Posts made in June, 2009
Human Beings Are Extremely Powerful
When I say you guys rock, I really mean it. 
Humanity is extremely powerful, individually and collectively. There are tales (documented or otherwise) from all over the world, of people doing incredible, mind-blowing things. Hermits in remote places, monks, record-breakers, small tribes… They walk across hot coals, punch through concrete or wood and so on. How do these people seem to manage these seemingly superhuman feats? Well, if you were to speak to any of them, a common thread may show itself: they each have very little pride and ego.
They don’t use their abilities simply to show off or for personal gain unless they can see that it helps others and the greater good. Often they also teach that we can all perform the feats they do as well. My brother just got back from an invitation from teachers at a temple in China to study Tai Chi Chuan with them. He also has an invitation to Japan to study Aikido on the horizon. There is love for students to come & learn amazing things. The thing is, a good portion of the population really lets themselves be held back/down by pride and ego, and since that is the main block to acquiring these skills, it’s important to transcend that first; sort of like learning to crawl before we walk, or walk before we run. Now, some people would have you believe that this process takes years of study or hard work, but actually one can transcend all these issues and crap in an instant (I’m a good example of this 
), as well as embrace a new way or form of personal power.
So if we say someone is cold, alone in a storm, and they wished to not feel miserable/uncomfortable, or they wish to manage their core temperature, or they want to manifest some miracle… this can actually be done! I’d recommend not becoming super-picky about how things happen – if a person can truly put aside ego, judgement & fear, and be open to learning, then all of a sudden maybe the wind dies, or maybe your hand goes numb. or maybe a car pulls up & offers you a ride. Anything can happpen and actually will if one is truly open to it. Still, everyone has their own path and time and focus, and of everyone who reads this only a certain portion will get it. They may understand it from the point of view of "The Secret" and "Law Of Attraction", they may get it through Christian Faith in miracles, or from a "We Are All One" connectedness, or even through a quantum physics understanding of the "Observer Effect" ,whatever the case, it was fun writing it.
Feel free to rock (cuz you guys rock) some feedback in the comments section. 
The Art of Non-Conformity
This is just a short post, mainly to pimp out Chris Guillebeau’s website: The Art Of Non-Conformity. It’s awesome. Really awesome.
Chris is masterful at explaining how to live a life you love, often unconventionally, yet somehow practically and feasibly. He’s one of the most inspiring bloggers out there and his site’s been featured in all sorts of media publication (New York Times was a big one…)
He recently wrote an article called: All The Things You Don’t Need which I kind of wish I wrote, hehehe.
Highly recommended,
Wishing you all an awesome day.
Sharing is Fun
Buddhism can be summed up with the phrase, “we are all one”. That sentence may appear simple at face value, but it contains so many more layers.
Christianity can be boiled down to “love thy God, and love thy neighbor as thyself”. Just like above, this sentence embodies the majority of what Christianity is about. In the same way, this post has many layers.
Sharing is fun might sound like the punchline to a Dr. Seuss book but it’s so much more.
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Sunday Sports Is Fun
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All my life, I’ve had awesome people around me to spend time with. My siblings are all amazing, and as children, we would always play all sorts of things together. Made-up games, sports, video-games, whatever. And each of us would bring more and more cool friends over to our house. Our house was like grand central station. It was always open and welcoming to everyone, and people were in and out the place like a hostel.
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One thing that we’ve done for quite a few years, is something called ‘Sunday Sports,’ which as the name suggests, usually (but not always!) takes place on Sunday. The sports part of the name, is equally descriptive because that is what we play… ‘Sports.’ We’re never 100% sure what we’re going to play, and it doesn’t matter. It could be any sport: we’ve played soccer, football, frisbee, and whatever other standard games you might be used to. We’ve also played more creative games like zero-wall dodgeball, tandem-javelin, and pepper-your-friends-with-the-ball.
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Some of the major differences between Sunday Sports and most other sports league, is that it is completely based on how people feel. No one is judged if they don’t show up (we may make the occasional good-natured joke 
), anyone can sit in or sit out from any game at any time. Everyone is completely flexible and there are no egos involved. We play with wonderful family and friends, and even when new people show up, they’re into the vibe as well. We’re all there with no agenda, a playful competitiveness, and a desire to have fun.
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