May 19,2013

Fellow readers:

This misive is to inform you that I am officially back. I decided to take
a break because I was going astray from who I am as an individual. My sole
purpose for strated this blog was so that I could introduce myself to the
world. Share that intricate part of me with you. I thank many of you for taking
the few minutes or so it took to at least check out my blog, and seeing what
I had to say. I am forever grateful for the opportunity.
Now to those of you who have stuck it out on this long journey with me.
You and I will forever be in a conspiracy. A conspiracy to find the intent
of life and the understanding the heart of a man. I'm talking to you who left
comments and waited patiently for a respond. To you who reached out personally
through mail. All that you have done has changed my outlook when it comes
to people. You all have touched me deeply. You saw pass my mistakes and looked
into my heart. Words can't express how that makes me feel.

And NOW......The moment you've all been waiting for........Hal There
is no big reveal if that's what you thought. But I have decided to change
the name of my blog. (Although a name change is superficial.) Anywho, the
name title will be called, "A Day in the Life!" Why? Because at least once
a week I plan to share with you the struggles I am faced everyday an hope
that you not only care, but is motivated to do things in your own life. The
struggles I face on a daily bases are old patterns re-emerging to keep me
from becoming a better person. This environment is structured and determined
to corrupt and embitter you.

Not all prisons are designed this way, but the Wisconsin economy thrives
off of mass imprisonment. It's the backbone of the state. Sure, there's dairy,
but if you strip away the socalled "Correctional Institutions," i'm sure these
small towns that they build the prisons in would collapse. I won't get into
the politics and all but i'll say that from my prospective as an aspiring
writer who has composed three novels and am wrapping up a forth while at the
same time working on myself, this environment doesn't foster making better
men. Not just a better man, but uncle, brother, father, or son.

I not only want to be loved, but want to love. I wanna know what it feels
like to be NORMAL. What it means to be apart of the human race. If you're
wondering what I mean, allow me to explain: To be apart of the human race
means to feel. To take leaps. To care and love other than yourself. It means
that I can see the Sandy Hook shooting and feel compassion not just because
were innocent children or because I have a daughter of my own their ages,
but because they are human beings. They're people, just like you and me. I
wanna be able to put myself in their shoes just because I can. To feel full
instead of empty all of the times to know that you can count on me to do the
right thing rather someone's looking or not. To not want to seek revenge on
all the people who've hurt me.

That's being apart of the human race. The human experience. I know it
won't happen overnight, but I am prepared to do whatever it takes to get there
or die trying. My question to you is: can you ride this journey with me, hand
in hand, every sharp turn together, to see if I can make it or not? We'll
share ups and downs, highs and lows, and through it all you'll find out who
I am as a person. They say circumstance reveals character. If our circumstances
were reversed, how would you react? Would you do anything different? Read
my weekly blog "A Day in the Life" and find out.

Until next time, peace and love,

Michael McThune

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