Recovery. Sobriety. Living Wise.
For a decade, I have watched as we have lived in a kind of national trance, and like so many Americans, have been deeply affected by it — my sleep, my appetite, my mood. — Most of all it’s left me with an ever present seething anger. Watching the country systematically break all its sacred promises to its citizens and to the world has been … Continue reading Towards a New Promised Land
I am a genealogy addict. I’ve researched some of my family as far back as Medieval times. It is exciting, and a puzzle that never ends. One thing it has given me is perspective on our current times. We feel like now is the worst it’s ever been. We are terrified that our country is being pulled apart. The fact is, every single era I’ve … Continue reading Perspective (by Eileen)
“God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform; He plants his footsteps in the sea,And rides upon the storm.” ~ William Cowper 💠I have to admit in recent times I’ve been waiting for God’s wonders to act upon the storms of this era. Each passing day swamps me with a new outrage. Truly. So you can imagine my surprise when… … Continue reading Little Wonders
For most of my years on earth I’ve watched a world slowly coming together. Now, for more than a decade, I’ve been watching a world rapidly falling falling apart. It’s been rattling to experience my perspective on the world blow up. How, I ask myself, can the same world appear so different? But then again, isn’t it true that life is kind of that way? … Continue reading A World Coming Together
In his essay on old age, Cicero has Cato the Elder lecture on the advantages of growing old. Reading it, you would think that the best is yet to come. Not so, however, for Cicero. His involvement in Roman politics resulted in him fleeing for his life from Mark Antony’s henchmen. When they caught up with him, they severed his hands and head, and Antony … Continue reading Old Age (by Joe Nagy)