Trying to be too smart for life and avoid future suffering can keep you from actually living life.
Meaningful Comparison
Heroes create other heroes. Our Heroes inspire us to be the greatest that we can be. That's their meaningful legacy.
Heroes create other heroes. Our Heroes inspire us to be the greatest that we can be. That’s their meaningful legacy.
Collection of Moments
Life is a collection of moments. In life, I have good moments; I have bad moments. I live for the moment, live for the present. In the bigger picture, I try to collect more good moments than bad ones.
Life is a collection of moments. In life, I have good moments; I have bad moments. I live for the moment, live for the present. In the bigger picture, I try to collect more good moments than bad ones.
Show Up
I show up, because I can contribute something to others. It's not all about me. It’s about them, about others. I try my best to make the world a better place for them.
I show up, because I can contribute something to others. It’s not all about me. It’s about them, about others. I try my best to make the world a better place for them.
Possibility in Uncertainty
If there is certainty, then there's no possibility.
If there is certainty, then there’s no possibility.
Just Be Yourself: ‘The Hero of Your Own Story’
Who are you going to be?
Writer and philosopher Joseph Campbell said, “You are the Hero of your own story.” In Writer and Director Rawson Marshall Thurber’s Central Intelligence (2016), Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Kevin Hart play high school friends Bob Stone and Calvin Joyner. Bob is the elite CIA Agent. In 1996 back in high school, Bob was shy…
Live for the Present
The present is all we have. Lady MacBeth said, “What’s done cannot be undone.” The past is the past. We move on. Life moves on.
The present is all we have. Lady MacBeth said, “What’s done cannot be undone.” The past is the past. We move on. Life moves on.
Let Them Know
"Tomorrow is promised to no one." That poignantly reminds us to let those who are important to us, know that they are. Let them know they matter to us.
“Tomorrow is promised to no one.” That poignantly reminds us to let those who are important to us, know that they are. Let them know they matter to us.
Nothing to Be Afraid of
The purpose of Aikido is to release your fear.
The purpose of Aikido is to release your fear.
Uncertainty in ‘Conclave’ [Movie Review]
Edward Berger’s Conclave, written by Peter Straughan based on Robert Harris’s book, brilliantly constructs the mystery engulfed in doubt in finding one’s path for faith.
Edward Berger’s Conclave, written by Peter Straughan based on Robert Harris’s book, brilliantly constructs the mystery engulfed in doubt in finding one’s path for faith.
You Gotta Have Heart
“Bro, we need you to fight!”
“Bro, we need you to fight!”
Use Your Powers for Good, Not Evil
When someone attacks to take my center, I take my center back. I take myself back. It's only me against me. I'm my greatest opponent. I work on myself, not on them. I use my powers for good, not evil.
When someone attacks to take my center, I take my center back. I take myself back. It’s only me against me. I’m my greatest opponent. I work on myself, not on them. I use my powers for good, not evil.
It’s Okay to Miss Someone
Time is undefeated.
Time is undefeated.
Take the Center Back
Whether in the Dojo or in life, I don’t run from what I fear.
Whether in the Dojo or in life, I don’t run from what I fear.
The Right People in Life
We bring each other up. Raise each other's level. And the world is all the greater for that.
We bring each other up. Raise each other’s level. And the world is all the greater for that.
The Other 30%
“You still have to show up and do the work.” That’s the other 30%.
“You still have to show up and do the work.” That’s the other 30%.