Recovery. Sobriety. Living Wise.
To read today’s post in its optimal format, please go to the Just A Thought website. Please click here. Life flings miles and years between us, It is true,—But brings never to me dearer Friends than you! ~ Dorothy Scarborough, I recently got together with a few high school classmates to share some memories. (Mike Stapleton, Ray Levias, me and Keith … Continue reading On Friendship
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. Our new grandson William was born on May 25, 2025. I dedicate this post to all our children and grandchildren who are trying to move forward with their lives. “What I seek to convey,” Franklin Roosevelt said, at the beginning of an address to the seventh … Continue reading Holding Vigil — Together
To watch the video included in today’s post please go to the Just A Thought website. Please click here. “Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh When I was about 23, I was dropped off from work by a friend and rushed across the street without looking because … Continue reading Learning from Pain (by Eileen)
To read today’s post in its optimal format, please go to the Just A Thought website. Please click here. As the grandson of Irish immigrants I loved listening to my grandfather offer up his words of wisdom. Grandpa spoke in a deep Irish brogue with delightful, strange inflections. His sentences always ended on a higher note than they began. But what I loved most was the … Continue reading Irish Thought Candles