Recovery. Sobriety. Living Wise.
After my recent accident I spent a restless night in the hospital. Almost being run over by my own car had left me shaken and nearly a whole day had been wiped from my memory. I found it impossible to sleep and I lay awake most of the night reflecting on what had happened. Strangely, it turned into a kind of Charlie Brown moment. You … Continue reading A Thought After My Accident
“A friend is one to whom one may pour out the contents of one’s heart, chaff and grain together, knowing that gentle hands will take and sift it, keep what is worth keeping, and with a breath of kindness, blow the rest away. Oh, the comfort – the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person – having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, … Continue reading Your Forever Friend
I was on the lookout for a holiday thought big enough, sweet enough and yet real enough to speak to this strangely difficult time. I’ve been bristling inside since the latest version of the coronavirus reared its microscopic little head. It seems like this bugger has a mind of its own and is bound and determined to keep us off balance for another holiday season. … Continue reading God Bless the Cheery People (with Kevin)
“Unfortunately there can be no doubt that man is, on the whole, less good than he imagines himself or wants to be. Everyone carries a shadow, and the less it is embodied in the individual’s conscious life, the blacker and denser it is.” ~ Carl Jung What can you say? It is a sad day — when you discover people aren’t as good as you … Continue reading Finding Light In Your Shadow
“If you have been dwelling solely on the evil that is in man, or on the special evil which you think is in your nation, or your age, see whether that habit has not blinded your intelligence and weakened your strength. It has cast you down upon your face. Stand up, on this Thanksgiving Day, stand up upon your feet! Believe in man! Soberly and … Continue reading My Thanksgiving Story