Forgiveness, Unity, Courage & Kindness

On December 7, 1941, Roy Sigfred “Swede” Boreen had only minutes aboard the USS Oklahoma before Pearl Harbor became US history. In this season finale, his own recorded voice pulls listeners into those impossible moments: breakfast interrupted by General Quarters, a glimpse through a porthole, watertight doors, rising water, oil on his face, and four words that may have saved his life. Bu...

What if the thing standing between you and the life you want isn't proof — it's your willingness to believe before you see it? In Episode 13 of Forgiveness, Unity, Courage & Kindness host and author Paul David Stanko cracks open the iconic 1985 vampire classic Fright Night and the line that has lived rent-free in his head for forty years: "You have to have faith for this t...

Ever had your whole life flipped upside down and shaken like a snow globe? Same. In Episode 12, host Paul David Stanko unpacks the "Snow Globe Moment": that chaotic, unhinged, character-arc-defining rock bottom the universe drops on you right when you thought you had it figured out.  Unpacking the moment he almost quit on the spot, Paul David shares real life moments that shook...

Ever lie awake at 2:30 AM rehearsing every "coulda, shoulda, woulda" from your past? Same. In this episode of Forgiveness, Unity, Courage & Kindness, host and author Paul David Stanko unpacks the quiet weight of regret — and why every cringe moment, missed chance, and public flop was exactly as it needed to be.  From bombing a music recital in front of a packed room (...

Ever created something you loved, only to have someone swoop in uninvited to "improve" it? In this episode of Forgiveness, Unity, Courage & Kindness, host Paul David Stanko unpacks the art of creation, criticism, and standing in your creative power. Sparked by a coworker's brilliant line—"He just wants to put a moustache on my Mona Lisa"—Paul explores why it's so much easier (and safer) to judge s...

What if the fear that jolts you awake at 2:30AM isn't your enemy — but energy trying to move through you? This episode is about learning to let fear flow instead of stuffing it down. We start on 50 acres of rural Minnesota, where a childhood game of "Logan's Run" — a sci-fi twist on tag inspired by the 1970s book, movie, and TV series — taught me about the adrenaline rush of fear. That same rush w...

Stop "giving it the good ol' college try." This episode is about accountability, beating procrastination, and silencing the imposter syndrome that keeps you playing small.  Host and author Paul David Stanko goes off-script on why we self-sabotage — choosing belonging over growth, blaming "the devil," anxiety, or Mercury in retrograde instead of owning our power. From The Boxcar Children and a Gen...

Ever wonder why a stranger's smile is contagious, or why one bad mood can hijack an entire room? It's not magic. It's vibration.  In Chapter 7 of 42 Stories of Life, the Universe…Everything!, host Paul David Stanko unpacks the science and the spirituality of energy, frequency, and vibration — from John Cage's silent masterpiece 4'33" to Masaru Emoto's water crystal experiments to the eerie YouTube...

What if your worst seasons are just side quests leveling you up?     In Episode 6 of Forgiveness, Unity, Courage & Kindness, author and tarot reader/channeler Paul David Stanko gets real about contrast — the highs, lows, breakups, career pivots, grief, and weird jobs that give your life its shape. No toxic positivity here. Just the radical truth that you get to choose how you respond to all of it...

oin author and host Paul David Stanko for Chapter Five of the podcast behind the book "42 Stories of Life, the Universe, …Everything!" In this candid, funny, and deeply spiritual episode, Paul uses a misadventure with a pair of baggy Levi's 501 jeans on a trip to California to introduce the idea of the "spiritual thrift store" — the practice of trying on beliefs, keeping what fits, and returning w...

You weren't born with an instruction manual — and that's the point. In Episode 4 of Forgiveness, Unity, Courage & Kindness, host and author Paul David Stanko breaks down free will, source energy, and how to read signs from the universe using intuition and kinesiology.  You are a piece of source energy — the creator of your own world. Learn why we forget past lives, why life is a video game you're ...

Ever ignored a gut feeling and paid for it? In Episode 3, Paul David Stanko traces intuition from Elijah's "still, small voice" to a Star Wars ride to hard-won personal stories — and lands on one truth: that inner knowing is real, and you've been talked out of trusting it.  Paul David introduces the Spiritual Gym — a practical framework for strengthening your intuitive gifts through repetition, gr...

Karma, conscious creation, spiritual growth, and everyday magic in one episode. Join author Paul David Stanko as he breaks down karma, vibration, and the law of attraction in simple, no‑fluff language so you can actually change your energy—and your life—right now.    Forgivness Unity Courage & Kindness Podcast  Purchase 42 Stories of Life, the Universe...Everything! HERE  Website: https://pauldavi...

In this bold and thought-provoking kickoff, “For Such a Time as This” challenges everything you think you know about why you’re here. What if you chose this life—this exact moment in history—with all its chaos, uncertainty, and intensity? Blending spirituality, humor, and pop culture references, this episode explores the idea of the soul as the true self and the ego as the in-game character naviga...

Forgiveness, Unity, Courage & Kindness is a podcast for people who know there’s more to life than what they’ve been told—and aren’t afraid to question it.  Inspired by 42 Stories of Life, the Universe…Everything!, this show dives into the stories behind the stories—real experiences that inspired the book and reveal how we navigate life’s hardest moments and fully embrace its best ones.  Most self-...