Celebration, Regret, And Remorse
Posted on March 13, 2008 - Filed Under Recreation and Sports | Leave a Comment
Recently, three events occurred that forced me to experience celebration, regret, and remorse. And as I thought about each one of them, I was able to draw a lesson from each one of them.
Celebration - My teammate, good friend and role model, Mike Fowler, gave an outstanding performance at the ADCC 2007. Mike was able to win two matches against two BJJ legends (Renzo Gracie and Saulo Riberio). This was an amazing accomplishment and I was very happy for and proud of Mike. The lesson here is Mike proves what hard work, commitment to a system, getting a coach, and actually listening to him (unlike me for many years) will do for you. Congrats Mike on an excellent performance and keep up the good work!
Read More..>>Anatomy Of A Spiritual Illness (part 1 Of 5)
Posted on March 11, 2008 - Filed Under Health and Fitness, Recreation and Sports | Leave a Comment
(St. John of the Cross in his book, “The Ascent of Mount Carmel,” indicates that God tears down the old body of one who seeks union with God, so that a new temple appropriate to receive God will grow).
Janet and I had just spent two years living by ourselves in a remote area of Pennsylvania. It was 1983, and I was tending oil wells on the property, cutting wood for our woodstove, and chasing black bears away from our trailer, while Janet planted a large garden, cooked soybeans in a pressure cooker, and made lots of yummy homemade bread!
Read More..>>Do It Till Youre Satisfied -1
Posted on March 11, 2008 - Filed Under Self Improvement | Leave a Comment
“Whatever it is, DO IT, Do it ’til you’re satisfied” is a very upbeat song that reminds us to do things that make us happy and keep us moving. Even the shoe company, Nike, uses the quote for their shoes and athletic wear of “Just Do It”. We have so much trouble just getting started sometimes. It is hard, isn’t it? It is hard to get started in the morning, hard to start a diet, hard to leave a dead end job. It is even hard to just get up off the sofa, quit being a couch potato and actually turn the television on or off, much less get up to change the channel.
Read More..>>Does Your Mat Attitude Suck?
Posted on January 9, 2008 - Filed Under Recreation and Sports | Leave a Comment
Let’s say that you were taking a test and there was a question that asked you to rate your mat attitude on a scale from 1 to 5. What score would you give yourself? A score of 5 would mean that you’re so tough that Randy Couture wouldn’t want to train with you. And a score of 1 would mean that you sit in the parking lot before class, thinking of all the different ways you’ll probably get your butt kicked in during the training session!
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