To Serve & Protect??
Law Enforcement . News . Training notesHere is a story that will make you feel safe…unfortunately it is an all to common event. In ENFIELD, CT (as reported here) Two female officers were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries Tuesday afternoon after responding to a reported domestic violence incident, police said. One officer was struck repeatedly in the face and the other’s Read More
Is Your Jar Full?
A Zen Thing . Articles of Interest . Quotes . State of MindWhen things in your life seem almost to much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar……and the beer. A Professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise Read More
In Case of Emergency
Awareness . Self-DefenseTo some Self-Defense and the Martial Arts are just one more tool in their survival tool belt. If you are one of those people then you should check out the Emergency Survival Kit over at Ready.gov, yes brought to you at least in part by the Department of Homeland Security! I don’t trust the government Read More
Loves Bonds Broken
A Zen Thing . Fun Stuff . QuotesLove such a despised wordShush before you are heard.Its a great verb!much better than any herbSo why the apprehension;to relieve your emotional tension?Don’t say admire or like you much,for stifling to the soul are such.For the sun never shined so bright,As when relieved of this plight.To speak as you feel,is such a great deal,Why do Read More
Meditation Point #130 – Less Self, Selfless
A Zen Thing . QuotesHe who stands on his tiptoes does not stand firm;He who stretches his legs does not walk easily.So, he who displays himself does not shine;He who asserts his own views is not distinguished;He who exalts himself does not find merits acknowledged;He who is self-conceited has no superiority allowed to him.Such conditions, viewed from the standpoint Read More
Thought for the day…
A Zen Thing . State of MindWhy mess with perfection… Read More
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Patient OR Cowardly
A Zen ThingMeditation Point #116 Patience has its limits. Take it too far, and it’s cowardice. – – George Jackson I am a patient man though less so with each passing year. Perhaps I am becoming more brave? Though I have never been one to keep my mouth shut or to not act when injustice presents itself Read More
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Truth: A Discussion
A Zen Thing . OffTopicI am a person of very strong opinions; very strong might be an understatement. In almost every aspect of my life I believe there is only one truth, one right answer. There may be many paths to this truth but there can only be one truth. It is a lot like math, 2 + 2 Read More
Self-Defense isn’t just physical
Self-DefenseEvery so often we see a story like this guy meets woman; guy gets woman to give him money; guy get woman to give him more money…, and; woman finally gets smart (maybe). This case has an unusual twist with the woman begging for mercy on behalf of the guy! This brings me to the Read More
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