Husband | Father | Filmmaker | Mid-Life Mystic
Lights, Camera, Action!
I know a man who had a dream
to tell stories with a camera;
to make that dream come true he started small
so he could not fall.
He worked and worked each day
till the job was done.
Finally he got to say
lights, camera, action!
– Bethany Henderson, 2008
The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.
Plutarch
Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.
Helen Keller (1880a-1968)
When they were off by themselves, those who were close to him, along with the Twelve, asked about the stories. He told them, “You’ve been given insight into God’s kingdom—you know how it works. But to those who can’t see it yet, everything comes in stories, creating readiness, nudging them toward receptive insight. These are people…
In October of 2005, I decided to resign from my cushy, corporate job and pursue my dreams of producing. It was a scary but exciting step. And, today (a year later), I have no regrets (and still no health insurance). But, I’m loving life. Everyday, I get to create. I get to produce. I get to be as successful as I choose to be.
Taking that step was not as hard as it could have been, because I had partnered with a good friend of mine, Rick Morrison, to launch MorrisonPond, a creative marketing agency. Having that partnership helped me land a little softer on the other side of the pond. Thanks Rick!
In January 2006, Rick and I decided to “make a movie”. It’s both of our dreams to tell stories–me on the fiction side, Rick on the non-fiction. But, we’re storytellers. So, we decided to tell a story.
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