So, the long climb is over: my first book, 4000s by 40, is out! I’ve been quietly letting people know this week, taking my time before announcing it to a larger audience, being mindful of my purpose for writing it. I decided months ago that when I released it, I wanted to step into this…
Author: Matt Larson
With my first book, 4000s by 40, released this fall, I am fulfilling a lifelong dream of writing, and am excited to continue the journey of storytelling with future projects—so much so that the day after I published 4000s by 40, I began my next work.
Much of my inspiration comes from nature. My early love for the ocean, found on the South Shore of Massachusetts, has transitioned into a deep passion for the mountains here in New Hampshire, and I wanted to share that with my first book.
If you’d like to connect or have any inquiries, you can reach out to me at [email protected]. I’m also on Instagram and Facebook at wanderingmatt8. Happy reading!
On That Day
There may come a day, no,
there will come a day,
when you overcome
something so unbelievable
that you wouldn’t believe it yourself
had it not happened to you.
In time, you might not believe it either.
But on that day,
and all the days that follow,
your job is not to explain
what you overcame,
in hopes that someone
will one day understand.
That’s not why gifts are given.
The Reasons
It’s not for the fantasy
that at the table of martyrs,
someone will acknowledge,
that I had it harder.
It’s not for the telling,
not for the proof.
Not for the hope someone gets it
when I’m through.
It’s not for the showing,
not for the win.
Not for the knowing
I was right in the end.
When the Mountain Says No
When the mountain says no,
today is not your turn,
how do you respond?
Do you bow your head
and turn for another day,
or keep pressing on?
Perhaps you’ve been lucky
to acquire belief
that you can always ascend.
Or, maybe, luckier still,
you’ve fallen at times,
and nodding, descend.