Character
“What you see and hear depends a good deal on where you are standing; it also depends on what sort of person you are.” ~C.S. Lewis
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A Manly Character
Manly character is not performance or bravado. It is bearing. Formed in restraint, silence, duty, and obscurity. Shaped most at home, under pressure, and without applause. Drawing on Stoic wisdom, this essay explores the quiet cost of choosing formation over reaction and holding one’s line when drift is easier. Continue reading
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Field Research: Year Bearing
This Field Note invites a quiet pause at the start of the year. Rather than setting goals, it encourages readers to name their current roles, choose a clear direction, and take one small step forward. Year Bearing begins not with ambition, but with orientation and attention. Continue reading
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Choosing a Bearing
This essay reframes resolutions as direction, not declarations. It invites readers to name their roles, choose a bearing, and make small course corrections through the year. By practicing agency and resolve through simple, repeatable actions, lasting change compounds quietly, shaping who we become by December rather than what we achieve. Continue reading
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Quote to Ponder ~ G.K. Chesterton
”The aim of life is appreciation.” ~ G.K. Chesterton Continue reading
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Agency — The Turning Point
Agency is the hidden strength beneath every virtue, the power to direct your life rather than drift through it. After thirteen weeks of practiced discipline, this is the turning point: intention, responsibility, discipline, courage, and self-government rising into a directed life. Agency is yours. Use it with purpose. Continue reading
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Virtue Series | Week 13 – Humility
Humility steadies a man. It clears pride, sharpens vision, and anchors daily life in truth. It strengthens relationships, shapes leadership, and opens the heart to God’s guidance. This virtue frees us from performance and invites us into teachability, service, and quiet strength. Humility is the ground where grace does its best work. Continue reading
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Virtue Series | Week 12 – Chastity
Chastity is disciplined strength; the governance of desire. Franklin understood that unchecked appetite weakens resolve, dulls clarity, and harms peace. This virtue calls us to direct our energy toward creation, integrity, and honor. Freedom comes not from indulgence but from mastery; a life with nothing to hide and nothing to fear. Continue reading
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Virtue Series | Week 10 – Cleanliness
Cleanliness is more than tidiness; it is care made visible. Order in our spaces, thoughts, and relationships creates room for clarity, gratitude, and peace. When we tend what we’ve been given—body, mind, and spirit—we honor the life entrusted to us and invite stillness to dwell within it. Continue reading
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