by Benjamin | Apr 2, 2026 | Blog, Encouraging, Films
Struggle. Frustration. Exhaustion. The Mountain of Caradhras. Relentless. A blizzard so fierce that neither sound nor sight could pierce its icy curtain. The mountain did not shout, it simply refused. The camera zooms out. Large drops and narrow ledges reinforce the...
by Benjamin | Mar 26, 2026 | Blog, Encouraging, Films, Heroes and Champions
Faint cavern light illuminates the depths and darkness of Moria. A dungeon of cold stone and ancient metal wherever one looks. The camera draws back and gently sweeps to show where each of the Fellowship are sat. Only Frodo sits further up from them, while Gandalf a...
by Benjamin | Mar 16, 2026 | Blog, Encouraging, Films, Heroes and Champions, Reflective
The Battle of Helms Deep is a battle still etched in the minds and hearts of the people of Rohan. A victory hard fought, but not without great sacrifice. Across the plains, hooves strike the ground, six horses carry their riders swiftly back to Edoras. Aragorn,...
by Benjamin | Feb 28, 2026 | Blog, Encouraging, Films, Personal Development, Reflective
The house is empty. Only Dre Parker, his mother, a couple of suitcases remain. On a doorframe, milestones of important events are marked in pen and pencil. Just before they leave, Dre leans up against the frame, pencils in where his height is and writes on it. The...
by Benjamin | Jan 20, 2026 | Blog, Encouraging, Films, Reflective
“Hobbits have been living and farming in the four Farthings of the Shire for many hundreds of years. Quote content to ignore and be ignored by the world of the Big Folk – Middle Earth being, after all, full of strange creatures beyond count.” Adding on: “Hobbits seem...
by Benjamin | Aug 11, 2025 | Blog, Encouraging, Films, Heroes and Champions, Reflective
The scent of food draws them in, rich, savoury, irresistible. “Hey, you smell that?” Akio asks, eyes wide. “Yeah, and I’m starving,” Yuko replies, already chasing the aroma. The street is quiet. Too quiet. He calls out, but no one answers. Laid out before them are...
