A few days ago I wrote that the most life giving kind of courage  for me was the courage to be my real self days ago I wrote that the most life giving  The following is a real life story which happened at Union Rescue Mission in Los Angeles. Being Real…..When I worked at Union … More Real Courage

George Caywood  · “Row, Row, Row your boat”…. It is the only boat I can row. “Gently down the steam”… Gently always gently. How painful it is when I am harsh with myself. “Merrily,Merrily, Merrily, Merrily”….I deserve a joyful life and so do you. It takes effort for me not to let the urgent crowd out … More A Nursery Rhyme Life Plan

JoAnna is my youngest daughter. To us and to lots of others she is known as Jo. She is a treasure to all of her family and to everyone else who knows her including her husband Matt of course. She has a kind and loving way about her but she has always insisted on her … More Being Her Own Person

When I was a chaplain at Union Rescue Mission in Los Angeles it was my responsibility to spend some time each week with the men on our recovery program  who were assigned to me.One of the men assigned to me was named Robert. One time Robert and I were in my office. We had talked … More Skid Row Ministry To Me

I think that courage s best defined as the courage to be yourself. . Some people do things that are physically dangerous as a way to feel that do have courage despite not being able to really face their fears. Honesty is the foundation of courage. I do not mean dollar and cents honesty although … More Courage

I have more than 30 semester units of “F” on my college record. That is because I had seven consecutive semesters in which I enrolled for classes at San Diego State University and dropped out every semester. Two of my dropout semesters I failed to withdraw from my classes.Of Course, I failed all those classes. … More How my Family Helped Me Heal

I have four daughters. They are all so dear to me. Gina is my eldest and Jill, Janelle’and JoAnna follow along more or less at two year intervals.One day many years ago when Gina was about nine we  all went swimming in a friend’s pool. Somehow Gina had gotten terrified of the water. The other … More A Very Brave Little Girl

The Eleventh Step…..-The word Conscious implies several things to me. one is that a conscious deliberate effort on my part. This an suggestion that requires a conscious decision on my part to take the action suggested. -What has been normal for me is that I wait until I feel stressed and then ask for God’s … More Loving God

Surrender…I once complained to my sponsor that I just can not surrender some things. I surrendered one minute and took it the load back the next. My sponsor’sname was Elsa. Let me explain she was a very elderly lady which means that at the time of this conversation she was my age now. if you … More Surrender

I have been haunted by undeserved guilt and shame for most of my life.I have come a long way in that regard but I will never totally wipeout that tendency. Like most growth steps it takes persistence to gain ground. As is said,  “Practice makes Progress.” and “Persistence is needed for serenity”.I will always need to … More From a Great Theologian