Recovery. Sobriety. Living Wise.
“Be willing to be a beginner every single morning.” ~ Meister Eckhart The fact is we are all newcomers..to..today The fact is none of us has been to..today..before The fact is most of us pretend we have..but..we haven’t The fact is there is a fair bit of fear wrapped up in living..today I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve not enjoyed the feeling … Continue reading The Wisest Thing I Ever Heard
“We must develop the capacity to see men not as they are in the present but as they may become.” Thomas Monson Such are the eyes of Sponsors and Real Friends. I heard a story of an old man who made it his life’s work to act as the “honorary sponsor” of the Niagara River near the falls. He walked the shores of the river, on guard … Continue reading Throwing a Life Preserver
“The greatness of a man’s power is in the measure of his surrender.” ~ William Booth Have you given any thought to your own “cultural DNA?” To the landscapes, the religious and political systems, and the other forces that shaped your ancestors – and that helped to shape you? Forty years ago I had a conversation with my great aunt Nora Moriarty, an ancient member of … Continue reading Soul Surrender
“For he will do ~ As he do do ~ And there’s no doing anything about it!” ~ TS Elliot The picture of Charlie Brown picture pretty much sums up my experience of a life fueled on self-will and alcohol: soon to be laid out – ass end down. I would swear there was a conspiracy by the powers that be to deny me a break! My own story … Continue reading A Boy Grows Up
“All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible.” ~ T.E. Lawrence In my early days of sobriety as a twilight dreamer I was like … Continue reading Open Mind