To Live With Honor

The Salute

Tim Finley — Thu, 23 Dec 2021 15:40:27 +0000

“No person was ever honored for what he received; honor was the reward for what he gave.”
– Calvin Coolidge

Companion Page:

Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/tolivewithhonor

To Live With Honor Trailer:

Credits:
Kristin Kuns
Kaleb Bruza
Riley Helton
Anthony Darveaux

Buffer music:
Council – “Rust to Gold”

Soundtrack:
“It’s Not My Time” – 3 Doors Down
“Welcome to the Black Parade” – My Chemical Romance
“Little Drummer Boy” – For King and Country
“The Gambler” – Kenny Rogers
“Hurt” – Johnny Cash
“The Man Comes Around” – Johnny Cash
“Shake it Out” – Florence + the Machine

Heroes

Tim Finley — Thu, 23 Dec 2021 15:33:22 +0000

Do you give the horse his strength? Do you clothe his neck in a flowing mane?
Do you make him leap like a locust, striking terror with his proud snorting?
He laughs at fear, afraid of nothing and charges into the fray.
He does not shy away from the sword. The quiver rattles against his side
Along with the flashing spear and shield.
In frenzied excitement, he eats up the ground.
He cannot stand still when the trumpet sounds.

Companion Page:

Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/tolivewithhonor

To Live With Honor Trailer:

Credits:
Kristin Kuns
Kaleb Bruza

Buffer music:
Council – “Rust to Gold”

Finale Preview

Tim Finley — Mon, 13 Dec 2021 11:07:46 +0000

Merry Christmas!

Two-part Finale, episodes 20 and 21 to be released in tandem as a Christmas present, us to you. Enjoy the audible gift-wrapping from us to you.

Fifteen Folds

Tim Finley — Sat, 04 Dec 2021 05:29:18 +0000

“The eighth fold is for the one who entered into the Valley of the Shadow of Death, that we might see the light of Day.”

– US Flag Folding Ceremony

Companion Page:

Fifteen Folds

Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/tolivewithhonor

To Live With Honor Trailer:

Credits:
Kristin Kuns
Kaleb Bruza
Brian Cole

Buffer music:
Council – “Rust to Gold”

Soundtrack:
“Turn! Turn! Turn!” – Pete Seeger, performed by Australian Artists Collaboration supporting prostate cancer awareness
“All My Days” – Alexi Murdoch

Battle of Man

Tim Finley — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 08:10:17 +0000

“Maybe the ultimate wound is the one that makes you miss the war you got in.”

– Sebastian Junger

Companion Page:

Battle of Man

Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/tolivewithhonor

To Live With Honor Trailer:

Credits:
Kristin Kuns
Kaleb Bruza
Riley Helton

Buffer music:
Council – “Rust to Gold”

Soundtrack:
Zac Brown Band – “Colder Weather”

High Flight

Tim Finley — Wed, 29 Sep 2021 19:53:04 +0000

Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I’ve climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds, — and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of — wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov’ring there,
I’ve chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air . . .

Up, up the long, delirious burning blue
I’ve topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace
Where never lark, or ever eagle flew —
And, while with silent, lifting mind I’ve trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand, and touched the face of God.

– John Gillespie McGee Jr.

Companion Page:

High Flight

Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/tolivewithhonor

To Live With Honor Trailer:

Credits:
Kristin Kuns
Kaleb Bruza

Buffer music:
Council – “Rust to Gold”

Soundtrack:
Audioslave – “Show Me How to Live”
U2 – “Where the Streets Have No Name”

The Horse in the Arena

Tim Finley — Sun, 18 Jul 2021 17:06:44 +0000

“It is not the critic who counts. Not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood. Who strives valiantly. Who errs. Who comes short again and again because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who does actually strive to do the deeds. Who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions. Who spends himself in a worthy cause. Who at the best, in the end knows the triumph of high achievement, and who at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.”
-Theodore Roosevelt “Man in the Arena”

Companion Page:

The Horse in the Arena

Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/tolivewithhonor

To Live With Honor Trailer:

Credits:
Kristin Kuns
Riley Helton
Trinity Pencis

Buffer music:
Council – “Rust to Gold”

