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Symbolism And Fortitude
As I started my deep dive into the Virtues, Fortitude immediately caught my attention–specifically, how it is defined. The word used for fortitude was the greek word, ἀνδρεία (andreía) which means courage, endurance, or manliness, or martial valor. It was translated...
Intro To Symbolism And The Cardinal Virtues
I’ve always been a sucker for symbolism. Maybe it’s my artistic nature, or the way my mind works, but if there is anything I am trying to understand I will seek out visual representations of it, or create them myself if they can’t be found. I spend as much time...
Things I Want To Teach My Children: Breaking Rules
No child needs to be taught how to break rules. They do that all on their own with great enthusiasm. The hard part seems to be getting you little munchkins to follow any rules at all. When you read this you might get confused. I've put a lot of time and energy into...
Things I Want To Teach My Children: You Can Do It
No, I’m not going to tell you that you can do anything you set your mind to, or that you can be anything you want. The truth is that I don’t know if you can or not. And I never want to lie to you, even if I’m trying to be encouraging. You may, indeed, be so fortunate...
Things I Want To Teach My Children: Build Something
We live in an age of convenience. Never before in history has a man or woman had more access to the things he or she may need or want. Not only are those things accessible, in most cases, they can be delivered right to your front door. I'm not going to lie, it's...
Things I Want To Teach My Children: Vocabulary
Yes. Vocabulary. What you do not know yet is that words—language—is the tool with which we mold our very existence. With words we create, entertain, heal, hurt, build, preserve, educate, seduce, inspire, love, celebrate, imagine, remember, contemplate, solve, bond,...
Things I Want To Teach My Children: Forgiveness
Things I want to teach my children: Forgiveness. Every time I talk about forgiveness I find myself surprised by how much push back I get. I shouldn't be surprised. Forgiveness is not a popular character trait. It is the black...