Forged in the Valley
How Suffering Became My Greatest Teacher “In the classroom of life, the greatest teacher I’ve ever had is suffering.” ~ KJ Carleo I never asked for the hardest classes. I […]
Chapter Fifteen: What Dogs Teach Us
An Excerpt from “The Goodest Boys” 🎻 Music Credit: “I Never Left” by Embers To Stars (Daniel Carleo) — whose masterful cinematic soundscape elevates the message with depth, gravity, and […]
Viktor Frankl Knew the Truth
Pleasure Is a Poor Substitute for Meaning 🎻 Music Credit: “Legend” from AShamaluevMusic album Force. “When a man can’t find a deep sense of meaning, he distracts himself with pleasure.” […]
Evil Is Not Normal
It Is Up To You to Cast Light Anyway 🎻 Music Credit: “Victory” from Two Steps From Hell album Battlecry.Composed by Thomas Bergersen “I will not and can not believe that […]
The Crucible’s Fire: Be Patient and Tough
Your Pain Is Forging the Greatest Version of You 🎻 Music Credit: “From Darkness Comes Hope” from the album Requiem (2024).Composed by Harry Lightfoot “Be patient and tough. Someday this pain will be […]
A Prayer for Discernment
Right Over Wrong 🎻 Music Credit: “God’s Glory” from the album Soaking In His Presence (2018).Composed by William Augusto Heavenly Father, We come before You with honest hearts in a […]
Meditation 315 – Faith in the Unfinished
~ A Meditation from “It Is Up To YOU”, Season V – Living Stoic Spirituality Daily 🎻 Music Credit: “It Is Up To You” by Embers To Stars (Daniel Carleo) […]
This Is My World
The Power of Positive Thinking 🎻 Music Credit: “This Is My World” from the album Source Of Light (2022).Composed by Dan Thiessen The music doesn’t ask permission. It claims space. Strings lift, brass […]
The Solitary Forge
Fourteen Months That Gave Birth to “It Is Up To You” 🎻 Music Credit: “It Is Up To You” by Embers To Stars (Daniel Carleo) — whose masterful cinematic soundscape […]
Acknowledgements | Cast Your Light
Every book has a story behind it. This one has people. 🎻 Music Credit: “Onwards” from the Audiomachine album “Believe“.Composed by Stuart Roslyn “Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you […]