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    “When you rise in the morning, greet the day with vigor.  During the day, refrain from thinking or saying, ‘I’m confused,’ ‘I’m weak,’ ‘I’m sad,’ ‘I need help.’ At night before you sleep, release all thoughts of sadness, anger, or irritation.  Think of pleasant things.” ~ Tempu Nakamura, Budo Secrets

      “Do not think of work – any work – as a duty.  If it is a duty, it will become a burden.  How do you turn a burden into a pleasure?  Live respectfully, correctly, positively, and boldly.” ~ Tempu Nakamura, Budo Secrets

        “The most important thing for a human being is not what is between his or her ears; it is what is in his or her heart.  If the spirit is strong, one can accomplish anything.” ~ Tempu Nakamura, Budo Secrets

          “When we get angry, we suffer. If you really understand that, you also will be able to understand that when the other person is angry, it means that she is suffering. When someone insults you or behaves violently towards you, you have to be intelligent enough to see that the person suffers from his own violence and anger. But we tend to forget. We think that we are the only one that suffers, and the other person is our oppressor. This is enough to make anger arise, and to strengthen our desire to punish. We want to punish the other person because we suffer. Then, we have anger in us; we have violence in us, just as they do. When we see that our suffering and anger are no different from their suffering and anger, we will behave more compassionately. So understanding the other is understanding yourself, and understanding yourself is understanding the other person. Everything must begin with you.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

          The connection between gratitude and power.

            The connection between gratitude and power.

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            “You cannot exercise much power without gratitude because it is gratitude that keeps you connected with power. The creative power within us makes us into the image of that to which we give our attention. The grateful mind is constantly fixed upon the best, therefore it will receive the best.”

            Wallace Wattles

              “It feels much better to contribute to spreading love, than to contribute to destroying hate. Because ultimately, hate only exists from a lack of love. Darkness only exists from the absence of light.”

              Apollo Poetry, Good Men Project