The Becoming Heroes Podcast
by Guidance, hosted by Lex McKee, to feed the Hero within you!
"Becoming Heroes," is the podcast for the Hero inside of you. Every Hero needs a Guide to help them become the best version of themselves. Our podcast brings you the best Guides and guidance in bite-sized chunks of awesomeness!
Episodes
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8 Plini The Younger
8 Plini The Younger by Guidance, hosted by Lex McKee, to feed the Hero within you!
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By His Stripes I Am Healed
[Verse — 7/8, cello and voice] He was despised, and rejected by men, A man of suffering, acquainted with grief, As one from whom men hide their face, He was despised, and we did not respect him. [Verse — 7/8, piano enters] Surely he has borne our sickness, And carried our suffering, Yet we...
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The Secret Love of Plants — Wellbeing Blog for Moodscope
"The Secret Love of Plants" - a wellbeing blog for Moodscope I talk to plants. There. I’ve said it. Fortunately, they rarely argue back. … There’s something wonderfully therapeutic about sharing space with something that is quietly getting on with being alive. No targets. No emails. No…
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Podcast Words of Life
“You are my beloved daughter – in whom is all my delight!” “You are my beloved son – my world – my delight!” These are words of Life. Why parents hold back on them, I’ll never know – it’s not as if they can only be used or meant once, is it? I said this to each of my sons this week – and I think...
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Monday Moodscope AEIOU Beatitudes
Monday Moodscope AEIOU Beatitudes by Guidance, hosted by Lex McKee, to feed the Hero within you!
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CD Chivalry in the 21st Century - an Overview
The Codex of the Modern Gentlemen A Manual of Modern Masculinity for the 21st Century “Chivalry is not a relic; it is the radiant armour of the soul.” Preamble: A Prayer for the Forge The world has declared masculinity a disease. It has looked at the twisted expressions of broken men—the tyrant,...
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Moodscope 26th January 2026 "Technically Optimistic"
Technically Optimistic “Technically Optimistic” is a play on words my eldest was sharing with me. I asked him, as we shared time in London at both the Natural History Museum and the Science Museum, “Sam, do you see yourself as a Futurist?” His response was gloriously affirmative. Sam is involved…
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CD The Year of YHWH - DHM
CD The Year of YHWH - DHM by Guidance, hosted by Lex McKee, to feed the Hero within you!
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CD The Small Boy and the Starfish
[[A slow, rolling 6/8 pattern begins from Manu Katché’s kit, a tidal, Afrobeat Liberation Rebellion pulse. Davy Spillane’s Uilleann Pipes enter, a lone cry over the water of chaos from the birth of the earth...]] [[Verse 1 - Eddie Reader, with a clarity that holds both dawn and dust]] The morning...
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CD Stream-Maker (with The Full Worship Band)-2
(Verse 1) Wilderness I’ve named and known Midbar of my own making Ground is cracked, this heart of stone Silence aches, a thirst awaking But on the wind… a whisper breaks “Forget the former things you’ve carried… I am the God of the ache you’ve buried— Behold, the new thing now is breaking…”...
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Moodscope and the Metahedron_podcast
Ever feel your well-being is more complex than a simple pyramid (like Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs)? Imagine it instead as a “Metahedron”—a four-faced tetrahedral shape where each face is an equilateral triangle that represents a core human need. Unlike a hierarchy, all faces are equally vital and...
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Flesh Of My Flesh - Eve and Adam
I woke… and the world was a question. A mirror… held up to a mirror. And then… I saw you. And the question… became a chord. Your eyes were the first thing that looked back. Not like the river… or the sky… But like… a home I’d been singing inside of… without knowing the tune. And I knew my own…
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Polish the Lens - Monday Moodscope Blog
The Moodscope Blog gets a musical makeover! Polish Your Lens, Change Your World Your Inner Narrative is Your Superpower. It's Time to Tune It, Edit It, Rewrite It! I loved this thought for the day, "Your inner narrative is the lens you live through; polishing it can change the whole landscape."...
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A Prayer to Our Father Who is in Heaven
A respectfully rhymed version of the most famous prayer ever
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Ten Ways to Raise Your Mood - The Moodscope Anthem
Ten Ways to Raise Your Mood I Am Enthusiastic – showing eagerness I Am Excited – looking forward to things I Am Attentive – paying close attention I Am Strong – feeling able to cope with difficulties I Am Proud – feeling a sense of achievement I Am Inspired – feeling the desire to do something I…
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Tread Softly On My Dreams - Eurovision
Tread Softly On My Dreams - Eurovision by Guidance, hosted by Lex McKee, to feed the Hero within you!
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Intermission Blog For Moodscope 22nd January
Intermission Mark my words, there are many powerful ways to transform our lives… and here is the first. Have you ever tried to stay cross in the middle of an argument when someone makes you laugh – perhaps by pulling a face? In truth, it’s really annoying when you’re angry and someone interrupts...
