

Gratitude Friday 8 15 25 Reading as a Path to Freedom
“ Frederick Douglass taught that literacy is the path from slavery to freedom. There are many kinds of slavery and many kinds of freedom,...
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Gratitude Friday 08 08 25 The Great Le Coup of 1974
I recently ran across a reference to the high walker between the World Trade Center towers, and event I recall from my childhood. Fifty...
Aug 84 min read


Gratitude Friday 8 1 25 The Long View Lessons of the Games of the XI Olympiad
89 years ago today, Adolf Hitler opened up the 1936 Summer Olympics. Even people who do not follow history have seen photos of the...
Aug 14 min read


Gratitude Friday 7 25 25 - The Fifty Gallon Club
A few weeks back, I became a member of a rather distinct and unique club, I reached my fifty-gallon goal for blood donation. It was a...
Jul 254 min read


Gratitude Friday 7 18 25 John Lewis an American Freedom Fighter
John Lewis, young mentee of Martin Luther King, veteran nonviolent activist of the Freedom Rides and other actions vital to the civil...
Jul 183 min read


Gratitude Friday 7 11 25 – That First Summer in Recovery
Recently, I was reflecting on my first summer in recovery. I just turned 22 and I had nine months in recovery. I actually got my yellow...
Jul 113 min read


Gratitude Friday 7 4 25 Independence Day 2025
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable...
Jul 44 min read


Gratitude Friday 6 27 25 The Echoes of Gettysburg
Handshake Across the High Water Mark of the Civil War, Gettysburg PA Recently, I had the opportunity to ride my bike through the...
Jun 274 min read


GF 6 20 25 Juno
It is mid-June. The origins of the name of the month comes from the Latin, “Juno" and is associated with the Roman goddess Juno, who was...
Jun 203 min read


Gratitude Friday - 6 13 2025 – Retreat of Hope and Purpose
“Hope is never the loudest voice-it's the quiet hum beneath despair, the fragile thread we follow when the world seems intent on...
Jun 133 min read