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The Storm

There is a storm always brewing, isn’t there? The recent hurricane in Florida and other coastal areas is a perfect example of how storms form, and follow unpredictable paths. They create stress and anxiety for our safety, or the safety of our loved ones. We try to anticipate what will happen, but we cannot. Thankfully,… Read More The Storm

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Become the Person You Want to Be

Being you isn’t easy, is it? There are responsibilities, commitments, and even a few obstacles in your life. Day in, day out, you think about what might happen next. Worry sets in and it creeps around your mind like a stalker on the Internet. Every doubt and every difficulty can get twisted out of proportion… Read More Become the Person You Want to Be

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Success Takes Action

An action is an act that one consciously wills and that may be characterized by physical or mental activity.  You may be called to action in a physical or a mental sense.  A martial art is one example of both. It challenges you physically and mentally. Being kind is a call to action. Volunteering is one, too.… Read More Success Takes Action

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Better Perspective, Better Everything

Deciding on a great direction for your life often falls into place once you make a simple choice. Perspective and mindset are similar. Perspective is how you see yourself and the world around you. Mindset is about how you decide to the see yourself and the world around you. They go hand in hand, and… Read More Better Perspective, Better Everything

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Let’s Make Believe

When you were a child, did you ever say, “Let’s make-believe, or pretend, that we are…” and then you filled in the blank? It might have been a role you cherished, like a mother, or something different, like an Army man,  doctor, hair stylist, a musician, or a singer. The beauty of it is that… Read More Let’s Make Believe

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Empowered and Enlightened Through Martial Arts

It is so trite, isn’t it? To over and over again hear that martial arts empower? What exactly does that mean? Do you take a class and emerge a superhero? Do you kick a bag and feel like you can suddenly conquer the world? I am sure that there are several definitions of empowerment that… Read More Empowered and Enlightened Through Martial Arts

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Break Through

Have you ever had one of those days when you woke up and hoped that you could just get through the day? Maybe you had something difficult to face, or you didn’t want to participate in something, or you knew someone was going to be angry or disappointed in you, and the thought of it… Read More Break Through

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Change Your Heart– My response to our world today

In a world of strife and turmoil, how can we keep a positive outlook, and believe that there is still good? Shootings and difficult times surround us from every direction. I listen to the news and my heart drops, loses a beat, and I wonder where we are headed. It is nothing new. We have… Read More Change Your Heart– My response to our world today

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My Instant Martial Art Success

Recently, someone commented on Facebook how I have come so far, so fast. He was  referring to my following on social media, and some recent opportunities. The comment came after a flurry of comments about a photo I posted of me performing a kick in my front yard. Some liked it, some thought it needed… Read More My Instant Martial Art Success

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Insignificant Martial Artist

It’s true. I am insignificant, at least in the world of important martial art masters, actors, and stunt people. Every day I still learn something new, or try to fix a flaw. No one can refute that I have focus or power, and an undying will to learn and advance. I apply martial arts not… Read More Insignificant Martial Artist