Getting Started, Love, Meaning Making, Sobriety

10 Years of Just A Thought

 “I write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.” ~ Anais Nin  On the morning of December 31, 2015 Marsha and I published our first post. I want to share a few thoughts on turning 10. First, a little history. What gave rise to JAT were heartbreaking losses: my brother Steve in 2009 my brother Kevin in 2015 Their deaths left me … Continue reading 10 Years of Just A Thought »

General

The Best Christmas Gift Ever!

To hear the music in today’s post from singer/songwriter Mark Pearson please go to the Just A Thought website. Some twenty years ago Charles Hahn, who passed away in 2020, shared a wonderful Christmas story with the family. It was Christmas 1935. Charles was five years old. His family lived in Oklahoma City and like so many families during the Depression, they struggled to make … Continue reading The Best Christmas Gift Ever! »

Sobriety

Unspeakable Beauty

Friends, On Thanksgiving Day weekend, as I stopped to consider what I was grateful for, my thoughts quickly went to the natural beauty that surrounds us everywhere — if we remember to stop and notice. These images, in their exquisite detail, caught my attention. I invite you take a few minutes to look around, whatever the season where you live, and take in the activity … Continue reading Unspeakable Beauty »

Honesty, Humility, Meaning Making, Peace of Mind

The Virtue of Integrity

“The only way out of our wreckage is to rewrite the cultural script, to make excellence in character admired again.” ~ Peter Wehner It’s hard to argue with his observation when we consider how the so-called powerful bend the rules and break the laws and face no real consequence for doing so. It sends a clear message to the rest of us — integrity is … Continue reading The Virtue of Integrity »