Soundtrack:
Mannheim Steamroller – “Fanfare for the Common Man”
The Cars – “Magic”
Garth Brooks – “Standing Outside the Fire”

The Fighter

Tim Finley — Mon, 31 May 2021 22:53:51 +0000

In the clearing stands a boxer
and a fighter by his trade
and he carries the reminders
of every glove that laid him down
or cut him ’til he cried out
in his anger and his shame,
“I am leaving! I am leaving!”
…But the fighter still remains.
– “The Boxer”, Simon and Garfunkle

Everyone wants to quit. Everyone wants to flee. Fight or flight reflex makes quitting the first and best alternative. Despite the ease of flight, a fighter simply cannot. It just isn’t in his nature.

Companion Page:

The Fighter

Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/tolivewithhonor

To Live With Honor Trailer:

Credits:
Kristin Kuns

Buffer music:
Council – “Rust to Gold”

Soundtrack:
Jerry Douglas – “The Boxer” (Simon and Garfunkle)
Joe Esposito – “You’re the Best Around”
Motley Crue – “Kickstart My Heart”

Back From the Mouth of Hell

Tim Finley — Tue, 18 May 2021 20:31:10 +0000

While horse and hero fell,
They that had fought so well
Came thro’ the jaws of Death
Back from the mouth of Hell
– Alfred Lord Tennyson
“The Charge of the Light Brigade”

Sometimes circumstances issue us orders to attack a fortified artillery battery. You can’t evade it or retreat. So charge… choose to. When you need a hero and one isn’t around, stop looking around.

Companion Page:

Back From the Mouth of Hell

Veteran Program:
https://www.lovesomestables.com/

Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/tolivewithhonor

To Live With Honor Trailer:

Credits:
Kaleb Bruza
Kristin Kuns
Riley Helton

Buffer music:
Council – “Rust to Gold”

Soundtrack:
Shinedown – “I Dare You”
Nonpoint – “In the Air Tonight” (Phil Collins)

The Pale Horse III

Tim Finley — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 20:00:42 +0000

“Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.”
– Dylan Thomas, “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night”

Death is inevitable.
We are what Death leaves behind until it comes for us.
Live fierce. This all ends.

Companion Page:
https://tolivewithhonor.com/2021/04/12/the-pale-horse/

To Live With Honor Trailer:

Credits:
Kaleb Bruza
Kristin Kuns
Riley Helton

Buffer music:
Council – “Rust to Gold”

Soundtrack:
Florence + Machine – “Shake It Out”
Johnny Cash – “The Man Comes Around”

The Pale Horse II

Tim Finley — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 20:00:15 +0000

“God is dead… and we have killed him… who will wipe this blood off us? What water is there for us to clean ourselves?” – Friedrich Nietzsche

Death is inevitable.
We are what Death leaves behind until it comes for us.
Live fierce. This all ends.

Companion Page:
https://tolivewithhonor.com/2021/04/12/the-pale-horse/

To Live With Honor Trailer:

Credits:
Kaleb Bruza
Kristin Kuns

Buffer music:
Council – “Rust to Gold”

Soundtrack:
Hidden Citizens – “Star Spangled Banner”
Johnny Cash – “The Man Comes Around”

The Pale Horse I

Tim Finley — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 20:00:12 +0000

“I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, ‘Come and see.’ And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him.” – Revelations 6:7-8

Death is inevitable.
We are what Death leaves behind until it comes for us.
Live fierce. This all ends.

Companion Page:
https://tolivewithhonor.com/2021/04/12/the-pale-horse/

To Live With Honor Trailer:

Credits:
Riley Helton
Kristin Kuns
Anthony Darveaux

Buffer music:
Council – “Rust to Gold”

Soundtrack:
Robert Johnson – “Crossroad Blues”
Johnny Cash – “The Man Comes Around”

Love

Tim Finley — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 01:17:59 +0000

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.” – 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Love is not rose petals and rainbows, nor a flourish of poetry on picnic blanket in the Victorian countryside. Love is a ruthless equalizer between “is” and “should.” Love is the hand that coerces our conscience at gun point to rebuild bridges we worked hard to burn. Love cracks shells and lets in light.

