Recovery. Sobriety. Living Wise.
“One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious. And isn’t it the darkness of a stormy life that often produces thunderbolts of consciousness that awaken us to the world around us?” ~ Carl Jung And yet some darkness seems so impenetrable — like the dark side of the moon — or the dark depths of racism memorialized in the United … Continue reading Life Outside the Cave (with Joe)
“Watch your character for your character is your destiny.” ~ Winston Churchill I think it’s safe to say many are concerned with the kind of legacy this generation might leave the next. So many environmental issues of grave importance are being left unattended, leaving the planet teetering on the brink. Since we can’t find common ground we’re left arguing over the definition of reality. Facts … Continue reading What Will Be Our Legacy?
“You peer into my life to find a lingering past, but I tell you it was sunken thousand fathoms deep and weighted down with my dead self. You look into my breast to find that old, old open wound, but I tell you I seared it with my hot tears and only the cicatrix is there. You look into my eyes to read that oft-told … Continue reading Pushing Through
“A friend is one to whom one may pour out the contents of one’s heart, chaff and grain together, knowing that gentle hands will take and sift it, keep what is worth keeping, and with a breath of kindness, blow the rest away. Oh, the comfort – the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person – having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, … Continue reading Your Forever Friend
“There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson Social media, for many, might be one such thing. I heard it described this way: Twitter ~ I’m eating a donut Facebook ~ I like donuts Foursquare ~ This is where I eat donuts Instagram ~ Here’s a picture of my donut YouTube ~ Here I am, eating a donut LinkedIn ~ My … Continue reading The Sacred Space Between Your Ears