September is Recovery Month. The fact that it falls in September holds special meaning for me because on September 20, 2022, it will have been 22 years since I made the decision to stop drinking and to get and to stay sober. I got sober in my 30s. I was just so sick and tired of being sick and tired. Life seemed pointless. And that was unacceptable to me. I had two beautiful daughters who … [Read more...]
The Thanksgiving Chair
A recent memorial for a friend of LCL featured a video, The Thanksgiving Chair. As the protagonist went through his day, which included moments of frustration and grief, a chair appeared as a reminder of the importance of giving thanks. As he sat in it, and later placed his daughter in the seat, that lesson was again learned. As a viewer of the video, I relearned it as well and recognized the … [Read more...]
Lean On Me
We all know a familiar version of this iconic 1972 Bill Withers hit. Maybe it’s the voice of Bill Withers himself, one of the many cover versions, or, if you’re lucky, the dulcet tones of Judge Donovan Frank, keynote speaker at LCL’s June 2 Stepping Up for Well-Being breakfast. Judge Frank began his remarks with a song: Sometimes in our lives, We all have pain, We all have sorrow, But, if we … [Read more...]
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