Recovery. Sobriety. Living Wise.
In the Year of What Else Could Go Wrong cleared gutters gush November rainand run off becomes more of an ideathan a result. The tiny maple leaves once fall fire drop and clog the splash block and water eases its way down the foundation wall as all good North-west basements turn winter pools. No one says, what next? The predatorshave taken power, the weak are leftweeping in their chai tea, … Continue reading In the Year of What Else Could Go Wrong
The music from this post is only experienced from the Just A Thought website. PLEASE CLICK HERE ”The grief that does not speak / Knits up the o’er-fraught heart and bids it break.” ~ Macbeth, by William Shakespeare The grief of which Shakespeare writes is an experience many of us share. A grief so deep it can hardly be whispered — “the grief that does … Continue reading This Too Shall Pass
The music from this post is only experienced from the Just A Thought website. PLEASE CLICK HERE “Life is mostly froth and bubble, Two things stand like stone, Kindness in another’s trouble, Courage in your own.” ~ Adam Lindsay Gordon If I might be allowed this observation — It appears there is a missing virtue in the souls of many of our elected leaders, a virtue once … Continue reading Cub Scout Courage
Recent events of which we are all aware have reminded me how easy it is to reject the truth while enraptured in a distorted reality. This is a hard memory for me but one that is right for this moment. Thirty years ago I sponsored for a short time a young crack addict. I met him at a meeting in Chicago and I said I’d … Continue reading Leaving the World of Distorted Reality
We have included Mark Pearson’s music in this post. Please click on the link above in your email, or Click Here A while back I introduced you to Mark Pearson, a fraternity brother of mine. In his sixty years as a singer and songwriter he does in music what I’ve attempted to do in words. As a member of the folk group The Brothers Four, … Continue reading The Way of Everything