Recovery. Sobriety. Living Wise.
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
“A hero is not braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson We are in need of Emerson’s five-minute heroes. Lots of them! People willing to hold their feet to the fire for five extra minutes to: guard protect defend the soul of a nation being sorely tested. Thomas Paine observed during the early days of the … Continue reading Five-Minute Heroes
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
“I must bear the consequences as I deserve!” ― Charles Dickens The consequences for recent decisions are now coming home to roost. I thought Joe Nagy’s timely thought on consequences was well worth a slow read. ********** Facing the consequences of our actions is the last thing any of us wants. In fact, whenever we sow the wind, we pray that we won’t have to … Continue reading Facing Consequences (by Joe Nagy)