by Benjamin | Apr 22, 2026 | Blog, Encouraging, Films, Heroes and Champions, Reflective
The roar had grown silent. Fire had darkened. The bridge was split. The Fellowship was safe. Yet, even in escape, darkness seems to sing, subtle, like a siren upon a jagged rock. Gandalf the Grey clung on. His body over the edge. His fingertips, his lifeline. The...
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 | Feb 17, 2026 | Blog, Modern, Personal Development, Reflective
Tim ‘The Tool Man’ Taylor is in the garden at night, changing the lightbulbs on the lanterns attached to his house. His attention is caught by a sloshing sound over the fence. “Happy hour, Wilson?” The man, his neighbour is throwing some liquid onto a painting., of...
by Benjamin | Feb 2, 2026 | Blog, Encouraging, Reflective, Video Games
Alone on a rock, Clive Rosfield reflects, no words, not even those in a voiceover of his own thoughts. Behind him, one single bark. Enough to get his attention. Turning towards the source of the sound, Clive watches a lone, large canine walk towards him. A small smile...
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...
