Toward a Calmer Life
by Dave Moorman Books and Music
Dave Moorman - a retired United Methodist pastor - noticed that recent neuroscience seemed to be telling us just what Jesus and the ancient Stoics said long ago: We can learn how to let sudden emotions fade away in a matter of a minute-and-a-half. Moreover, when Jesus told us to pray "Forgive us as we forgive others," he was presenting a deep truth. Forgiveness is for the Forgiver!
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This is a unique book that thinks it is a record album—or perhaps a record album that has taken the form of a book. Either way, what you hold here is a kind of double LP: twenty original orchestral pieces paired with reflective, thought-provoking essays.
Each composition invites you not only to listen, but to linger—to follow the music into deeper questions about life, meaning, and the quiet movements of the soul. With a simple QR code or short web link, you can step into the companion “listening room,” where the music comes alive and surrounds the written word.
This is not a book to rush through. It is an experience to return to—again and again—like a favorite album, where each visit reveals something new.