Green Mountain Meandering Missives

  Times of High Anxiety (some causes and potential remedies) Chaos Conflict Deceit Doubt Evil Fear Grief Hate Heartache Hopelessness Injustice Loneliness Prejudice Regret Rejection Resentment Treachery  Uncertainty Unknowns Violence War Wrath Versus Harmony Truce Honesty Confidence Benevolence Faith Comfort Love Satisfaction Hope Justice Companionship Tolerance Contentment Acceptance Understanding Devotion Assurance Routine Nonviolence Peace Serenity In the end, like with most things  in life, whether it be on a personal or societal basis,  often it comes down to simply reaping what is sown. Either one brings out the best within oneself as well as others  or, otherwise, the worse. Sow distrust, reap distrust. Sow trust, reap trust. Sow hate, reap hate. Sow love, reap love. Sow rage, reap rage. Sow tranquility, reap tranquility.  In most of the above listed instances, the former foments severe anxiety, while the latter can usually abate it.  by Morgan W...

  Mountains and Valleys of Hope Why are hopes merely lofty mountains, otherwise, far-off beautiful scenic valleys, somewhere in the distant and hazy horizon, only to be gazed upon, be dreamed about or imagined by those  who have the faith or vision to do so, elsewise eventually scaled or ventured toward by those few souls daring to risk the arduous, lengthy, trek or otherwise be left to either  artists to draw, paint or sketch panoramics, as well as poets and writers to pen and publish flowery sonnets, prose, articles, novels or books, never to be truly experienced and lived by most, save by those willing to make their hopes reality for both themselves as well as others, dreaming, envisioning and seeking something much better and different for all of humanity. This has been a question, among others, too often gone unanswered, through the ages, at least until a future generation finally does so. Morgan W. Brown Monday, March 4, 2024 Montpelier, Vermont, USA Photo: Camel's ...