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I just finished reading John Thompson’s autobiography, I Came as a Shadow. His is an excellent example of the Heroic Journey, of overcoming monumental difficulties in achieving success in life. …

There is great power in a story to change lives. The founders of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) learned that the life of a “hopeless alcoholic” could change to one of sober …

Dealing with anger is one of the primary challenges we all face in life. For some people this is a greater challenge than for others, but a challenge, nevertheless. There …

Here is another guest post from Black Magic. So, I continue to stress the importance of cats to the understanding that humans have of their world. I must say at …

With this short, simple book, Sam Torode presents the spiritual philosophy of Ralph Waldo Emerson. He uses as his primary source the journaling that Emerson did in 1833, upon returning …

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of people who have in common the desire to stop drinking, or to stay stopped. As active alcoholics their stories often include episodes in which …

Some time last year I made the comment to Judy, my dear wife, that I don’t think I experience joy. She found this disturbing, and bought me The Book of …

A review of Breathing Under Water: Spirituality and the Twelve Steps by Richard Rohr, Franciscan Media, 2011, 2021 Father Richard Rohr is a Franciscan priest of the Roman Catholic church …

After somewhat in excess of fifty years, I am finally giving up the clinical practice of medicine. I closed my private practice in 2019, but have continued as the Medical …