Why Practice?
Shifu Ahles gives us much to think about in this talk that explores the question “why practice martial arts?” As he reminds us of the many gifts the art can give he also touches upon a variety of other topics such as not letting other’s problems become your own, allowing yourself to be ok with not doing something well, controlling your thoughts, injuries and pain during practice and more. Worth listening to more than once to get the full benefit of this talk.
Continue readingA Morning Prayer of Gratitude – Making Life Worth Living
First thing in the morning: go out your front door, face the rising sun and say, “Good morning Sun, thank you for another day.” Use this small gesture of gratitude to help set your mind straight on what you can consciously do to make the most of each and every day. You never really know […]
Continue readingLearning to Watch your Thoughts…How Much of Your Life are you Really Living?
What are your thoughts? Do you know? What is it that’s making us a little crazy a lot of times? How much of our time are we wasting and how much time is spent actually living your life? If you can imagine the perfect morning, you’re well rested and you have 100% energy. You wake […]
Continue readingThat Inner Voice – An Introspective Poem
That Inner Voice There’s a deep part of you that seems to hide, It may be loaded with worry, fear, envy, or pride. To the immature soul concerned mostly with outward impression, What’s within is unknown, for there’s no growth without confession. Empowerment comes when you drop all the lies, And open yourself to more […]
Continue readingIs a Lack of Awareness Slowing Killing Your Relationship?
What is the key to a good and lasting relationship? I would think the number one way to have a good relationship is listening. We learned a long time ago we have two ears, one mouth, we should listen at least twice as much as we speak. But is listening just using our ears? When […]
Continue readingTalk Less; Listen More: Learning to Listen without Ears
Be quiet and listen to someone you are with. Don’t talk so much – listen. This challenge is all about REALLY learning to listen but not just with with your ears. Whomever you’re with, watch them, listen to them. When you speak and you say something, pay attention to their response. How do they really […]
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