Companion Page:

Love

Veteran Service Org:
http://www.ahelpinghoof.org/

To Live With Honor Trailer:

Credits:
Kristin Kuns
Riley Helton
Anthony Darveaux
Dallas Varwig

Buffer music:
Council – “Rust to Gold”

Soundtrack:
John Cougar Mellencamp – “Pink Houses”
Pachelbel – Canon in D
Johnny Cash – “The Man Comes Around”

Miracles

Tim Finley — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 14:25:14 +0000

“All the tales of miracles, with which the Old and New Testament are filled, are fit only for impostors to preach and fools to believe.”
– Thomas Paine

Miracles aren’t what you think they are. They aren’t water to wine or parting seas. Don’t pray for a miracle. Pray for courage. If a miracle comes… you’ll need it.

Companion Page:
https://tolivewithhonor.com/2021/03/11/miracles/

Veteran Service Org:
www.waypointranch.org

To Live With Honor Trailer:

Credits:
Kristin Kuns

Buffer music:
Council – “Rust to Gold”

Soundtrack:
George Jones – “Choices”

Fear

Tim Finley — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 21:35:56 +0000

“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.”
– Plato

Fear is a liar. It seeps into the cracks between thoughts and bends them just enough to make reality worth fleeing. When a horse freezes or spooks at a plastic bag fluttering in the wind, it seems justifiable to chastise him for such a dumb response to something so innocuous. But… imagine what the horse thinks when we react irrationally to the esoteric fears that send us reeling in terror.

“Distilled to its purest form, the bond between a horse and his human is this: the human’s brain lets the horse know he has nothing to fear; the horse’s heart returns the favor.”

Companion Page:

Fear

Veteran Service Org:
https://www.equest.org/
www.lastresortrecovery.com
upward-transitions.org

To Live With Honor Trailer:

Credits:
Kristin Kuns

Buffer music:
Council – “Rust to Gold”

Soundtrack:
Guns ‘n’ Roses – “Welcome to the Jungle”
Eric Bibb – “The Cape”
Black Crows – “Hard to Handle”

Lies

Tim Finley — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 11:24:36 +0000

“The beginnings and ends of shadow lie between the light and darkness and may be infinitely diminished and infinitely increased. Shadow is the means by which bodies display their form. The forms of bodies could not be understood in detail but for shadow.” – Leonardo da Vinci

Narcissism is a result of the weak and broken trying to protect the positive image others hold of them. And lies are the best tactic in that defense. Because it is a lie. But buried inside the bundle is actually the most insidious lie of all, the lie the narcissist tells himself that is the platform for all others: that he is truly awful. If he did not believe this, he would have no need to lie, nothing to hide, nothing for which to compensate. Light and shadow.

Companion Page:

Lies

Veteran Service Org:
https://www.heartsoffreedomhorsemanship.com/

To Live With Honor Trailer:

Credits:
Kristin Kuns

Buffer music:
Council – “Rust to Gold”

Soundtrack:
Rise Against – “Savior”
Anberlin – “The Unwinding Cable Car”
Tim Finley – “Name” (Goo Goo Dolls)

Life Before Honor

Tim Finley — Sun, 31 Jan 2021 17:40:47 +0000

“The greatest way to live with honor in this life is to be what we pretend to be.” – Seneca

Pain grows and festers the longer one carries it. First we must be honest with ourselves that the pain exists. We must be honest with ourselves that we were vulnerable enough and human enough to be hurt. Then we must finally be honest with ourselves that we possess the strength to defeat it.

If you were unable to listen through due to triggers, feel free to find me on any of the SM platforms below, and I’ll talk you through it.
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https://www.instagram.com/timandhonor/
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Companion Page:

Life Before Honor

Veterans Crisis Number:
1-800-273-8255
https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/

To Live With Honor Trailer:

Credits:
Olivia Wells

Buffer music:
Council – “Rust to Gold”

Soundtrack:
Johnny Cash – “Hurt” (Originally by Trent Reznor, Nine Inch Nails)
Garth Brooks – “Shameless” (Originally by Billy Joel)

Courage

Tim Finley — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 21:44:27 +0000

Courage doesn’t look the way you think. And neither does the forgiveness that requires it. At a time when bravery is flooding the market, courage is in critical supply. Still yourself for a moment, and watch closely.

No. Closer.

