Recovery. Sobriety. Living Wise.
Forty years ago I met a “good one”: an old gentleman who ran a shoeshine stand in the Eastern Airlines Shuttle Terminal at LaGuardia Airport. I was never sure of his name but most people called him Pete. At the time the hourly shuttle between New York, Boston and Washington was among the busiest in the nation. Everyone was guaranteed a seat, No reservations needed, … Continue reading Tending to Your Own Business
“Doubt grows with knowledge.” ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Today we hear many voices speak with the ring of dogmatic certainty, where the ugliest of ugly thoughts are hurled out to every time zone. I find myself asking, how can so many be so sure of so much? Socrates once observed, “I know that I don’t know. But you don’t know what you don’t know and … Continue reading When Doubt is an Ally
This is a picture of our 15-month-old grandson Sam attempting to saddle his dog Patches in hopes of catching a ride up to his crib. Isn’t it delightful? Can’t you just feel the connection? The peaceful accord between a baby and a dog. When Sam’s mom Kelly sent the picture we shook our heads in wonderment. How could two different species reach such contented … Continue reading Of Dogs and Babies
Recently I had a fitful night of worry, tossing and turning, my thoughts uncontrollably circulating downward. The impending move to the Pacific Northwest had me anxious. It was two o’clock in the morning and I found myself counting all the things that could go wrong. I thought, it’s one thing to have moved to Chicago at age 22, quite another to return to Seattle at … Continue reading Good Morning