Recovery. Sobriety. Living Wise.
To hear the music in today’s post, please go to the Just A Thought website. PLEASE CLICK HERE In life, sometimes, we tumble into a crevasse, deep enough, dark enough, dangerous enough, to reorder our priorities and change how we live the rest of our lives. My tumble taught me three things about crevasses: They’re almost impossible to avoid, They’re terrifyingly consuming, They’re virtually impossible … Continue reading The Great Crevasse
To hear the music in today’s post, please go to the Just A Thought website. PLEASE CLICK HERE The state of the world has really sucked the wind out of my sails and put me in a state of watchful grief. It has been hard to find my equilibrium. Luckily for Marsha and me, we found a way to get a little peace of … Continue reading A Visit to Dogland
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
Who was the first person who helped you set your internal compass to true north? It’s a question I’ve given a lot of thought to since I’ve become a grandparent. I remember how difficult it was for me as a kid to find a positive direction. Life seemed to pummel me with a never-ending barrage of rules and regulations. The way I remember it: On … Continue reading Fixing a Broken Compass