People commonly fail when they are on the threshold of success. So, nurture the end as carefully as the beginning. …… Another excerpt from the book Seeds of a Hermit (by Don Baird). The key is to always participate in your life to the fullest. It isn’t about talking; it’s about action. It isn’t about…
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Three Thoughts
Do not allow your mind to interfere with your actions. Do not allow your emotions to interfere with your mind. Do not allow your ego to interfere with your Soul. While I teach and have written about these concepts for many years, I believe it will be a lifetime before I can fully benefit from…
Basics
“The function of your creative force will never be better than the basics that support it.” ~ pgmb
Exercising With Cancer – Staying Safe While Staying Fit
Welcome to our guest article by David Haas. We enjoy having guest authors from time to time; David has offered this wonderful article encouraging cancer patients to exercise (as best they can under Doctor’s guidance). Please note: obtain your Doctor’s guidance and approval before engaging in any exercise. It’s the smart thing to do. Once…
Grandmaster Young Ik Suh
To this day, I admire, respect and follow the ways of Grandmaster Suh. He taught me a Way; he guided me into a career that’s meant a great deal to me and thousands of others. He punched me when he should have; he put a black belt on me and sent me on my way…
Seeds of a Hermit
This is an older book of Grandmaster Baird’s written back in the 1980s. There are things to ponder and wonder about. Hopefully, in its simple presentation it will reach your soul in an enlightening way. Click the following link to the book. On either side of the book are arrows. Click those arrows to move…
Half Hour Exercise
Please take a moment and watch this clip. It’s an excellent piece on the benefits of exercise … down to earth … easy to understand … by a respected doctor. (Thank you Master Adam for the information) Link here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUaInS6HIGo&sns=fb All the more reason to train Kung Fu!!!!!
Process and Learning
”Pedantry and mastery are opposite attitudes toward rules. To apply a rule to the letter, rigidly, unquestioningly, in cases where it fits and in cases where it does not fit, is pedantry … To apply a rule with natural ease, with judgment, noticing the cases where it fits, and without ever letting the words of…
Mirrors to Windows
Most people are mirrors, reflecting the moods and emotions of the times; few are windows, bringing light to bear on the dark corners where troubles fester. The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows. -Sydney J. Harris, journalist and author.
