Never cease to stand like curious children before the great mystery into which we were born.
~ Albert Einstein
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Curious children →
You have to purposefully plan →
These days, cues on living a virtuous life are virtually absent from school or popular culture. And there are thousands of other stimuli vying for your attention. What this means is that you can’t hope to accidentally bump into cues every day that will help you remember the things that are most important to you. Instead, you have to purposefully plan for your regular exposure to those cues. You do this by regularly reading your scriptures, or personal manifesto, or books on philosophy and development, and doing other things which continually pull up all your past feelings and insights into the man you want to be, bringing them to bear on your present challenges.
~ Brett McKay from, Hold Fast: How Forgetfulness Torpedos Your Journey to Becoming the Man You Want to Be
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The linked article is rather long and covers a wide variety of sources and ideas — some I’d venture most “modern” people won’t be interested in. But, the thread running through this is very real.
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Approaching life with beginner’s mind →
It’s not just something you practice when you’re learning something — though dropping the “expert’s mind” and seeing the learning as a beginner is an important practice in learning. It’s something you can practice every single moment of the day (if you can remember to do so).
~ Leo Babauta from, Approaching Life with Beginner’s Mind
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Thoughts manifest →
The thought manifests the word;
~ Juan Mascaro
The word manifests the deed;
The deed develops into habit;
And habit hardens into character;
So watch the thought and its ways with care.
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Finding Stillness →
This is pretty common. Thinking isn’t the problem, but the struggle comes when we’re constantly spinning stories in our heads and getting caught up in them.
~ Leo Babauta from, Finding Stillness
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Hear! Hear!
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Good friends →
Having dinner with some of the Aikido guys before a seminar tomorrow. Multiple black belt tests tomorrow.
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When parkour is common on your patio →
Regular tables don’t survive. This has been just a pile of Kee clamps on my work bench for about a year. Oof! Burly table.
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You are flawed. And so are your heroes →
We love these flawed superheroes, because it makes them relatable, vulnerable, and REAL. It gives them an identity; as readers of comics or viewers of a movie, we get to look inside these people and know that they feel real pain too, and we see parts of ourselves in them. … Why, then, don’t we do this with our real-life heroes and ourselves?
~ Steve Kamb from, You Are Flawed. And So Are Your Heroes.
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Wire your body for complex movement →
If you’re not strong enough or flexible enough to do the things you love, you absolutely need to spend time working on that. But for well-rounded physical performance–not to mention the ability to apply the strength, mobility, and conditioning you’re building–it’s important to work on your motor control and coordination as well.
~ Jarlo from, The Key to Better Performance: Coordination Exercises You Need to Try
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Flexibility/range-of-motion, strength, and coordination are the big three components of healthy movement [in my opinion]. This is a great article about coordination, complex motor skills, and (inadvertently) helps explain a lot of why I love Parkour.
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Constant craving →
The pain I endure became the pleasure I constantly crave.
~ unknown
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