Recovery. Sobriety. Living Wise.
When I first heard this Hans Christian Anderson story, I couldn’t have been more than ten. It had been rendered into a children’s play which my mother took us to see. What A Good Man Does Is Always Right ~ A Story by Hans Christian Anderson There was once a very old farmhouse in the country, with a thatched roof, with all sorts of moss … Continue reading Embracing the Unexpected
“In any war, the victors may be destroyed as completely as the vanquished. They still have their lives, but they have given up everything else in order to keep them. They sacrifice what they do not realize they have until they have lost it. And so the man who can win the war can only rarely survive the peace.” ― Natalie Haynes, A Thousand Ships … Continue reading The Forever War
Some weeks my thoughts flow like leaves in a summer breeze. Other weeks they are like a pile of kindling waiting for a fire. Then there are weeks, like this one, when my mind feels dry and arid. So to quench my thirst I’ve gathered some of my favorite quotations to ponder and provide a cool drink for you as well. Enjoy! ? * Don’t … Continue reading Other People’s Thoughts
“Fear cannot touch me… It can only taunt me, It cannot take me, Just tell me where to go… I can either follow, Or stay in my bed… I can hold on to the things that I know… The dead stay dead, They cannot walk. The shadows are darkness. And darkness cannot talk” ― Christopher RiceI saw recently that less than 50 of percent of the US population are vaccinated against Covid-19, and of … Continue reading The Boundary of Fear