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Right on Track.

Right on Track.

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It’s easy to assume that things go right, things go wrong. Sometimes you rise, sometimes you fall. But if we observe the world objectively, we may see it’s perfection. How trees make energy via photosynthesis; how a single cell divides and differentiates to become a functioning, self-aware animal. It’s quite possible the what we see as “mistake” is simply our limited awareness. If we assume that maybe, just maybe, everything is as it should be, we have a chance to observe and maybe even witness the perfection that was there all along. If we do that, however, we have to also assume that every event leading to this moment…was right on track as well.

Frequency, Vibration and Cycles

Frequency, Vibration and Cycles

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Reality is comprised of frequencies, vibrations, and cycles. Frequencies can be high and light, or dark and heavy. Vibrations can fast and light, or slow and dense. Cycles are the closest our minds can come to grasping eternity; no start, no stop. No beginning, no end. Everything is in a state of change, and yet cycles can be “good” or “Bad”, “heavy” or “light”, and they can be self perpetuating, like a feedback loop…like a rut you’re stuck in. The way out is to see the cycle, from the outside in…

Silently Face the Storm

Silently Face the Storm

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Achieving a Black Belt in Martial Arts is often interpreted as mastery. This is a common misconception. While a worthwhile pursuit on the Martial path, it is important to remember that the Black Belt student is someone who has gained proficiency in the basics of physical technique; far from Mastery.

We often are drawn to Martial Art because we feel physically victimized, or perhaps vulnerable. It seems that the goal then is to become more physically adept, more likely to be victorious in physical battle. As we enter “Martial Middle Age”, we find that there will always be someone faster, always someone slower. Always someone stronger, always someone weaker. At this stage it is easy to wonder: “Have I gone anywhere, or am I still in the same spot, stuck in the middle and going nowhere?”
It is at this stage that most abandon the Martial Way.

As we move along, and the shadows of our lives grow longer, some stay the course and gain the insight that It was never about being stronger, harder, or faster…because no punch can knock out cancer. no kick can assuage the pain of losing a loved one. Martial arts is not about blustering up a storm of physical prowess; its about being able to stand right here, right now, facing the storms of your life. Being still, being silent, being perceptive and therefore able to act in the right way, with the right action and perfect timing. Or perhaps not act at all.
This means being willing to silently face the storm, and act from silence, rather than react from noise.
This…is Martial mastery.

You Get What You Give.

You Get What You Give.

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The concept of flow is often overlooked, or misunderstood.
If you want kindness, give kindness away.
If you want abundance, give some of yours away.

We so often think in linear terms; that once we part with something, we think it’s gone forever.
The true nature of existence is cyclical; what you send out comes back. If you want happiness, it’s probably because you’re miserable, and that’s what you are sending out.

The cosmic mirror can only reflect back what you are giving, and show you who you are.

 

Enter the Dragon

Enter the Dragon

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It is so easy to think that when troubles arise, we must have done something wrong, or external forces are conspiring to keep us down. “It’s not our fault, life won’t leave me alone” we cry. When we realize that without conflict, there can be no growth, we see that conflict is Nature’s challenge to us: Grow, or perish. These challenges keep us in the Present, for you can only act in the present. If you are thinking, you’re not in the present at all; you’re either lamenting over the past or worrying about the future. Conflict is literally a gift that shows us our path to growth, and keeps us in the fight. Accept the challenge, and rise once more…