Recovery. Sobriety. Living Wise.
To hear the music in today’s post from singer/songwriter Mark Pearson please go to the Just A Thought website. Some twenty years ago Charles Hahn, who passed away in 2020, shared a wonderful Christmas story with the family. It was Christmas 1935. Charles was five years old. His family lived in Oklahoma City and like so many families during the Depression, they struggled to make … Continue reading The Best Christmas Gift Ever!
I sought my soul, but my soul I could not see.I sought my God, but my God eluded me.I sought my brothers — and found all three. When the holiday season winds around each year I always look forward to getting together with my beloved sisters and my growing family. But I admit the season brings with it a tinge of sadness — I miss … Continue reading When Laughter Brought Me to my Knees
To read today’s post and hear the recording, please go to the Just A Thought website. Please click here. I would like to thank my cousin Sue Owner for her permission to share her remarkable story — a story well worth telling on the amazing power of forgiveness. “Fools,” said I, “You do not know – Silence like a cancer grows. Hear my words that I might … Continue reading A Lesson in Forgiveness
To read today’s post in its optimal format, please go to the Just A Thought website. Please click here. A climber fell off a cliff, and, as he tumbled down, he caught hold of a small branch… “Help! Is there anybody up there?” he shouted. A majestic voice boomed through the gorge: “I will help you, my son, but first you must have faith in … Continue reading Some Timely Medicine
To read today’s post in its optimal format, please go to the Just A Thought website. Please click here. “Ideology knows the answer before the question has been asked. Principles are something different: a set of values that have to be adapted to circumstances but not compromised away.” – George Packer Without principles, whatever moral governor one might have stops working, and with it — … Continue reading Principles Matter