Category: Purpose
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Speaking Up: Witnessing the Hands Off Protests in Spokane
Witnessing Democracy in Action: Photos from Spokane’s Hands Off Protest shows citizens peacefully gathering to protect fundamental rights including healthcare, veterans’ benefits, public lands, and democratic processes. This photo essay captures diverse community members standing together against government overreach, demonstrating that active civic participation transcends political divides and remains essential to American values.
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Happy b-day, MT
Today is your special day, son, and another we don’t get to celebrate together. I wish things were different, that I hadn’t made a mess of things all those years ago. Some people just don’t accept that we are greater than our mistakes. They don’t believe in change nor have the heart to forgive. I…
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Desiderata by Max Ehrmann: “Go placidly amid the noise and haste”
The timeless wisdom of “Desiderata” resonates deeply with those of us on the recovery journey, particularly in times of profound change and challenge. Just as I wrote yesterday about transforming fear into freedom and finding serenity amid political uncertainty, Max Ehrmann’s 1927 prose poem offers a gentle reminder that peace and strength can be found…
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From Fear to Freedom: Recovery Principles in Challenging Times
Triumph may become trial, and trial may become triumph. Today, as news of another Trump victory ripples through our community and world, I find acceptance coming with surprising ease. What once triggered desperate feelings of fear and anxiety in 2016 has now become an opportunity to lean in and grow.
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Your Voice Still Matters – Especially When It Feels Like It Doesn’t
Looking at the vibrant mural outside this Vegas Arts District building, I was struck by the joy and hope radiating from that smile. In a time when many of us feel jaded by the noise of politics and the weight of societal challenges, it’s easy to believe our voices don’t matter. But they do. Recovery…
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Beyond a Dark Time – Embracing the Growth of Lawrence Long, a Man Who Chose Change
In life, people are often measured by their worst moments, especially when those moments are for all to see online. In order to truly understand someone, we need to look beyond a single, shadowed moment to see the arc of their journey. Lawrence Long’s story is a powerful example of this arc. He isn’t defined…
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A Father’s Path Forward: From Recovery to Supporting Other Fathers
Seven years can transform a life completely. As I reflect on my journey from 2017 to today, I’m struck by how much can change when you commit fully to personal growth and accept help from others. Today, I want to share my story – not to minimize past actions, but to offer hope to others…
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I Will Rise
Benjamin Tod’s song says it well. Some days land crushing blows to the soul. Today was one of those days for me. Yet…
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“Give yourself permission to be creative”
Do what inspires joy…in you, not just what brings praise from the world.
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The purpose of art
“The purpose of art is not the release of a momentary ejection of adrenalin but is, rather, the gradual, lifelong construction of a state of wonder and serenity.” — Glenn Gould