"It is not about what you do...

but, about what you are."

-mcr

" If you must speak.... ask a question."

-Denis Waitley

"In the 1920, when Ernest Hemingway was working hard to perfect his craft, he lost a suitcase containing all his manuscripts.  The devastated Hemingway couldn't conceive of redoing his work. He could think only of the months he'd devoted to his arduous writing - and for nothing, he was now convinced.

But when he lamented his loss to poet Ezra Pound, Pound called it a stroke of luck. Pound assured Hemingway that when he rewrote the stories, he would forget the weak parts and only the best material would reappear. Instead of framing the event in dissapointment, Pound cast it in the light of opportunity. Hemmingway did rewrite the stories, and the rest, as they say, is history."

-Dennis Waitley, Ezine Issue 142

How many losses have we had along our lives?. How many disappointments?.  We all have our share....How have we casted them, in what light? Are we still lingering and holding on to them in sadness?. Or can we make something different of them?. I've made my choice..... and time will tell.

Sensei Myriam

" When you see yourself doing something badly and nobody's bothering to tell you anymore, that's a bad place to be. You may not want to hear it, but your critics are often the ones telling you they still love you and care about you, and want to make you better."

-Randy Pausch

These loving critics talk with you not about you....

Sensei Myriam

"Fundamentals, fundamentals, fundamentals.You've got to get the fundamentals down because otherwise the fancy stuff isn't going to work."

-Randy Pausch

This is another way to say,

Basics, basics, basics. You've got to get the basics down because otherwise the fancy stuff isn't going to work.

Sensei Myriam

What is it today?. For what use is it today in the presence of firepower and guns all around us?. Let's see some words from the book The Art of Japanese Swordsmanship,  A Manual of Eishin-Ryu Iaido:

" Iai does not enable one to kill people,

it is not meant for taking lives.

It is expressly for the purpose of putting one's own life

on a peaceful course."

Let us understand the way and act accordingly....

Sensei Myriam

"In times of change learners inherit the earth,

while the learned find themselves beautifully

equipped to deal  with a world that no longer exists."

-Eric Hoffer

" Nothing is a waste of time if you use your experience wisely."

- Auguste Rodin

Simple truth. Isn't it?. So hard to grasp and make it real sometimes. Everything.... EVERYTHING, is useful.  There's no waste of time, activity, feelings and emotions, actions, sentiments and thoughts. It all depends on how I use it. And I choose to use everything wisely. Even this broken bone.

Sensei Myriam