Recovery. Sobriety. Living Wise.
“When we are tired we are sometimes attacked by ideas we had long ago.” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche A couple of years ago, I spent a night on patrol with my friend and honorary nephew Jai, who is a police officer in the twin cities area of Minnesota. I had longed to ride with him on his night patrol to experience the sights and sounds of … Continue reading Patrolling Your Past
“As a cure for worry, work is better than whiskey” ~ Thomas Edison My friend John was a quadriplegic and permanent resident at King County Hospital. I met John in 1962 while I had a Seattle Times paper route in the hospital. John would buy both the morning and evening papers so that he could study the horse racing handicap columns. He bet on horses and … Continue reading Worry
This blog is not about politics; it’s about helping us on our journeys toward becoming our better selves. However, occasionally something from the political sphere may enter in to further that pursuit. My ears have been ringing lately with talk of how we Americans must make our country great again, how we must become a tougher nation as we eye those new to our land with suspicion. … Continue reading What Makes Us Great?
“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
For Mothers, wherever we find them. “Nothing in the world is permanent, and we’re foolish when we ask anything to last, but surely we’re still more foolish not to take delight in it while we have it. If change is the essence of existence one would have thought it only sensible to make it the premise of our philosophy. We can none of us … Continue reading Mother India Claims A Son