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Cynthia Lennon: A Life Beyond the Beatle
Cynthia Lennon, born Cynthia Powell, lived a life shaped by love, betrayal, reinvention, and quiet resilience. As the first wife of John Lennon, she was thrust into the whirlwind of Beatlemania, only to be cast aside as the band evolved and her husband’s fame eclipsed their shared past. But Cynthia’s story is not merely a footnote in rock history—it is a compelling narrative of a woman who found her voice, raised a son in the shadow of a legend, and forged a legacy of her own.
By Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warrior4 months ago in Humans
Linda McCartney: A Life in Focus
By the time Linda McCartney passed away in 1998, she had reshaped the cultural landscape in ways that extended far beyond her marriage to Paul McCartney. She was a groundbreaking photographer, a passionate advocate for animal rights, a successful entrepreneur, and a creative collaborator whose influence helped define the post-Beatles era. Her life was a quiet revolution—one framed in compassion, creativity, and conviction.
By Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warrior4 months ago in Humans
John Lennon’s Legacy of Abandonment: From Wounds to Redemption
John Lennon’s life was a symphony of brilliance and pain. Beneath the revolutionary music and sharp wit lay a deep emotional wound: abandonment. His father, Alfred “Freddie” Lennon, vanished from his life early on, leaving scars that shaped John’s relationships, especially with his own son Julian. Yet through the guidance of May Pang and Yoko Ono, Lennon began to confront his past and evolve—slowly, imperfectly—into a more present and intentional father.
By Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warrior4 months ago in Humans
Yoko Ono: Beyond the Frame A Life of Art, Activism, and Unyielding Vision
Born into Privilege, Forged by Fire Yoko Ono was born on February 18, 1933, in Tokyo, Japan, into a family of extraordinary privilege and cultural stature. Her father, Eisuke Ono, was a prominent banker with the Yasuda Bank, part of the powerful Yasuda zaibatsu, one of Japan’s pre-war financial dynasties. Her mother, Isoko Ono, descended from the Yasuda clan, further cementing the family’s elite status.
By Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warrior4 months ago in Humans
The Half-Finished Race
People often say that women mature faster than men. In one sense they do, but that advantage is temporary. If maturity were a marathon, women would sprint the first half and cross the midpoint far ahead. They would celebrate as if the race were over. Men would lag behind, slower at first, but they would keep running. They would finish the second half while many of the early sprinters stood still. That second half of the race, the one built on endurance, sacrifice, and humility, is where real adulthood begins.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast4 months ago in Humans
Benz Hui Passing Felt Like Losing a Part of My Childhood
A few nights ago, I was scrolling through Douyin when I came across an interview clip of Charmaine Sheh. The reporter asked if she knew Benz Hui Siu Hung was critically ill and hospitalized. Charmaine, with red eyes and a trembling voice, said softly, “努力中.”
By Felicia Yoan4 months ago in Humans
(Part 2) The Nature of Faithfulness: Why Men and Women Fail Differently and Love the Same
If the first truth of love is difference, the second is duty. What reason can describe, revelation can redeem. Part I examined the divided mind of desire through the lens of logic and biology. Part II turns to the deeper reality beneath them: pride. Every failure of love, whether male or female, begins in pride. Pride blinds the mind, corrupts the will, and destroys the capacity to sacrifice. It is the single force that can turn God’s design of complementarity into conflict.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast4 months ago in Humans
(Part 1) The Nature of Faithfulness: Why Men and Women Fail Differently and Love the Same
Every man and woman desires love, but they do not experience love in the same way. The human heart is one, yet the human mind is divided by design. Men and women think, feel, and attach differently. That difference is not a flaw in nature. It is a pattern that reflects purpose. Ignoring it does not create equality. It only breeds resentment.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast4 months ago in Humans
(Conclusion) The Collapse of Duty: Reclaiming the Moral Order Between Men and Women
Every empire believes it will last forever. Every culture believes it can defy the laws that brought it into being. Yet the law of God is not subject to human approval. It is written into the very fabric of creation. Truth does not fade when nations fall. It remains, waiting for men and women humble enough to return to it.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast4 months ago in Humans
(Part 6) The Collapse of Duty: Reclaiming the Moral Order Between Men and Women
The strength of a nation is not measured by its armies or its wealth. It is measured by the integrity of its people. A civilization does not fall when enemies invade from without, but when corruption rots it from within. The weight of civilization rests not on governments, but on homes. And the weight of the home rests on the hearts of men and women who either honor truth or abandon it.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast4 months ago in Humans
(Part 5) The Collapse of Duty: Reclaiming the Moral Order Between Men and Women
Every collapse begins in the heart. Every restoration begins there too. The world has tried to rebuild itself through politics, technology, and revolution, but none of those can heal what is broken in the human soul. No law can teach humility. No government can legislate love. The only power that can restore what pride has destroyed is self-sacrifice.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast4 months ago in Humans
(Part 4) The Collapse of Duty: Reclaiming the Moral Order Between Men and Women
Civilizations rarely fall from one great blow. They fade when people stop carrying the weight of duty. Decline begins when strength gives way to softness and when comfort becomes a higher goal than character.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast4 months ago in Humans
