Recovery. Sobriety. Living Wise.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year ~ Pat & Marsha It’s our pleasure to once again reprise this post originally published in 2016. It seems especially appropriate this year. Whatever your own circumstances this holiday season, may your hearts be strong, your spirits peaceful, and remember there is love in abundance. May you give and receive it with generosity and gratitude. 🎄 “Always winter … Continue reading A Charlie Brown Kind of Christmas
“You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land; there is no other life but this.” ~ Henry David Thoreau Tough thing. Living in the moment can be, on occasions, a very uncomfortable place. Isn’t it easier to daydream about … Continue reading Don’t Lose It — Live It
I’ve been feeling a little on the edge these days — like I kinda need help crawling back. Do you ever get this way? When I find myself living on life’s razor’s edge, I remember a story of the wise fisherman. An American businessman was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the … Continue reading Laughing on the Edge
There are times when getting from here to there is no easy matter; when the route is unclear and obstacles seem insurmountable. There’s an old saying: “The only difference between a stepping stone and a stumbling block is how we use them.” Will you walk in between the stones with a mind to missing them, or walk on top of the stones with a … Continue reading Stepping Stones or Stumbling Blocks?
“No human face is exactly the same in its lines on each side, no leaf perfect in its lobes, no branch in its symmetry. All admit irregularity as they imply change; and to banish imperfection is to destroy expression, to check exertion, to paralyze vitality. All things are literally better, lovelier, and more beloved for the imperfections which have been divinely appointed, that the law … Continue reading Our Perfect Imperfection