Companion Page:

Courage

Veterans Org:
https://www.daretodreamranch.org/

To Live With Honor Trailer:

Credits:
Olivia Wells

Buffer music:
Council – “Rust to Gold”

Soundtrack:
Hollow Drive – “Danger Zone” (cover, Kenny Loggins) https://youtu.be/xkTLLa9atB8
or, Danzig – “Mother” https://youtu.be/Q7KLdET1lBM

Shadows

Tim Finley — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 18:23:50 +0000

Stop looking at your shadow. Embrace change; don’t begrudge it. It will never cease, and neither must you.

Companion Page:

Shadows

Veterans Org:

Home

To Live With Honor Trailer:

Credits:
Olivia Wells

Buffer music:
Council – “Rust to Gold”

Your Horse

Tim Finley — Fri, 11 Dec 2020 02:03:30 +0000

Life has a soundtrack. Sometime we choose the song. Sometimes the song chooses us. Sometimes it’s just a freight train careening off the rails.

Companion Page:

Your Horse

Veterans Org:
www.bcampinc.com

Base Camp Inc. Videos

A Few 80s Female Power-Pop/Rock vocalists:
Ann Wilson (Heart) – “Alone” (Best. Pipes. Ever.)
Pat Benatar – “We Belong”, “Shadows of the Night”
Bonnie Tyler – “Holding on for a Hero”, “Total Eclipse of the Heart” (Best. Videos. Ever.)
Joan Jett (and the Blackhearts) – “I Love Rock and Roll”, “I Hate Myself For Loving You”
Stevie Nicks – “Edge of Seventeen”
Belinda Carlisle – “Heaven is a Place on Earth”
Susanna Hoffs (The Bangles) – “Hazy Shade of Winter”
Grace Slick ([Jefferson {Airplane}] Starship) – “We Built This City”, “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now”
Et Al

And of course,

To Live With Honor Trailer:

Credits:
Olivia Wells

Buffer music:
Council – “Rust to Gold”
The Hexstalls (Pat Benatar) – “We Belong”

I Bought You a Horse?

Tim Finley — Sat, 14 Nov 2020 20:18:40 +0000

There are millions of resources out there for horse owners seeking to better improve their horsemanship. I recognized right away, an untapped market of people who know absolutely nothing about horses, own them, and are questing with thirsty minds how to *properly* know nothing about horses while owning them. I locked that market down to a one-idiot monopoly. Follow me for more disastrous recipes. Companion Page: https://tolivewithhonor.com/2020/11/14/i-bought-you-a-horse/ Service Org: www.halcyonhc.org To Live With Honor Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn-fB3sGdU8 Credits: Jessica Michael Kyle Bone Buffer music: Council - "Rust to Gold"

Providence

Tim Finley — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 22:26:40 +0000

Greatness resides in the world all around us in unlikely places–places we despise, resent, regret, and choose to overlook–places we hide away from, places we don’t want great things to come from.

Including within ourselves.

But greatness exists outside and beyond the consent of opinion, or fear, or any other thing that would choose to fence it in. Greatness exists by its own accord and simply is.

It is only by way of a chance, that it is revealed.

Including within ourselves.

Companion Page:

Providence

Service Org:
www.heroesandhorses.org

Trailer video:

Credits:
Anthony Darveaux
Kyle Bone
Jonna Marsh
Rob Brown

Buffer music:
Council – “Rust to Gold”

Prologue - START HERE, DON'T SKIP

Tim Finley — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 00:48:08 +0000

Youth comes standard-issue with hubris, despite its noble aims. Decisions have consequences, even if not for years. Every war has a first shot fired… even the war within.

“I’m an Honor Guard; we carry the weight of the dead.”

Prologue

Service Org:
www.newfreedomfarm.org

Trailer video:

Credits to:
Dallas and Danielle Varwig–better humans than I shall ever be

Buffer music:
Council – “Rust to Gold”

Preview

Tim Finley — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 19:11:42 +0000

Even impossible finish lines have a starting line. It's finally here, all of it, the tragedies, the triumphs, the heroes, and the horses. Welcome to the war. In case of emergency, the horse is set to auto-eject. Stay hydrated. Live fierce. This all ends. http://www.tolivewithhonor.com