Josh Chandler Morris
Bio
Jeweller and musician trying his hand at poetry and essays.
Stories (6/0)
Strength In Vulnerability
Billie Holiday is probably my favourite singer of all time. She was never considered as technically proficient as other singers of the era such as Sarah Vaughan, but Billie made up for everything she may have lacked in range in pure emotive expression.
By Josh Chandler Morris3 years ago in Beat
The Lost Message Of Carpe Diem - Quam Minimum Credula Postero
We’re all familiar with the phrase ‘carpe diem’, it’s hard not to go into any high street shop without seeing the Latin aphorism branded on the side of bread boxes or tea towels. It can be effective in awakening the reader to their lust for life but also on it’s own it can seem a little empty. However, carpe diem was actually a shortening of the full sentence which read ‘carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero’, which translates as ‘seize the day, put very little trust in tomorrow’.
By Josh Chandler Morris3 years ago in Motivation
Van Gogh - Genius, despair and true beauty
Aquamarine blues, golden yellows, an already beautiful scene made all the more enchanting seen through the eyes of Van Gogh. It’s hard to deny that he perceived the world differently, desperately trying to translate the swirling colours of the natural world into art.
By Josh Chandler Morris3 years ago in Psyche
Be A Lamp Unto Yourself
I’m not a Buddhist but I do love studying Eastern thought and particularly Buddhism. For me, as a philosophy it seems to have a profound understanding of human psychology. The methods of recognising how our own conscious mind works and harnessing it to manifest more loving and serene mind states to me seems to be of crucial importance at this juncture in human history.
By Josh Chandler Morris3 years ago in Futurism