Originally posted on George Caywood:
The alley behind the mission used to be a dead end. It went just beyond the mission and then widened into a turn around for cars. There were benches along the alley. Men gathered there for conversation and to smoke. The men talked about the things men usually talk about.…
Such a great lady Maria. So sweet be ya. Can’t wait to see ya Such a good one indeed ya I would love to cook and Feed ya Remember my name starts with G ya. Always good to Hear ya. you are pretty says I ya. So funny her Joke Oh ya I dream a … More Thinking Of Maria
Those two words, “Jesus wept” are the the words of the shortest verse in the Bible.The passage is in John 9. He wept because His friend had died and the man’s woman friends were showing heart broken grief. When I was in a clinical, suicidal depression back in 1986 I often wept. In my recovery … More Jesus Wept
One of most damning things that I am still dealing with from my boyhood is my belief that if I tried hard enough I could win my mom’s affection. I endlessly tried to please her. My efforts to please her created a problem for her. She needed to be angry with me. When I was … More Big Fear
1 Someone said “Resentment is poison I take to hurt you” 2 I deeply resented that my Dad used my 22 caliber riffle to kill himself. I was 15 at the time 3 I have sometimes shared at my Al-Anon meetings about how I dealt with my resentment over my dad’s suicide, inevitably during the … More Anger
This Pandemic is wearing me out. That is part of my exhaustion but some of it is due to the fact I am 82 years old, More is due to me staying up well past midnight watching documentaries because I so enjoy learning things. Last night I watched one on cats. Fantastic !! Another factor … More I Am So Tired
One of my adult kids and I have a shattered relationship. When I consider how and why that happened I notice one thing. All my personal research into how my broken relation with her began I consistently conclude’ “It wasn’t my fault”. I understand why I do not easily accept responsibility for my tragic situation. … More Blame
I like to treat myself at a particular juice bar smoothie store here i.n Long Beach California. A few years ago I had the chance to talk with the owner of this smoothy store for a few minutes. I found out that I had been going to her smoothie bar for just one year less … More Getting Through This Together
Of course God wants us to have faith in Him/Her. But the faith I am lacking is not so much faith in God. My faith in God has steadily increased in the many decades I have been following Jesus Christ. However, there is another category of faith I believe God wants me to emphasize now. … More The Faith God Wants
To the title above, I need to add you are a good person too . It is common to people raised in this sick culture to be far more likely to assume the worst about ourselves than we are likely to see the wondrous truth about ourselves. I believe that from the creation story in … More I Am A Good Man
