Very Buzy

My Gratitude List for Today:
• Sobriety - A gift only HP can give
• HP - My HP does Miracles in the here and now
• the program - my daily reprieve and NOT my own doing, very spiritual on an increasing basis these days.
• Christa the Phaeton - my motorized
office and companion and definitely me
• my home - beautiful, peaceful, stately, quiet.
• the beautiful North Shore of Lake Superior
• my health - excellent
• Don - a quiet powerful man and a good friend, and really really funny
• Chris M. - my new sponsor and a real inspiring guy.
• Zach - challenges me and supports me.
• Jim - my best friend and a real rock
• Larry - a good guy and Jim's significant other and fun and funny.
• Duane - a superb man and a wonderful friend. An Iphone addict too!
• Virginia Howard - One awesome woman

• Damien - Superb actor and a good man and extremely psychic, a lot of blessing in a man.
• Aaron - Gifted, my right hand man when he is around and sometimes by phone.

• Harry Waters - Fantastic Director and Drama Coach on the M4D Project

• Ryan Rollinson - the new M4D stage manager

• Dewey Lysen - fantastic on the keyboard
• Steven - good friend and nuttier than a fruitcake. I am not sure how he makes it but he does.
• Rob - the man who completed Duane's life
• Victor - he cares and that is wonderful
• Dustin - powerful, insightful, insane thinker, and a thoughtful man
• Pastor Alika - who breaks open the word like no one else and keeps me working on the connection with Jesus.
• the folks at Kwanzaa Presbyterian - my family with prayers and support
• my mom and dad - gone but here
• Bill - my wonderful brother who goes way beyond in support and care
• Noel - my sister in law who understands
• Eric - my eldest Nephew who is moving his family back here from the east coast.
• Lucinda - the wonderful wife of my Nephew Eric
• Nate - the funny and fun second Nephew
• Jessica - Nate's wonderful wife and a grand woman
• Nick - The Youngest Nephew and a brilliant musician
• Lydia - Eric and Lucinda's little daughter
• Minnesota - I love this state
• Tara - A great member of Kwanzaa and a super prayer
• Arlene - A wonderful woman of Kwanzaa
• Gerry - Super woman and a woman of God from Kwanzaa
• Tony M - he understands and cares and really is way beyond me in many ways
• Christian - Brilliant, good man
• Kent - Excellent Musician and slowly learning.
• Cassidy - a totally wonderful man, he has been given many gifts, with HP he is making it
• Timmy - Talented and gifted man, sometimes love is tough, prayin for him
• The Lattin Family, and all the 14 children, owners of Wit's End County Store and Bakery, Beaver Bay, MN - demonstrating the Kingdom to the world
• Steve H - big heart and a big man of sobriety
• Lois Koyama - a woman of God
• Michael and Debbie - Loving the world with Music
• Technology - Makes a lot of things happen as a tool
• Ben Speiser - Super, sweet and very intelligent
• Jason - brilliant and devoted lover of Ben
• Tom Scholla - been with me for a long time
• The Gang of Knitters around the Yarn Garage - creative and challenging
• Brandon Randolph - stunning man
• Larry Eckhart - funny fun and devoted man
• Bob Moore - gifted artist
• Margo - sweet friend
• Jo - very intelligent and very caring
• Polly - awesome woman

• Bill - the Judge with the mostest
• Dennis Johnston - gifted therapist
• the Fiddle - my drug of choice
• Dan Chouinard - fantastic man of music
• Sima Shumilovsky - sweet old world musician
• Eric - great 12 Step man
• The Meintsmas - committed and loving
• Earl Lindner - rock of a man
• Kevin Jackson - gifted with music
• Christopher Raymond - A Mac Genius
• Chris J - good program man
• Leo - my leader and my conscience
• Hank - my first sponsor
• Scott - my second gay sponsor
• Tom S - long time friend and my plumber and the Scholla Racing guy
• music - heals me and excites me
• Justin - friend and busy guy
• Eric - friend
• Clem - friend
• Christian - friend
• Blaine - friend
• Sasha - friend
• James - friend
• Casey - friend
• Marc J - friend
• Tim K - friend
• Dustin - friend
• Geo - friend
• Joe L - friend
• Ross M - friend
• Joseph S. - friend
• Mario - gifted, loving, caring man
• Joseph Perry - friend and my TM teacher
• Christof - friend
• Michelle - friend
• Max - friend
• Dontray - friend
• Tyler - friend

• Ronnie - friend and a kickass woman

OK, I have been very buzy since I got back to the cities. Makes me wonder about the volume of things that I do.

A couple of friends are thinking they can navigate their worlds with drugs and alcohol and it is obviously not working for them. I continue to "be there" for them despite their choices and pray like crazy for them.

I have a ton of catching up to do on websites so I remain very buzy right now. I am so blessed.

Saturday on the Shore

My Gratitude List for Today:
• Sobriety - A gift only HP can give
• HP - My HP does Miracles in the here and now
• the program - my daily reprieve and NOT my own doing, very spiritual on an increasing basis these days.
• Christa the Phaeton - my motorized
office and companion and definitely me
• my home - beautiful, peaceful, stately, quiet.
• the beautiful North Shore of Lake Superior
• my health - excellent
• Don - a quiet powerful man and a good friend, and really really funny
• Chris M. - my new sponsor and a real inspiring guy.
• Zach - challenges me and supports me.
• Jim - my best friend and a real rock
• Larry - a good guy and Jim's significant other and fun and funny.
• Duane - a superb man and a wonderful friend. An Iphone addict too!
• Virginia Howard - One awesome woman

Castle or Button

It is as easy to create a castle as a button. It's just a matter of whether you're focused on a castle or a button.

