Recovery. Sobriety. Living Wise.
“When our soul has been cast down, has never an invisible voice whispered, ‘There is lifting up’? Have not gales and breezes of sweet and healing thought been wafted over us, as if an angel had shaken from his wings the odors of paradise?” ~ Harriet Beecher Stowe When Marsha recently wheeled me into the emergency room at Providence Hospital in Everett I was experiencing … Continue reading The Healing Power of Love
I recently visited my friend Joe Thomas in Mobile, Alabama. It was my first trip away from the Northwest in three years and I was really looking forward to it. Joe and I go back more than fifty years and when we do get together we unabashedly indulge our Three Great Pleasures: Food Football Fellowship Now with each passing year I’m ever more grateful to … Continue reading A Master Class In Living In The Moment
A friend of mine years ago gave me some excellent advice. He said never be afraid of finding someone who might shed light on your darkness — because darkness will come. True enough. But who of us are ever taught HOW to seek out such people? Certainly, when I was young and depressed it was impossible for me to share my pain without first numbing … Continue reading Finding Light From Others
“Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.” ~ Edgar Allan Poe Are you a daytime dreamer or do you dream at night? I’m a little of both. My dreams have taken me to mountaintop moments and descents into deep crevasses. But through it all, for whatever reason, I’ve always continued to dream. Not surprising, … Continue reading Remaking A Dream
Marsha and I are happy to announce that we’ve resolved our email issue and that if you wish to reply to a post you are free to do so with the knowledge we’ll get it. ???? This summer is the first time our ten-year-old granddaughters experienced three weeks away from their parents. When they first told me about this upcoming adventure they were exuberant. They … Continue reading Homesickness (by Marilyn)