I’ve been sitting here for a while, but I haven’t typed anything until now. Of course, I start with a thought that isn’t really a thought. There are so many things that could be said. Though many of them will not be said. I guess I’m just in that kind of mood. The air outside… Continue reading Unfinished Business
Category: Journal
The Tigers Come at Night
Let me begin at the beginning. I was raised in theater. Not to say I was raised in a theater, but nearly so. My first recollections as an entertainer were of standing in front of a live audience and doing whatever tricks I could to get a laugh. I was a monkey without an organ. … Continue reading The Tigers Come at Night
We’ve Got to Let Love Rule
http://youtu.be/hCmkv4D_-3k “It’s time to take a stand. Brothers and sisters join hands. We’ve got to let love rule.” I’m going to highly recommend listening to Lenny Kravitz’s super-star making classic, Let Love Rule, more than just a few times before, during and after reading this post. And play it LOUD. Hopefully it appropriately conveys… Continue reading We’ve Got to Let Love Rule
So We Remember
In Memoriam Sandy Hook Elementary Charlotte Bacon, 2/22/06 Daniel Barden, 9/25/05 Olivia Engel, 7/18/06 Josephine Gay, 12/11/05 Ana M. Marquez-Greene, 04/04/06 Dylan Hockley, 3/8/06 Madeleine F. Hsu, 7/10/06 Catherine V. Hubbard, 6/08/06 Chase Kowalski, 10/31/05 Jesse Lewis, 6/30/06 James Mattioli , 3/22/06 Grace McDonnell, 12/04/05 Emilie Parker, 5/12/06 Jack Pinto, 5/06/06 Noah Pozner, 11/20/06 Caroline… Continue reading So We Remember
Happiness is a Journey, Not a Destination…
I went to a funeral yesterday. I laughed a lot. At the funeral. During the service. And that was the point… The life we celebrated yesterday was that of a man I had never met, but the service was standing room only with others who knew him and loved him. My wife and his wife… Continue reading Happiness is a Journey, Not a Destination…
When the Winds Blow Across the Map of Middle Earth…
My feet have grown furry and large… Okay, so maybe that is a dramatic overstatement (some may say outright lie), however, the sentiment is there. The rolling green hills of the Shire. A foamy draft in front of me at the table. A disdain for adventure. No…wait, not that last part. In spirit I am… Continue reading When the Winds Blow Across the Map of Middle Earth…
Hope and the Silver Bell
Read the chapter below from the short story "The Kingdom of Winter", featured in the book A House in a Field of Reeds. Get the book and learn more about the hope one tiny silver bell can bring. Will YOU be hanging a silver bell outside your door this season? Footsteps in the snow were… Continue reading Hope and the Silver Bell
Our One Moment
We thirst for an emotional tide to wash over us and cleanse our mind. Maybe it is peace of mind or a small inkling of what Siddhārtha Gautama felt was enlightenment. Scientists may tell us it is a releasing of endorphins that saturate our system. If we are lucky, at one time in our lives… Continue reading Our One Moment
A Conversation with God
I’m not one to be controversial. Or antagonistic. Quite honestly, I don’t see the point. Ultimately what we believe in life can only really impact ourselves as individuals. I have raised my children with what I believe to be a set of values that will help enrich and fulfill them for a lifetime. It is… Continue reading A Conversation with God
Someone Else Is Happy With Less Than What You Have
“Someone else is happy with less than what you have.” This could be a conversation I’m having with myself from fifteen years ago. If only I could. It amazes me how we evolve in such a short period of time. I mean, I’m not going to be around for billions of years. Though…when I do… Continue reading Someone Else Is Happy With Less Than What You Have
Greg Morton 