{"id":10027,"date":"2018-09-07T16:58:05","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T22:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=10027"},"modified":"2018-09-18T19:31:28","modified_gmt":"2018-09-19T01:31:28","slug":"why-help-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=10027","title":{"rendered":"Why help others?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10030\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?attachment_id=10030\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/369377-Abraham-Lincoln-Quote-To-ease-another-s-heartache-is-to-forget-one.jpg?fit=3840%2C2160&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3840,2160\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"369377-Abraham-Lincoln-Quote-To-ease-another-s-heartache-is-to-forget-one\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/369377-Abraham-Lincoln-Quote-To-ease-another-s-heartache-is-to-forget-one.jpg?fit=584%2C329&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10030 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/369377-Abraham-Lincoln-Quote-To-ease-another-s-heartache-is-to-forget-one.jpg?resize=584%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/369377-Abraham-Lincoln-Quote-To-ease-another-s-heartache-is-to-forget-one.jpg?w=3840&amp;ssl=1 3840w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/369377-Abraham-Lincoln-Quote-To-ease-another-s-heartache-is-to-forget-one.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/369377-Abraham-Lincoln-Quote-To-ease-another-s-heartache-is-to-forget-one.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/369377-Abraham-Lincoln-Quote-To-ease-another-s-heartache-is-to-forget-one.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/369377-Abraham-Lincoln-Quote-To-ease-another-s-heartache-is-to-forget-one.jpg?resize=500%2C281&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/369377-Abraham-Lincoln-Quote-To-ease-another-s-heartache-is-to-forget-one.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/369377-Abraham-Lincoln-Quote-To-ease-another-s-heartache-is-to-forget-one.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I know this is a strange concept for some, so I would like to explain.<\/p>\n<p>Since the stalking and murder of our daughter Morgan, I have dedicated my life to helping other victims of stalking, as well as the families and co-victims of cold case homicides. I have become a victim advocate.<\/p>\n<p>So many of my friends and relatives have asked me why I do this\u2026they don\u2019t believe I should be involved in the pain of others, who are going through the same thing that I have had to endure &#8211; they think it will just make the healing process worse for me.<\/p>\n<p>But these well-meaning friends and relatives are wrong\u2026helping other victims, survivors and families like ours, has actually helped to ease my heartache, and gives my life purpose. I know the pain I feel everyday will never go away, whether or not I help others, I know Morgan is gone and nothing will bring her back, but every time I am able to help someone my heart feels joy again.\u00a0 Morgan spent her short 20 years helping many people, and now I am doing the same thing in honor of Morgan. That is the reason I do what I do, and will continue to do so as long as I am still on this planet, and I am grateful for every day I am given in order to be of service to others.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>&#8211; Justice For Morgan &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I know this is a strange concept for some, so I would like to explain. Since the stalking and murder of our daughter Morgan, I have dedicated my life to helping other victims of stalking, as well as the families &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=10027\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88894,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7,39],"tags":[1678,1682,1681,1680,1224,1437,1679,33],"class_list":["post-10027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-morgan-ingram","category-tonis-reflections","tag-beingofservicetoothers","tag-coldcasehomicide","tag-helpingothers","tag-inhonorofmorganingram","tag-stalkedmurdered","tag-stalkedmurderedingarfieldcountyco","tag-victimadvocate","tag-stalked"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2wvjS-2BJ","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4990,"url":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=4990","url_meta":{"origin":10027,"position":0},"title":"Justifiably Disturbed by Gangstalking&#8230;an educational site to read","author":"Toni Ingram","date":"November 3, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"This was on a link sent to me by a supporter...I didn't put the link here for many different reasons, but thought it was a really good piece that should be seen by others and sometimes if you just put down the link people don't click on it. \u00a0It is\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Morgan's Investigation&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Morgan's Investigation","link":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?cat=490"},"img":{"alt_text":"header-cart","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/header-cart-300x117.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5306,"url":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=5306","url_meta":{"origin":10027,"position":1},"title":"Typologies of Stalkers &#8211; predicting who will be stalked&#8230;","author":"Toni Ingram","date":"February 28, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"The first thing I want to say is you can not predict who is going to be stalked, or why they are being stalked. \u00a0I have heard from so many victims and survivors of stalking that have said people have suggested to them that maybe \"they\" did something wrong that\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Morgan's Investigation&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Morgan's Investigation","link":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?cat=490"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":6624,"url":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=6624","url_meta":{"origin":10027,"position":2},"title":"January 12, 2016 &#8211; Stalking Awareness Month #NSAM2016","author":"Toni Ingram","date":"January 12, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"About 14% of stalking victims are age 50 or older. 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Thank you all so much for all your efforts in helping Morgan find justice! http:\/\/www.nococrimestoppers.com\/?page_id=18 Colorado does care...why? \u00a0Because it's the right thing to do. \u00a0There are people in Colorado that really care\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Morgan's Investigation&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Morgan's Investigation","link":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?cat=490"},"img":{"alt_text":"heartwood_2","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/heartwood_2-200x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5016,"url":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=5016","url_meta":{"origin":10027,"position":4},"title":"Yarn &#038; needles&#8230;thinking of you Morgan!","author":"Toni Ingram","date":"November 13, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Morgan's Investigation&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Morgan's Investigation","link":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?cat=490"},"img":{"alt_text":"4519040_Gzj2DyHe_c","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/4519040_Gzj2DyHe_c-231x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5508,"url":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=5508","url_meta":{"origin":10027,"position":5},"title":"A D.J. is Stalked&#8230;in Minneapolis","author":"Toni Ingram","date":"April 14, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"This comment was sent to me by one of the readers of this blog. 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