Recovery. Sobriety. Living Wise.
To read today’s post in its optimal format, please go to the Just A Thought website. I believe all of us, at some point in our lives, are called to do an honest, thorough self‑examination of: our behavior, our motives, our temperament, in order to understand who we are, how our actions affect other people, and in order to raise the level of our game. … Continue reading Taming the Whirlwind
To read today’s post in its optimal format, please go to the Just A Thought website. The greatest lesson I was ever taught was on — LETTING GO. Every now and again I come upon a story that startles me in its clarity. Here is one on letting go. The Traveler and the Anchor A young seeker, carrying a heavy rucksack filled with maps, holy … Continue reading Thy Kingdom Come — My Kingdom Go
To read today’s post in its optimal format, please go to the Just A Thought website. This thought remembers an old friend I wrote about on the first Sunday in January 2016: Alice Bailey. Alice was a tiny English woman who played a very important role in the early life of my family. She was a surrogate mother to our mom and a surrogate grandmother … Continue reading Half Empty or Half Full?
To read today’s post in its optimal format, please go to the Just A Thought website. When Marsha and I arrived back in Seattle in 2017 I felt a little like Rip Van Winkle, waking up to a hometown I no longer recognized. When I first left in 1971, times were tough. That old billboard said it all. We returned to an area that was … Continue reading An Icon of Kindness