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Psalm 20 For The Director Of Music.WAV
A BLESSING FOR YOU! May you receive this blessing as you listen to this psalm, recorded with you in mind. Psalm 20 New International Version (adapted on the recording to us the Lord's name) For the director of music. A psalm of David. May the Lord answer you when you are in distress; may the name...
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Podcast for Moodscope and Purbeck Coast: "Would You Rather?"
Would you rather? “Would you rather be chased by a horse-sized duck, or by one hundred duck-sized horses?” Thus says one of the ‘Would you rather?’ challenges from the wrappers round a famous brand of ‘Take a Break’ chocolate snack. I’d be curious to hear your answer – then I’ll reveal my choice…
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Days Of Grace - Day 12
Grace Will Walk Us Home by Thom M Shuman Wild Goose Publications www.ionabooks.com Used under agreed non-commercial worship conditions as stated by the publisher. Music Atmos from Big Fish Audio - used under licence.
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Days Of Grace - Day 11
Grace Will Walk Us Home by Thom M Shuman Wild Goose Publications www.ionabooks.com Used under agreed non-commercial worship conditions as stated by the publisher. Music Atmos from Big Fish Audio - used under licence.
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A Gift For You This Christmas Podcast
A Gift for You This Christmas You may never have seen yourself as the life and soul of the party. That epithet is reserved too often for the stereotypically noisy extrovert – so popular with fabulous sitcom writers - that grabs focus from everyone they meet! If you are like me, you could be...
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Shift Happens Podcast - words by Stephen R Covey from 7 Habits
Shift Happens All At Sea Two battleships assigned to the training squadron had been at sea on manoeuvres in heavy weather for several days. I was serving on the lead battleship and was on watch on the bridge as night fell. The visibility was poor with patch fog, so the captain, remained on the...
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Podcast Zoonami
Zoonami We all have precious moments when providence or serendipity sends us a treat. One such precious moment was last night in the freezing cold on Swanage’s Victorian Pier. A crowd of us was there for the switching on the lights by Father Christmas (who arrived by boat!) Waiting in the cold,...
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The 7 Gifts Of The Holy Spirit Mixdown
Isaiah 11 vv1 and 2 Getting to Know The Holy Spirit Jesus was clear that to see Him was to see the Father. And we could equally say, to see Him was to see the Character of The Holy Spirit. Here in Isaiah chapter 11 verses 1 and 2, we ‘see’ The Holy Spirit, the very Spirit of YHWH. And the spirit…
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Feeling Fruity Podcast
There’s no fruit without there first being a seed. The man on the corner by one of Swanage’s many pubs proudly wore a T-Shirt with just two words: “Bad Seed.” I think he thought it was funny. I didn’t. I want to sow “Good Seed” during this season of goodwill to all. The whole World knows we need...
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Blog - The Retired Major General - a Moodscope Message
Major General (retired) Tim Cross CBE is an excellent speaker. If you get the chance to hear him, I’d recommend it. He’s an advocate of the role of ethics in making tough military decisions in the moment of crisis. When we invited him to speak to our “Any Questions” group, his repeated use of...
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Blog - Good Thinking Part 2.WAV
“There is nothing good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” Pursuing the kind of thinking that may make something (like the day ahead) good, my second thought is to borrow someone else’s thoughts. When we see any focus from someone else’s perspective, new possibilities emerge as we follow them to...
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Blog - Good Thinking Part 1.WAV
“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” So says William Shakespeare via the lips of Hamlet. (Act II, Scene 2. Whether you believe this absolutely or partially, it begs the question, “What’s good thinking?” Or, “What’s the kind of thinking that makes us see each experience...
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Podcast - Music To My Ears
Music to My Ears I’ve found her… at last! “Who?” you say. “My Piano Teacher,” I say! At last, I have found the perfect piano teacher… for me. Danielle (who I shall be raving about by name in online reviews, so no secrecy necessary about her name) is the most encouraging and affirming teacher I…
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Hope for Ukraine - Jeremiah 29 To Verse 14
Our theme for World Day of Prayer was, "I Know The Plans I Have For You." The day and the service were planned and printed and prepared for well-before any knowledge of what was to happen in Ukraine. For this reason, I believe it is doubly comforting. God is in the business of restoring people…
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Fairtrade Fortnight begins today
Anne Squires is an excellent spokesperson for Fairtrade and the benefits of supporting Fairtrade suppliers. The interview was recorded today as Monday 21st February, 2021 is the beginning of "Fairtrade Fortnight." https://www.fairtrade.org.uk The interview is due to go out on Purbeck Coast FM...
