Recovery. Sobriety. Living Wise.
During this moment when the human family is sharing a common tragedy, I’m reprising a post from September of 2017 to remind us of what it means to be brothers and sisters in this common family of ours. — Pat There is a sculpture, Kindred Spirits, that stands in a park in the small town of Middleton in East Cork, Ireland. It tells the story … Continue reading Kindred Spirits
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” ― James Baldwin I, like many of you, have had my world stopped, once again, on the issue of racism. After the horrific murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis I called Jai, my surrogate nephew, to check in on him. Jai, who is both a St. Paul police … Continue reading Changing Our Hearts … And Laws
You all are invited to the virtual Memorial Service for my father Charles Hahn. It will be held (via Zoom) on Saturday, May 30 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (10:00 a.m. Pacific). If you haven’t already, you’ll need to download the Zoom app and register in advance. The registration page is at https://bit.ly/charleshahn . Once you register, you will receive a confirmation email with more details. … Continue reading Transcending Our Rainy Days
These days I’ve been feeling a little weary and needing to get outside of my own head. I asked Marsha where she turned for inspiration and she said music always had been an important source for her. She loved all kinds of music, and mentioned that she had gone through an intense Beethoven phase when she was a teenager. Her response reminded me of music’s … Continue reading Thank You, Beethoven
One of the key elements in the 12 steps is surrender. For the first seven years of my sobriety I could never say I surrendered entirely. There was a piece of me I kept hidden, even from God. And then the bottom dropped out. Beaten into complete defeat…and surrounded by those who can speak from the heart, I finally surrendered ~ Bill W This was … Continue reading Making the Desert Your Friend