Recovery. Sobriety. Living Wise.
In the journey of self-discovery perhaps the most amazing revelation is just how improbable it is that you ever got to be a self at all. What are the odds of ever being born? One in 400 trillion. Wow. Indeed, we did win the lottery the day we were blessed with the opportunity to take our place on the tree of life. For me, once … Continue reading Our 1 in 400 Trillion Shot
[This post includes a short video best experienced from the Just a Thought website. Please click the link above.] “Our country’s honor calls upon us for a vigorous … exertion; and if we now shamefully fail, we shall become infamous to the whole world.” ~ George Washington The same can be said of America in the current moment. If Washington were to return to our … Continue reading A Portrait of Honor
“The greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances.” ― Martha Washington And yet in places like Gaza and Ukraine and the Sudan it’s impossible to believe that anyone could find happiness in such harsh, brutal and terrifying circumstances. But miraculously, people do. And it is one of the great miracles of life. We see it … Continue reading The Flutter of Happiness
[This post was intended for the week before Christmas, but was delayed because of email service issues. If you get this, it means the issues are resolved — ha ha!] The desegregation storm of September 1957 ripped into Little Rock’s self-image of Southern racial moderation and plunged the city into turmoil for nearly two years. The Central High crisis became the most defining chapter in … Continue reading All Right, Then — I Will Go To Hell
[There’s one video at the end of this post. Please click the link above to read/watch directly from the website.] Some things we learn as children are best unlearned as adults. God bless my dear grandfather. He taught me so many important things, like the importance of faith, family and character. He was very embodiment of the best of the Irish temperament: funny, resilient, faithful, … Continue reading Teach Your Children Well