Recovery. Sobriety. Living Wise.
Recently we attended an inspiring and interesting event at the Carter Center with former Irish President Mary Robinson, and saw a documentary about her life. After being the first female president of Ireland and ushering in a spectacular transformation of rights in that country, she became UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and later participated in and chaired “The Elders,” an illustrious group of world … Continue reading Prisoner of Hope (by Eileen)
To enjoy the music in today’s post, please click the link above to go to the Just A Thought website, or Click Here. I dedicate this post to my Seattle Prep ’67 classmates who are an ever-present source of inspiration to me. “You can hold yourself back from the sufferings of the world, that is something you are free to do and it accords with your … Continue reading When Suffering is Transformed
Important Notice We apologize for the technical difficulties with email and ask for your patience as we sort them out. Please know that it is very rare for us not to publish a post each week. If you ever miss an email you can go to the site, justathoughtbypat.com, to read the latest. *** We live in a time now in which questions abound — … Continue reading A Question (by Mark Pearson)
To watch the video in today’s post, please go to the Just A Thought website. PLEASE CLICK HERE *** A “shoe leather prayer” is a practical way of getting a prayer answered. I learned the prayer some 32 years ago. Here’s that story… At the time Marsha and I were in the early days of our courtship. She lived in Chicago and I lived in … Continue reading Shoe Leather Prayers
With the passing of Jimmy Carter the last vestiges of an era have gone. It is fitting to remember a time when: a peanut farmer from Georgia could be elected president the rule of law was mighty enough to topple a president the majority of Americans cast their vote for an honest government A time to remember the men and women who matured during the … Continue reading Goodbye, Jimmy Carter