I am fortunate to have been brought up in a loving family, and, having learned to love and appreciate the people who have come and gone in my life. There have been so many now, including my own children and grandchildren, sisters, a brother and cousins, aunts and uncles, parents and grandparents, the many students I have taught, the clients I saw as a practicing psychologist, my colleagues and co-workers, my many friends around the country and the world, my deceased wife, and, of course, the center of my life at this time in my existence, my life companion, Faye.
It is hard to imagine just how my life might have developed without them in it, and equally impossible to imagine what my interactions with them have meant to them. What I know, think and believe have been influenced by so many sources that I can never know if I ever had an original thought myself. Sometimes words present themselves to me in a way that I want to share with others, with the hope that they will be useful from time to time as those people make their own paths through life. The following short poem are words that came to me today.
A NOTE TO THOSE I LOVE
When nothing is quiet
keep quiet inside
When everything's secret
have nothing to hide
When everything's frightning
have nothing to fear
When everything's cloudy
Just keep your mind clear
When moving though darkness
have light in your heart
When reaching the end
find yourself at the start
And always remember
that I am here too
Just reach out and touch me
I'm walking with you
Jim Morgan
January 9, 2015
South Pasadena, California