Recovery. Sobriety. Living Wise.
This post is dedicated to my friend Ray Levias, who in high school gave me some of my first real lessons in friendship. Over the past forty years one of the greatest things I’ve learned has been the preeminent importance of the practice of friendship. It’s been said friends are siblings God never gave us. If that’s true then we are all part of … Continue reading The Practice of Friendship
To read this post in its optimal format, click the link above, or click here. I’ve consumed hundreds of books on a wide range of topics including history, philosophy, religion, politics and government. I have studied the lives of many of the significant leaders of the past three hundred years. Plus, I worked in Washington DC for ten years and lived half my life in … Continue reading The Struggle of Being Moral
To read today’s post and hear the recording, please go to the Just A Thought website. Please click here. I would like to thank my cousin Sue Owner for her permission to share her remarkable story — a story well worth telling on the amazing power of forgiveness. “Fools,” said I, “You do not know – Silence like a cancer grows. Hear my words that I might … Continue reading A Lesson in Forgiveness
To read today’s post in its optimal format please go to the Just A Thought website. Please click here. We gain knowledge of ourselves and the world in two ways: from science and from art. We learn from reason, and from the heart. Both are necessary if we are to develop to our fullest potential, as individuals and as a community. The renowned Harvard biologist … Continue reading Head and Heart (by Joe)
To read today’s post in its optimal format please go to the Just A Thought website. Please click here. ***** “You are not a drop in the ocean, you are the entire ocean in one drop.“ ~ Rumi I suspect when most of us reach a certain age reminiscing becomes a larger feature in our daily life — exploring the ever fascinating topic of how … Continue reading Bumping Into Karma