There are things you can’t avoid /
~ The Flaming Lips from, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots – Wikipedia
You have to face them /
when you’re not prepared to face them
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Fight test →
USS Constitution model (free to a good home) →
This model is about 2 feet tall. It’s in a plexiglass case; The case isn’t the greatest, but it does keep the dust off of the model. If you would like more information please let me know.
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Stance and posture →
In the most basic interpretation of an entry-level kata, the aggressor is allowed to grab a wrist, sleeve or lapel, and then you go through the prearranged movements step by step. In more advanced work, if one observes a higher-ranking exponent of the style, just before the aggressor makes contact, the defender moves to a different position in reaction to the upcoming grab. By the time the grab is made, the defender is already well into his movement to take advantage of the attacker’s momentum seamlessly, and then taking charge of the distance and “flow” of the encounter.
~ Wayne Muromoto from, 67. More on Kamae – The Classic Budoka
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Going beyond being busy →
Going on about how busy you are isn’t conversation and doesn’t lead anywhere—except making your conversation partner bored, or worse, peeved. People who act super busy send the same message, making time spent with them never feel quite whole. Interestingly, I find that most people who are legitimately occupied – with their work, or family, or art, or what-have-you—rarely play the “too busy” card, or go out of their way to make time for meaningful connection exactly because they’ve been busy.
~ Janet Choi from, How to Escape the Cult of “Busy” | Lifehacker
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Part of a whole →
A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.
~ Albert Einstein
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The only comparison you should make →
Now, I am not saying this to downplay their hard work to get to where they are; I don’t want you saying things like, “I don’t have their genetics or resources, so why even bother?”
Instead, I want you to know that there will ALWAYS be somebody leaner, bigger, faster, or stronger than you. There will always be somebody who’s younger, better looking, and had more success than you. Until you learn to accept that, you’ll never be truly happy.
~ Steve Kamb from, The ONE Comparison You Should Make Today | Nerd Fitness
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NASA probe launching tonight 11:27pm eastern time →
At 11:27pm eastern tonight, NASA is launching a car-size probe named LADEE to the moon. They’re using a new launch facility at Wallops Island in Viriginia. About 85 million people on the east coast might be able to see it. Go outside at 11:20 and look towards Virginia… :)
For more details, see 85 Million Have A Shot At Seeing Tonight’s Moon Launch
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Contentment →
And while many might say, “Sure, you can say that now that you’ve reached a certain level of success,” I think that’s wrong. Many people who achieve success don’t find contentment, and are always driven to want more, and are unhappy with themselves. Many people who are poor or don’t have a “successful” career have also found contentment. And what’s more, I think finding contentment has actually driven any success that I’ve found — it helped me get out of debt, it helped me change my habits, it has made me a better husband, father, friend and collaborator, perhaps even a better writer.
~ Leo Babauta from, A Guide to Practical Contentment – Zen Habits Website
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Our energy predicament in charts →
There is considerable evidence that we are already reaching the situation where governments are encountering financial distress of the type shown in Figure 18. With wages being depressing in recent years (Figure 16), it is difficult to collect as much taxes as required. At the same time, expenses are elevated to handle the many issues that arise (such as payments to the unemployed, subsidies for alternative energy, and the higher costs of road repairs due to higher asphalt costs). The big gap between revenue and expense makes it hard to fix our current financial predicament, and increases the likelihood of political problems.
~ Gail Tverberg from, Our Energy Predicament in Charts
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Self-confidence →
The quickest way to self-confidence is to do exactly what you are afraid to do.
~ unknown
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