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Sermon - A Lover Is A Giver
Do you enjoy the benefits of having a generous heart? Those who truly love are naturally generous givers. They give without expecting to receive in return. They give without any hidden agenda. They give because they LOVE to give. They give for pleasure. This is a ministry and a gift. It is also…
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Give And It Will Be Given
I quote the Moodscope.com site: What is Moodscope? Moodscope members seek to support each other by sharing their experiences through this blog. If you’d like to receive these daily posts by email, just sign up to Moodscope now, completely free of charge. Moodscope is an innovative way for people…
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On The 12th Day And Night Of Christmas
The 12th Day of Christmas On the 12th Day of Christmas, we celebrate the Eve of Epiphany. This means we are on the cusp of change. We end the 12 Days of Christmas and move into Epiphany. I rather like the decision of the Council of Tours in 567 (what a great date!) that there should be…
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On The 11th Day Of Christmas - Saint Simeon Stylites
Imagine being asked to leave a monastery for being too extreme. This was part of the journey taken by Simeon Stylites - a famous "Pillar Saint". Focus gets results.
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On The 10th Day Of Christmas - The Name Of Yeshua
Jesus was presented at the Temple, as was the Jewish tradition. This involved circumcision as the child's name was presented to God. We'd talk about a Christening nowadays, and a lot less blood and pain! In the classic movie, "Dances With Wolves," we learn of the Native American tradition of…
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On The 9th Day Of Christmas - Saint Basil The Great on Social Justice
🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄THE 9TH DAY OF CHRISTMAS Saint Basil on Social Justice (and more!) The 16th Sustainable Development Goal of the United Nations is, "Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions." Goal 10 of the 17 is, "Reduced Inequalities." Goal 1 is, "No Poverty." Goal 2 is, "Zero Hunger," and Goal…
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On The 8th Day Of Christmas - Mother Mary comes to me
"Let It Be" When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me Speaking words of wisdom, let it be And in my hour of darkness she is standing right in front of me Speaking words of wisdom, let it be Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be Whisper words of wisdom, let it be...
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On The 7th Day Of Christmas - Sylvester
I sincerely believe this is the year to Choose Your Tribe – and to choose wisely. I guess that means also it’s the year to change your tribe. Your tribe may begin with a local association, for example, “Dorset.” I’m a huge fan of Dorset, which I’ve called my ‘home’ since the turn of the Century....
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On The 6th Day Of Christmas - St Egwin
The 6th Day of Christmas Saint Egwin (don’t think St Eggwhisk). Absolutely committed to supporting widows and orphans. He was very strict – promoting Christian marriage, and clerical celibacy – which made him less than popular with many! He was dispatched to Rome to seek vindication from the…
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On The 5th Day Of Christmas Thomas à Becket
"SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER" 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄On the Fifth Day of Christmas🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄 we celebrate Saint Thomas à Becket. These words, famously attributed to Henry II - "Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?" allegedly provoked the murder of Thomas while in the Cathedral!!! Why was the king so…
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On the 4th Day Of Christmas - The Festival of the Holy Innocents
What can we learn from the massacre of the innocents? Recorded last Christmas as a video (hence the days being 'wrong'). We can fight against evil, including Covid - and what it has stolen from our own innocents - our children.
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Lessons from Nature - part 1 Pando
What do you think is the biggest living organism ever? If you think a Sequoia, you're pretty close. Listen to this podcast to discover one of the greatest works of nature. Lex 'Starflake' McKee goes deeper into what we can learn from the greatest organism on Earth.
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On The 3rd Day Of Christmas - The Feast Of Saint John
The power of words has been experienced by all of us. When someone genuinely says, "Thank you!" there's a feeling attached to those words. When someone says, "I believe in you," there is empowering energy attached to their faith. And when someone says, "I love you," your life can be transformed....
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On The 2nd Day of Christmas - The Feast Of St Stephen
Calling all the heroic heretics on this, the Feast of Stephen. Drawing more on Seth Godin than on Acts 6 and 7 (which you can read), we explore how our time needs people who can no longer tolerate the status quo. People who will stand up and be counted. People who will lead their tribe.
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Angels Voices
If you need backing tracks for your congregation, I'm your Mission Enabler. Email me at [email protected]
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If Laughter Is The Best Medicine, I'm Cured
If you want to laugh, laugh along with me. A lovely friend, who is VERY naughty, sent me a story. We collapsed laughing very soon into reading the story for the first time, so I decided to stop reading and get the recorder going. I'm glad we did! The story is too rude to share but the laughter is...
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Between Stimulus And Reaction
Becoming a H+E+R=O “Mind The Gap,” is one of my favourite phrases in the UK’s transport system. It is a set of three words designed to keep you and me safe and to help us avoid danger. However, in neuroscience and positive psychology, it offers us a different kind of hope. Instead of safety, it...
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Dave Ashley on The Breakfast Show 12 - 10 - 21
The amazing story of Dave Ashley as he has moved from Fighter-Pilot to being Ace Athlete.
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"Becoming Heroes," is the podcast for the Hero inside of you. Every Hero needs a Guide to help them become the best version of themselves. Our podcast brings you the best Guides and guidance in bite-sized chunks of awesomeness!
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Guidance, hosted by Lex McKee, to feed the Hero within you!
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