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Richard Bach shares insight into his life and beliefs in Illusions. This book was a great source of hope and belief for me as I ventured through college. Bach crosses adventure with belief and demonstrates that without either life can be incredibly boring. With both, life can be much more than many [...]

What can I say of Jonathan Livingston Seagull that doesn’t make me smile..From my family making references to me with his name to re-reading the book at every life milestone, this book has been a part of my life.
It doesn’t matter if you believe in idealism or realism. JLS enables us all to believe [...]

To Teri, my everlasting inspiration
My soul is refreshed by your mere presence,
As goodness and purity escape from your essence.
Inward I am drawn with no other thought
Than that of the wonder and awe you have brought.
A heart that has remained dormant for so long,
Now is vibrant, beating steady and strong.
I am truly gracious for the togetherness [...]

A day, a day you say,
Is not long to be away.
Sure, alright, OK.
Only to our minds does this apply.
For it becomes a challenge for you and I,
But our hearts, our hearts, may ask why.
To quell our love is not a simple task,
And, many, many questions we may ask/
For in the complete warmth we can not [...]

The awe and wonder we share
Astounds me always.
We grow, we bloom, we blossom…
Together.
Our bond strengthens
With every step
And intensifies incredibly
With each new inkling
Of love.
An end is not in sight,
Rather an eternal eruption
Of our own eternity
Is inevitable and everlasting.
By: John E. Murray, III

Beauty so serene
Can not be sculpted;
Innocence so sanctified
Can not be sustained;
Intensity so sharp
Can not be surmounted,
Except by
The vision,
The purity,
The light,
Who somehow engulfs
My entire realm of sight.
I am without
And, she is within.
For now,
I sit satiated…
Hoping,
Praying,
Pleading,
For just one more glimpse of Eden…
By: John E. Murray, III

Stay tuned for our annual poetry contest where the story really is you. We will compile all of the poems, place them in a book, and publish the final book, so that you can share it with your friends and family.

Placidity rolls in when the breeze wills it…

Soulmates bring no guessing to happiness ever after…

Save and spend for a rainy day that starts and stops like most popular operating systems…