“The old protect the young, and then the young protect the old…”
About Jon Ochiai
Find Your Way
"It will work out."
“It will work out.”
Stay Young Inside
Make a difference.
Academy Awards Host Comedian Conan O’Brien shared about his upcoming Harvard University Commencement Speech on New Heights with Hosts Jason Kelce and Travis Kelce, Conan’s Fanboys since they were in middle school. Conan O’Brien said, “I like being around young people who are optimistic. Because it’s really easy to get cynical or to start feeling…
Grab Smoke
Lightning could strike.
Lightning could strike.
Sincerity in Fanboy
Don't put people in a box. Open your heart.
Don’t put people in a box. Open your heart.
I Fix
Love yourself for who you are and forgive yourself for who you're not.
Love yourself for who you are and forgive yourself for who you’re not.
It’s Never Personal, Still It’s on Me
Let it go.
The late Kobayashi Sensei said, “When someone attacks you, they are asking for your help.” Cognard Hanshi said, “You train not to kill.” When someone attacks me, their intention is to harm, maybe to kill. I have nothing to do with what goes on inside someone else. Still, I determine what goes on inside me.…
Acknowledged in ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’
You always had their respect, their love.
You always had their respect, their love.
Find a Friend in ‘Project Hail Mary’
"You find a friend to save the world." Ryan Gosling, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and Rocky are poignantly sublime in Project Hail Mary’s story of forgiveness, selflessness, bravery, and unconditional love.
“You find a friend to save the world.” Ryan Gosling, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and Rocky are poignantly sublime in Project Hail Mary’s story of forgiveness, selflessness, bravery, and unconditional love.
Love Is Love
You love who you love.
You love who you love.
Meaningful Compassion
"Give life by the sword."
I have compassion. I heal the space between. Give life. That’s meaningful compassion.
Purpose
Come away with something.
I’ve trained in Aikido for over 35 years. I learned to work on myself, not on others. That’s all I can do. I can’t make anyone do anything. The late Mizukami said, “Just train.” I don’t have to prove anything. I don’t have to get somewhere. I don’t have to be someone else. I can…
My Time Has Passed
That can be a good thing.
That can be a good thing.
My Exhale
That voice chirping, “I’m no good.” may not even be your voice at all.
That voice chirping, “I’m no good.” may not even be your voice at all.
To Say or Not to Say?
That is the other question.
That is the other question.
No One Really Gives a Sh*t
No one really cares that I’m scared.
No one really cares that I’m scared.