Recovery. Sobriety. Living Wise.
After my recent post on toxic masculinity I found I was drained to the bone. I kept asking myself — how in the name of God will we ever survive ourselves? And then, as so often is the case, I remembered something Abraham Lincoln once said: “The mystic chords of memory… will yet swell…when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of … Continue reading Finding Our Better Angels
“Prayer is not an old woman’s idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument for action.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi At a critical time in my life I was introduced to a different kind of praying: one that was constituted around active engagement rather than passive reflection. The kind of praying that gets you off your knees and onto your feet. The … Continue reading A Different Way of Praying
“There is something about a closet that makes a skeleton terribly restless.” ~ Wilson Mizner My early memories of skeletons involved people in my family — the ones we DIDN’T talk about. Grandpa Jack Great Uncle Mike Aunt Peggy The one characteristic they shared was their alcoholism. I learned from a very young age: We didn’t talk about alcoholism. Ever. So from the age of … Continue reading My Restless Closet
Today, I have an important message to share. I have been writing these posts for 17 years, and I intend to continue to write each one myself. I will never use AI to do my writing. I often must wrestle with a topic, sometimes for weeks or months. Many never make it to publication. There is value in this process, and I will never give … Continue reading The Blessing of Being a Nobody
On May 18, 2026 Ray Levias, a Seattle Prep classmate of mine, passed away. He was, for all who knew him, a truly unforgettable human being. At Prep, he was an exceptional student-athlete, a cornerstone of the back-to-back undefeated state championship football teams in 1965 and 1966. Ray was known for his electric speed, instinctive play making, and quiet intensity. He was inducted into the Seattle … Continue reading Remembering Ray Levias