John Matthews
Bio
I am a Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Writer, and Actor. I have recorded to CD's back 2004 and 2006. I also recently released two singles last year and currently working on an EP. I enjoying excercising, reading, writing stories & poems.
Stories (16/0)
Threading The Needle Challenge
Threading the Needle Challenge “My Escapes” By John Matthews After a long hard day at work which wears me out mentally dealing with DHS cases, I need to relax and unwind and clear my mind. I like to put myself in another place and escape to another world in my mind. A place that takes me away from the stressful world and busy society. This place is my quiet place to release my thoughts and anxiety contributed from people at work, family, friends, or anyone.
By John Matthews 3 years ago in Motivation
A Gift from God
A Gift from God By John Matthews Several years ago I meet the most amazing person in the world. After several unsuccessful relationships and being worn out from the bar scene, I almost gave up. I prayed for about three years and felt like giving up. I always thought I would be the one who would never find love. I felt a feeling of hopelessness that love would not find me. One day I was browsing the internet noticed a dating website called E-Harmony. I heard this site had been successful in finding matches leading to marriage. I was the type to think these dating sites were scams and that all they wanted to do is drain people by emptying their pockets. After being disgusted from blind dates, clubs, and bars I decided to give E-Harmony a try. I signed up and did searches to find possible matches for me. It didn't take long before I got responses back from individuals. I wrote the ones I sent messages to individuals that I found interesting. It was not long before I received responses and eventually met up with people for dates. Apparently, these dates did not seem to go far and I felt myself in a rut wondering ifthere was really true love out there for me. I sent a message out to a deaf woman from New Jersey named Andrea, who had similar interests with me. I felt like this would not work out because I would have trouble communicating with her. We talked for about two months online and finally decided to meet at Laurel Lanes Bowling Alley in Mount Laurel New Jersey.
By John Matthews 3 years ago in Humans
One Day at a Time
One Day at a Time By John Matthews Finally I felt our family was returning to normal after the passing of our mother from cancer. Although, the grieving process had past holidays, birthdays, and anniversaries were rough on us. Even though some years had passed, I still could feel the pain of the one mother I lost. It made it harder to walk into a card store on Mother's day. People would buy cards for their mother. It always brought me to tears. I would run out of the store and burst into tears knowing I could never call or buy my mother a card again. Matters got worse knowing that the day my mom passed was the same day as my best friend's birthday. I was the one now trying to hold the family together. Although, it wasn't an easy task at the time, it made me a stronger individual overtime.
By John Matthews 3 years ago in Families