"There are many forms of loss - divorce, incarceration, illness, death, even emotional change.  When I lost the person I loved more tha...

Sunday morning meeting by the pond at the park.  This one white duck looks like he feels like I used to feel - out of place. Went to The ...

Bob and Mary Ann with their brand new Christmas tree, hanging the ornaments they got from some of the NHS class of '59. These pix a...

I kind of envision us humans as babies about a year old or less, standing in our cribs, screaming at the top of our lungs, faces red, tears ...

I think that a whole bunch of people in recovery plus a whole lot of other folks (I'm including myself in this) are just stuck in the em...

I've got my work cut out for me - it's that time of year.  For many years now I've worked at enjoying the holidays.  For a varie...

Kristin and teammates at soccer match. Kitchen table Above:  Sharon's studio that they built on their house.  She is such a wonderful ar...

I'm reading Geneen Roth's Breaking Free of Emotional Eating and she's giving me a lot to think about.  At the time of the year w...

Saturday was my oldest daughter's 50th birthday, and I was honored to be invited to the party.  A long time ago I decided I was the ...

I read the same meditation books over and over.  I think I may be on the third year of reading the two I'm on now.  I was thinking about...

I only took an interest in meditation when I saw it was in the 12th Step, which is coming up on 30 years ago.  Before that I thought it soun...

God, Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change... I might not like this person/situation one bit, but I am willing to acc...

When I worked in the non-profit field I had the opportunity to go to a lot of national conferences.  I learned a lot, met some fascinating p...

My friend's garden.  The birds just flew away as I took this picture and they're not in it to my chagrin. I have no idea what this i...

I've learned that I'm a slow learner.  Making any change is a huge challenge for me.  Thanks to recovery, though, my whole attitude ...

Ignoring problems has an upside and a downside.  The downside is, of course, that ignoring problems doesn't make them go away.  Problem ...

The produce is fresher and lasts longer. The produce doesn't have any pesticides on it. The meat doesn't have growth hormones. Th...

There's something to be said for living into the 7th decade.  I'm a slow learner but I eventually catch on to some stuff.  For examp...

My latest bouquet. Midway at the fair The cops at the fair.  Little pink piggies on top. Better view of the piggies. Tony at the fair My ...

I've probably sat in thousands of meetings with a guy that likes to make the principles of the program into "one-liners."  I l...