Recovery. Sobriety. Living Wise.
Recent events of which we are all aware have reminded me how easy it is to reject the truth while enraptured in a distorted reality. This is a hard memory for me but one that is right for this moment. Thirty years ago I sponsored for a short time a young crack addict. I met him at a meeting in Chicago and I said I’d … Continue reading Leaving the World of Distorted Reality
This post is best experienced from the Just A Thought website. PLEASE CLICK HERE “Monday brings last sunny 70s forecast in Seattle for now; clouds ahead” ~ Seattle Times: Oct. 7, 2024 at 11:19 am We are entering the time in the Pacific Northwest when sunny days are at a premium. Soon the panoramic view of the Olympics and the Cascades will be but a … Continue reading Becoming A Lamplighter
“What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error; let us pardon reciprocally each other’s folly. That is the first law of nature.” ~ Voltaire I’d like to share my story of how I learned a new language — the language of the heart. Not long after I sobered up I bought a cabin on the Swinomish … Continue reading How I Learned A New Language
TO ENJOY THE MUSIC IN TODAY’S POST, PLEASE CLICK THE LINK ABOVE IN YOUR EMAIL, OR click here. “To love at all is to be vulnerable.” ~ C.S. Lewis NOTE FROM MARSHA: Eileen and I have been friends since we were 10 years old. Today, she shares her poignant story of learning to receive care and support from others. As someone who shares the kind … Continue reading Vulnerability and Grace (by Eileen)
[Reprised from 2016] NEWS BULLETIN ISTANBUL: “Hundreds of sheep followed their leader off a cliff in eastern Turkey, plunging to their deaths this week while shepherds looked on in dismay. Four hundred sheep fell 15 metres to their deaths in a ravine in Van Province near Iran but broke the fall of another 1,100 animals who survived, newspaper reports said yesterday. Shepherds from Ikizler village … Continue reading Beyond a Rock and a Hard Place