Jesus did not call us martyrdom of the cross when he told us to take up our cross and follow him. We know that it was not the cross we called to but instead to our own personal the resurrection. We can see we are called to our own personnel resurrection and not to the … More The Cross Or Resurrection
I don’t think most of you know that God has a four letter word. The word is WAIT! Years ago I ran with a group of maybe fifteen of us that ran around together. Most of the time it included my daughters. Once we played a game where we went around the circle telling the … More God’s Four Letter Word
Here is a huge number, 1oo,ooo,ooo,ooo,ooo,ooo,ooo, I read about this number when I was thinking about the impossibly huge number of stars in the Universe. That number is the estimated number of the stars. In the Bible I found out that the stars are God’s Handiwork. Also know from the Bible that God knows them … More Handiwork
My group of friends and I did a lot of wonderful things together when I was in my twenties. For example we loved to take weekend driving marathons. One time on a three day weekend we drove to British Columbia. Two of the guys had nice new cars. It is a mystery to me where … More Young George
A few days ago I wrote about all the goodness my brother David brought to me at an otherwise terrible time in my life, my father’s suicide I am so grateful to David. However, as I think back over David’s life I feel his best moments might be around an extremely difficult time for him. … More David’s Finest Hour
My dad died by suicide with my gun when I was 15 years old. I had been given a 22rifle the previous Christmas by my uncle, I was very careful with my gun because I was worried about my eight year old sister Ruthie accidentally injuring herself. I broke down the gun and kept the … More My Big Brother
One of Al-Anon’s daily meditation books is called “The Courage To Change”. One of the ways I need the courage to change is I need is the courage to be myself. Here are some ideas that have helped me to get the courage to be myself. When I have heard of a death bed scene … More A Real Person
A few minutes ago I wanted to reload a new head on my razor, It took a few minutes and the help of my reading glasses but I got it done. However. when I tried to shave I discovered I had installed the razor head backwards. I was trying to shave with the plastic part … More My Look Out
Decades ago when I had just started my Al-Anon program I was trying to make amends to people I had hurt in my past. I ran across a problem in making amends. In the years I had been CEO of Union Rescue Missions Of Los Angeles I had hurt many people. By this time I … More Making Amends
The perfectionist base of my personality is always there in me. Over the years I have come to understanding that character defect was mine for my whole life. I also learned perfectionism need not dominate my life. Though perfectionism was with me every day I learned that through the Al-Anon tools I could could control … More Emotional Mistake
