This website is dedicated exclusively to the readers of a series of books I wrote, subtitled, The My Brave Little Man Memoir Series. I started writing the first book in the fall of 2004 and I completed the last of the three-book series on July 6, 2018.
I wrote the series to better understand the Truth, Beauty, and Goodness of my past—how I dealt with the many challenges I faced and what life taught me, both internally and externally. I did this to better understand the present and to see more clearly into the future. As the quote in Growing Skin reads: “The unexamined life is not worth living.” - Socrates
This website is a work in progress. Currently, the only way I can communicate with you is through emails. That said, I encourage you to go to the contact page to share your thoughts on what you’ve read, and I will keep in touch.
My goal is to convert this static site to a secure, dynamic site, which will allow you, the reader, to comment on articles I will be writing as a follow-up to the series—article that relate directly to Truth, Beauty, and Goodness.
What is Truth, Beauty, and Goodness?
Truth: science, education, philosophy (outer, material reality)
Beauty: play, social leisure, and the arts
Goodness: social service, altruism, and religion (inner, spiritual reality)
I close for now with this thought: Truth, Beauty, and Goodness must be in balance for survival to take place. Today, truth has reached a fanatical stage, and it’s destroying our planet. It is only through the envisioning of a better future that we can overcome the problems we have created for ourselves. We need hope; for in looking at truth without hope, life is disturbing, pessimistic, and destructive. The articles I will be writing in the future, will look at the Truth as I experienced it over the course of my life and with this, I will attempt to provide hope for a brighter tomorrow. I need your help to make this happen.
Thank you,
Terry A. Degner
Author of My Brave Little Man, The Weight of the World, and Growing Skin