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MeditationOne of the many tasks that I need to complete on my black belt test is doing 15 minutes of meditation every day. I don’t talk about it a whole lot on here, so I’m going to talk about it in this blog. Meditation was…
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Bataan Death MarchOver this weekend, I participated in my JROTC’s Bataan Death March. Every year, we do the Bataan Death March in honor of the thousands of American and Filipino POWs who died during the Bataan Death March in 1942. I…
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That sounds like a good way to honor all those people that died. That’s great that you were able to walk 14 miles to help get more miles for the test. Keep on moving.
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FinalsThis week at my school is finals week. This is the last week of the first semester, so I have a week of early release days, but also a week filled with lots of hard tests. Because I am now an upperclassman, I…
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I hope you did well on your finals. Try not to put so much stress on being a straight A student. You are very busy with working at the dojo and the challenge. That doesn’t give you the same amount of time to study as in the past. Learning to balance all of it is a great lesson.
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My DadI started training at this dojo because of my dad. I did a tumbling class when I was 7 at the Coloma Community Center, and just a few doors down was Zen Martial Arts at the former location. My dad decided to get me…
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That’s awesome that your dad is not only there for moral support but also the exercise support. It really helps to have someone close to you to help you do all the athletic tasks. That’s a beautiful picture of you and your dad.
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New YearsHappy New Year! This is officially the year of my black belt test. It’s honestly surreal to think about that, considering I’ve been doing karate for almost 9 years. Getting a black belt has always been a really big…
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That is a terrific New Year’s resolution. You can do it. You will do it. I like it!
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Meditation is something I have had difficulty doing. The book You Are Here by Thich Nhat Hahn is an excellent book that talks about meditation. It helped me get better at meditation. I recommend reading it because it has excellent insights about meditation.