Stories - FD Thornton

FDT - 2017 It’s kinda sad the world doesn’t allow for trial and error anymore, it demands perfection. But in most cases even that isn’t enough. I know that for me trial and error is the only way to learn anything. I’ve learned that my first impressions are not always the best; and that without trying and trying again, you learn nothing. Sadly enough some don’t even want to try. They are either paralyzed by fear or shear laziness or both. Life cannot be lived without connection; isolation only breeds an inward withdrawal that benefits no one. And, I should know because I’ve lived it.   FD Thornton - 2017   I suppose what I’m saying here is, without at least trying, how are you ever going to know. Like what you’re good at or what makes your passions burn. A lot of people like the things, I for one write and do photography, two things which I love to do.   FD Thornton - 2017 The thing is if you don’t work at it my passion for it will fad

Sunrise Jekyll Island - FD Thornton  Good morning or what's left of it. Just wanted to drop a line and tell you how things are going. After what seems like a week of hot, sticky, rainy, Southern weather; the sun has finally broke through. Day after day of either hot sticky or rainy hot stickier weather can kill a good mood. Needless to say, during this time I've been in a kind of funk, feeling a bit melancholy and it definitely reflected in my writing. But the day began with the sun breaking through and a dry breeze blowing through the house. On top of that, finally got some good news in the mail and got some much needed paperwork completed.   I suppose I'm irritating you my happy news just to say; be patient with your own situation because it doesn’t last forever. If I've learned anything about darkness it’s that there’s always a dawn. I've learned that emotions can come in like a tide. A smart fisherman or boater watches the tide, and works with it an

FD Thornton 2017 I look out over the water as the lilies dance one the surface of the lake. In the distance I can hear the overflow spilling ​ over the dam, like a subdued force of nature. Reflecting on the moment I ask myself, “What can be more peaceful then this?” Life can take us in all kinds of directions.  I know that in my own life I’ve gone through several phases of living. I was bullied as a young child in school. Than became the class clown to shield the scars. Changed into a “happy-go-lucky” friend with no plans for tomorrow. Fell in love without knowing it, then ran off and married the first fool I met. Lived through infidelity and betrayal, and having to relearn to trust again. Found love again, but this time in the form of an Angel unaware. I became a Father, a provider, and an adult. Fell into an abyss, that I’m still crawling out of. Fulfilled lifelong dreams, nearly died, and became a Grandpa. Yeah it can only take a few moments to reflect on a life