Home of the Brave

A Christmas story,
Garbage men have saved more lives than every policeman and paramedic combined, ever.
So did the designers of the sewer systems in major citys.
 

  Good deeds. Heroically good deeds. And done every day.
  People who are nice everyday,

 make the world better everyday.

  Not just on Christmas.

 

-Rory Miller-
 
There are many unsung heroes in our communities.
Volunteers at animal shelters to those serving meals to the elderly,
single parents and our underpaid educators.
 These people pass under the radar and are unrecognised for there efforts.

 

The theft of your passion....

Mainstream media and politicians misdirect your attention and cause a 'split focus'.

 The Anti-Defamation League (ADL)

 wants the government to regulate the purchase/possession of firearms.

 The League urged, "Do this to keep guns out of the hands of violent bigots."

They also claim to be deeply concerned about the possession and use of firearms by children.

Home of the brave ?

Our government promotes a justice system based on reform and reeducation.

How about educating children on the proper use of firearms,

firearms safety & unarmed self defense.

What if Vicky Soto had been armed or trained ?

 "Assault" rifles are used least in murders but are demonized by politicians.

 Clearly,

 the Government fears militarily effective weapons in the hands of the it's people.

Whats next.....?

Perhaps I should register my hands !!!

 

'Uncrowned Champion'

 One such boxer was tough enough to be nicknamed ” Bad “.
He was Bennie Briscoe from Philadelphia.
  He was the most feared middleweight of his era.
 If you were bad there, you were bad everywhere.

Briscoe turned pro in 1962 and would win his first fifteen contests.
Bennie was among the middleweight elite.
In 1970 Bennie began to make his march to the world’s middleweight title.
He won eleven straight fights.1973.
 

In 1973 Briscoe would then go undefeated in his next thirteen bouts.
 He won nine and drew in four.
 By 1977 any middleweight who dreamed of becoming champion
had to meet Bennie.

His legacy, 
 96 fights against many of the toughest welterweights and middleweights of his day.
 He won 66 fights and an amazing 53 of those by knockout.
 He was stopped only once in his career.
His record reads like a who’s who of boxing in that era.
If ever an uncrowned "champion" fighter deserved the Hall Of Fame,
 it's Bennie Briscoe.

 

Let’s honor all of our unsung heroes past and present.
When you live on a round planet, there’s no choosing sides
 Lives have been changed forever because of their courage,
tolerance, and perseverance.
 They deserve it.

-Robb Buckland-

The Double Edged Sword

The holiday season for most people is a fun time of the year filled with parties,

celebrations and social gatherings with family and friends.

The First Santa

Odin was the god of wisdom, magick and occult knowledge, runes, poetry and war.
 His name means “the inspired one”.
 Like a shaman he could travel in other worlds to gather more insight.
  Odin was depicted as a tall, old man with a white beard and wearing a cloak.

Odin rode the skies and the seas on his fast white horse Sleipnir with his 8 legs
 (the number of transformation) .
 He carried his never missing spear Gungnir (clear and focused intent) in his hand.

He had only one eye.

He had offered his other eye in exchange for wisdom at the well of the Mimir.
Odin became a shapeshifter, seeing in the outward world with his normal eye,
  understanding the inward worlds with his black, removed eye.

The holiday season has come a long way since then......

 It's just not the same without the festive skulls and entrails decorating the tree.

Christmas can be hard for many reasons.
 Mostly I think its the uncertainty.

 Losing love, not knowing if you can ever find a love like it.

Remember what this season really means.

Having love in your heart for someone
 will change your outlook for the season.

 It's not about the gifts.

 It's about having  love inside
 and sharing it with everyone that comes your way.

 Giving a helping hand
or a kind word to someone in need without expectation.

 Do this,
You'll receive more than you've ever dreamed of.

-Denise Lora Webster Davis-

 The Holiday Spirit

For many people, it is a time filled with sadness, self-evaluation,

loneliness, and anxiety about an uncertain future.

Depression is a lack of feeling.

When you’re depressed you can’t access feelings of self-love.

 Since the love you feel for others is a reflection of the love you feel for yourself,

there's a disconnect.

When you’re depressed you misread situations;

you perceive others as being critical of you.

Because you don’t understand what happens when you’re depressed,

 you listen to everything your depressed mind says,

and it causes havoc on relationships.

This year anxiety and depression can be a double edged sword,
12/21/12 
Not only are we depressed but ...

'The End is Near'

Hopi Prophecy

"The Fourth World shall end soon, and the Fifth World will begin."
This the elders everywhere know.
The Signs over many years have been fulfilled, and so few are left.

"And this is the Ninth and Last Sign"

 You will hear of a dwelling-place in the heavens,
 above the earth, that shall fall with a great crash.
It will appear as a blue star.
Very soon after this, the ceremonies of my people will cease.

Mayan Prophecy

On Christmas Eve 2012,

The sky is divided by the sun and all dry land begins to rise.

The oceans respond to the tectonic shifts and the great flooding of the Earth begins.

New York is washed away by a tsunami ten times greater than the Indian Ocean wave of 2004.

 Chicago returns to its swamp roots from the melting ice from the North Pole .

 The Pacific and Atlantic Oceans collide in Nebraska.

For me the world is ending on 12/21/12........

 The World of Kings and Liars

The 'Kings' are the dictators,
those who would dictate to us what we are and are not capable of.

The 'Liars' are those who misdirect us for the sake of their own agenda.

In this brave new world we are the sculptor and the clay.

 As human beings we all develop emotional patterns.
These are mental or emotional states that tend to filter how we look at our lives.
You can change your emotional mood by a radical change in your physiology.

Tough training is exactly that which keeps me motivated.

Few people are self-motivated;

they need some outside stimulus like the right atmosphere
 or a personal trainer to push them.

Some people are motivated by fear and others by love of something.

Some are motivated by the fear of looking inadequate
 or of being exposed as an imposter.

They lack self-esteem; they fear any emotion that makes them feel on the spot.

So, they go through life or their “workouts” being emotionally blind folded.

They are the ones who quit first—they have become emotionally numb.

Your feelings are the spirit behind your motivation-

don’t leave home without them or pretend you are feeling something you’re not.

 Martial arts are about being in touch with your greatest strength, your spirit.

 You cannot endure tough training without it.
 It is that sub-energy that triggers your will power.

 Without this, anyone’s search in martial arts lacks vision -

they simply wonder around lost,

 unsure of themselves and always looking for answers.

-Joe Lewis-

On 12/21/12 I'll be doing and activity that keeps me focused motivated and inspired.
I'll be at the gym on 12/21/12