--- Abraham







Am I loving the North Shore because it is not crowded with human creations, physical, spiritual, intellectual, emotional, or social. When folks say that being up here brings them closer to God, I disagree. It brings them further from people. That is why it is so easy to be better in touch with Higher Power. It is a blessing.

Finding a way of life or a way of love

Is there a possibility I could be totally wrong with my beliefs and values? Of course. Does that change the way I life? Not at all. I have been way overdoing it. I have had recent moments of questioning and doubt. Yet I am holding firm. I know that I am following the will of God and in spite of rational questions as to whether I can maintain this pace, I am trusting my knowing. I have been so blessed with events and people and gifts and joy. Sobriety is joy and dancing with the wind and the storms.

My Gratitude List for Today:
• Sobriety - A gift only HP can give

• HP - My HP does Miracles in the here and now
• the program - my daily reprieve and NOT my own doing, very spiritual on an increasing basis these days.
• Christa the Phaeton - my motorized office and companion and definitely me
• my home - beautiful, peaceful, stately, quiet.
• my health - excellent
• Don - a quiet powerful man and a good friend, and really really funny
• Chris M. - my new sponsor and a real inspiring guy.
• Zach - challenges me and supports me.
• Jim - my best friend and a real rock
• Larry - a good guy and Jim's significant other
• Duane - a wonderful man and a wonderful friend
• Virginia Howard - One awesome woman

• Damien - Superb actor and a good man and extremely psychic, a lot of blessing in a man.
• Aaron - Gifted, my right hand man when he is around and sometimes by phone.

• Harry Waters - Fantastic Director and Drama Coach on the M4D Project

• Ryan Rollinson - the new M4D stage manager

• Dewey Lysen - fantastic on the keyboard
• Steven - good friend and nuttier than a fruitcake. I am not sure how he makes it but he does.
• Rob - the man who completed Duane's life
• Victor - he cares and that is wonderful
• Dustin - powerful, insightful, insane thinker, and a thoughtful man
• Pastor Alika - who breaks open the word like no one else and keeps me working on the connection with Jesus.
• the folks at Kwanzaa Presbyterian - my family with prayers and support
• my mom and dad - gone but here
• Bill - my wonderful brother who goes way beyond in support and care
• Noel - my sister in law who understands
• Eric - my eldest Nephew who is moving his family back here from the east coast.
• Lucinda - the wonderful wife of my Nephew Eric
• Nate - the funny and fun second Nephew
• Jessica - Nate's wonderful wife and a grand woman
• Nick - The Youngest Nephew and a brilliant musician
• Lydia - Eric and Lucinda's little daughter
• Minnesota - I love this state
• Tara - A great member of Kwanzaa and a super prayer
• Arlene - A wonderful woman of Kwanzaa
• Gerry - Super woman and a woman of God from Kwanzaa
• Tony M - he understands and cares and really is way beyond me in many ways
• Christian - Brilliant, good man
• Kent - Excellent Musician and slowly learning.
• Cassidy - a totally wonderful man, he has been given many gifts, with HP he is making it
• Timmy - Talented and gifted man, sometimes love is tough, prayin for him
• The Lattin Family, and all the 14 children, owners of Wit's End County Store and Bakery, Beaver Bay, MN - demonstrating the Kingdom to the world
• Steve H - big heart and a big man of sobriety
• Lois Koyama - a woman of God
• Michael and Debbie - Loving the world with Music
• Technology - Makes a lot of things happen as a tool
• Ben Speiser - Super, sweet and very intelligent
• Jason - brilliant and devoted lover of Ben
• Tom Scholla - been with me for a long time
• The Gang of Knitters around the Yarn Garage - creative and challenging
• Brandon Randolph - stunning man
• Larry Eckhart - funny fun and devoted man
• Bob Moore - gifted artist
• Margo - sweet friend
• Jo - very intelligent and very caring
• Polly - awesome woman

• Bill - the Judge with the mostest
• Dennis Johnston - gifted therapist
• the Fiddle - my drug of choice
• Dan Chouinard - fantastic man of music
• Sima Shumilovsky - sweet old world musician
• Eric - great 12 Step man
• The Meintsmas - committed and loving
• Earl Lindner - rock of a man
• Kevin Jackson - gifted with music
• Christopher Raymond - A Mac Genius
• Chris J - good program man
• Leo - my leader and my conscience
• Hank - my first sponsor
• Scott - my second gay sponsor
• Tom S - long time friend and my plumber and the Scholla Racing guy
• music - heals me and excites me
• Justin - friend and busy guy
• Eric - friend
• Clem - friend
• Christian - friend
• Blaine - friend
• Sasha - friend
• James - friend
• Casey - friend
• Marc J - friend
• Tim K - friend
• Dustin - friend
• Geo - friend
• Joe L - friend
• Ross M - friend
• Joseph S. - friend
• Mario - gifted, loving, caring man
• Joseph Perry - friend and my TM teacher
• Christof - friend
• Michelle - friend
• Max - friend
• Dontray - friend
• Tyler - friend