thought website. Please click here. Our new grandson William was born on May 25, 2025. I dedicate this post to all our children and grandchildren who are trying to move forward with their lives. “What I seek to convey,” Franklin Roosevelt said, at the beginning of an address to the seventh … Continue reading Holding Vigil — Together
To read today’s post in its optimal format, please go to the Just A Thought website. Please click here. “Ideology knows the answer before the question has been asked. Principles are something different: a set of values that have to be adapted to circumstances but not compromised away.” – George Packer Without principles, whatever moral governor one might have stops working, and with it — … Continue reading Principles Matter