Thanks to Lorelle and Jonathan

Before I get into this post I want to thank Lorelle and Jonathan Bailey for giving me some very wise advice for dealing with content theft. Jonathan’s site is plagiarismtoday.com which really gets to the truth in this area. Like he told me, simply reporting an infraction to Google is a waste of time. It seems that the big G is protecting the thieves. If anyone deserves blame, it is them. If you want to learn how to protect your site, go check out both of these sites and read all of the posts.

Beautiful Morning

It’s beautiful today, a nice cool temperature with some sweet sunshine. I enjoyed my morning tea on the front porch before my workout. Many thoughts swim through my mind constantly, so many of them grow by themselves and I simply nurture those which are healthy for me.

I go through endless ideas for my blog, but so many seem stale and old. Should I write about how to make money, how blogging is helping unite the world, how my life is going or some new technical advancement? Should I write a meme or go read 100 posts of friends? Nothing seems to catch my interest today.

I think of expanding, blasting through all limitations in life. I think of my entire life in a microcosm of swirling layers of conscious and unconscious thought. Life is not just short, it is beyond the comprehension of small when compared to the vast expanse of this constantly expanding universe.

I’m writing musical melodies, weaving them in and out of different harmonic textures and rhythms in my mind; I do this endlessly as music is natural for me. I also write pieces and parts of poetry, constructing thematic motifs for my blog. I do all of this while I workout on my heavy bag. I usually do 1000 kicks on the bag every other day.

I also do 3-5 two minute rounds of all out fighting on the bag with both hands and feet. This of course is in addition to sparring all out with other people twice a week. I have spent my entire life expressing myself in martial arts and Zen. It’s difficult to find people to practice with these days. I have had 17 different instructors this year alone.

I have always loved the spiritual and philosophical aspect of martial arts training even more than the physical. It seems the more I learn and better I get, the more compassionate I become as a human being. To harden my spirit and become an absolute weapon, has actually made me care even more about life and people.

I have trained for years in the old world art of Tameshiwara. This involves breaking boards, bricks and stones with parts of my body. I often wondered how learning to destroy something with my hands could, in essence, help me to love and appreciate life even more. I think of how important it is to have things in your life that are worth dying for.

Without anything worth dying for in our lives, how can we have anything worth living for? Such thoughts of depth often help me to put things in perspective. In order to break stones with your fists, you must condition your body parts properly. I hit a old style, traditional makiwara board to get the conditioning. This is to me, about as personal as it gets. Here are some pictures of my makiwara, it is 14 years old.

Sorry about the terrible quality but they were taken with my super cheap webcam. I have never shown this to anyone before. I just want to show some of the extreme training methods I use. Yes, the stains are blood. Bruce Lee said, “Boards don’t hit back.”

Bruce’s words ring true, but hands of stone certainly give you the ability to hit anything without feeling any pain whatsoever. One thing about training this way is you get all the stress out of your system! My hands haven’t bled in several years and I have never suffered any kind of problem at all.

I attribute my health to the study of yoga and healthy exercise. Because I had nothing to write, I decided to share a little peek into my personal life. I must admit, it does feel good to share this with the world. I don’t know why. I just keep so many things so secret. I have this traditional martial arts code of secrecy ingrained into my being.

I am letting go of tradition in many respects so I can grow and explore life more deeply. Life is about growing and expanding. I am taking many more chances than ever before. I am actually taking a huge chance on something or maybe someone! I cannot reveal any details at this time but let’s say that I have met someone very special! Ha ha…you’ll just be left in the dark for now

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