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The Samurai Ethics Series — A Guide to Character Formation
by Richard P. Weigand Introduction Across cultures and centuries, societies have asked the same question: How is character formed? Rules...
Read Article Discipline in an Age of Comfort
If you ask people what they want from life, the answers are usually predictable. Few people mention discipline. Comfort.Freedom.Happiness.Success. Yet...
Read Article A First Principle of Human Life
First Principle Worlds rest on foundational laws. Here is one: it takes male and female to produce the human race....
Read Article What Does Courage Look Like Today?
Courage in a Comfortable Society When most people hear the word courage, they imagine something dramatic. Courage today often appears...
Read Article Structure Before Freedom: Why Children Need Boundaries First
Structure Before Freedom Freedom is often treated as the highest good. Yet freedom does not begin development—it grows out of...
Read Article Does Formation Require Intention: Why Character Does Not Develop by Accident
Formation Requires Intention Formation is always happening. Children are constantly being shaped. Habits take root.Patterns develop.Worldviews begin to solidize....
Read Article Discipline vs Control — What’s the Difference?
Discipline vs Control Discipline and control are often confused. Both involve structure. Both involve boundaries. But they are not the...
Read Article Are Children Self-Forming?
Children Are Not Self-Forming Modern culture often assumes children will figure things out on their own. But children do not...
Read Article Character Formation in Modern Life: Strength, Structure, and Discipline
Character Formation in Modern Life Modern life is loud. Beneath the noise, the quality of a life rests on something...
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