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Aggravation. I feel it, on occasion. It sometimes even controls me and that’s when I know I’ve gone overboard. Some aggravations are minimal; some have lasting impact. Some I let affect me; others I completely push away. There are some moments, when stuck in the midst of aggravation, you have to just roll with the… Read More Rolling With the Punches
I was teaching in class the other night and we were working on forms or katas. Many times I stand up front and watch the students as they practice and I can spot right away a missing step or an unfolded hand, or a foot turning in the wrong direction. After so many years of… Read More I Failed As a Martial Arts Instructor
There was a time when the negative or hateful words of others affected me. Sometimes it was even my own negative or hateful words toward myself. When judged harshly, by others or by yourself, it is difficult to find peace within. You can convince yourself that you are not worthy. You can tell yourself you… Read More Today, Nobody Judges Me
A martial art master has grace at every level. She knows her martial art internally and externally. She has studied and practiced and will never be perfect. In fact, as each day passes she realizes there is no such thing as perfection, but the journey towards personal excellence is what matters. The more she massages… Read More 7 Martial Art Life Skills Anyone Can Master
My martial art. My martial heart. Twenty plus years ago, I found out I had a heart issue. At first, I didn’t know if it was serious or if it was something I could live with, unnoticed. That heart condition made me reflect on my life. In a 24 hour span, I figured out that… Read More My Martial Heart (A video blog)
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If you know anything about me by now, it is that I write about topics that inspire, challenge, or even scare me. I don’t usually have the dreaded “writer’s block” because it seems one of these categories reveals itself to me in one way or another every day. I’ve written about pain before, but recently… Read More 4 Purposes for Pain
Moms are like superheros. They can do everything. Work. Change Diapers. Drive. Feed. Dry tears. Comb hairs. Dress. Design. Shop. Engage. Smile. Hug. Love. All of these wonderful mom behaviors are perfect and necessary, but interfere with awareness and self-protection. Moms are tired (a lot), always busy, rushing, and unable to divert their attention away… Read More 8 Diaper Bag Defenses for Moms
Years ago, I worked in a law firm and we had to keep track of the hours we spent on each case in order to appropriately bill the client. Someone in the accounting department would take care of the “metrics” or the “measurements” of the firm’s goals with respect to financial stability and revenue. Now,… Read More Measuring the Unmeasurable
There are a lot of great words in the English language, and a few…well…not so great. Some you mutter under your breath for fear you will be heard; others you belt out before the censors have a chance to bleep them. Today when I talk about martial arts and effort, I’ll be also talking about the “F” word. … Read More Martial Arts, Effort, and the “F” Word
