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November 2007
Newsletter
IT’S
BACK! THE 3rd FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH
SPECIAL TRAINING FOR JUNIOR PURPLE BELTS
& JUNIOR BROWN BELTS
TRAINING SPECIFIC FOR SKILLS YOU NEED TO
IMPROVE SKILLS &
ADVANCE ABILITIES IN KATA, KUMITE &
WEAPONS
6:00 P.M. to 6:55 P.M.
COST - $5.00 PER SESSION
EACH STUDENT MUST SIGN UP BY THE
WEDNESDAY OF THE WEEK OF THE TRAINING TO ATTEND
BROWN & BLACK BELTS
7:00 P.M. to 8:30 P.M.
LET KYOSHI KNOW IF YOU WILL BE ATTENDING
SO I WILL BE ABLE TO LET YOU KNOW IF IT IS GOING TO BE AT THE DOJO OR FIT
HAPPENS.
“Open Sesame of Life” - - Nicholas Kondisenko
There is a Napoleonic feeling of power that insures success in the
knowledge that this invincible “Life Principle” is behind your every act.
Knowing that you have working with you a force which never yet has failed in
anything it has undertaken, you can go ahead in the confident knowledge that
it will not fail in your case, either. The ingenuity which overcame every
obstacle in making you what you are, is not likely to fall short when you
have immediate need for it. It is the reserve strength of the athlete, the
“second wind” of the runner, the power that, in moments of great stress or
excitement, you unconsciously call upon to do the deeds which you ever after
look upon as superhuman. But they are in no wise superhuman. They are merely
beyond the capacity of your conscious self. Ally your conscious self with
that sleeping giant within you, rouse him daily to the task, and those
“superhuman” deeds will become your ordinary, everyday accomplishments.
It matters not whether you are Banker or Lawyer, Business Person or
Clerk. Whether you are the custodian of millions, or have to struggle for
your daily bread. This “Life Principle” makes no distinction between rich
and poor, high and low. The greater your need, the more readily it will
respond to your call. Wherever there is an unusual task, wherever there is
poverty or hardship or sickness or despair, there is this Servant of your
Mind, ready and willing to help, asking only that you call upon him. And not
only is it ready and willing, but it is always able to help. Its ingenuity
and resource are without limit.
It is Mind. It is Thought. It is the Telepathy that carries messages
without the spoken or written word. It is the Sixth Sense that warns you of
unseen dangers. No matter how stupendous and complicated, nor how simple
your problem may be - the solution of it is somewhere in Mind, in Thought.
And since this solution does exist, this Mental Giant can find it for you.
It can Know, and it can Do, every right thing. Whatever it is necessary for
you to know, whatever it is necessary for you to do, you can know and you
can do if you will but seek the help of this Genie-of - your-Mind and work
with it in the right way.
What Is It? - - Bob Proctor
Great politicians have IT. Movie stars and sports heroes have IT. Super
sales people and exceptional business leaders also have IT. What is IT? If
IT was exclusively connected to personalities, you could possibly narrow
this mysterious quality down to personal magnetism. However, there are times
when you hear a new song on the radio and instantly you recognize this
particular song is on its way to the top of the chart - this song has IT.
The same is true of movies - some have IT.
There have been many low budget movies that have had IT, and conversely,
some multi-million dollar productions with big name stars that did not have
IT.
Advertising agencies spend countless hours with some of the greatest
creative minds in their industry looking for that one word or line that has
IT, which will turn the ad campaign into the sensation of the year. On the
radio you will find certain disc jockeys that have IT. Every Christmas a
product hits the market that has IT and millions are sold. Every young woman
will tell you there are certain guys who have IT and the guys will tell you
there are certain gals that have IT.
What is IT? That is a good question, which no one has been able to answer
although many have tried for thousands of years. IT, that magical, elusive
something which most everyone is attracted to, cannot be purchased at any
price and, if it could be, the price tag would very likely be out of our
reach.
How do you get IT? I don't honestly know, although I've thought long and
hard about it. I have come to one conclusion, if you happen to develop, find
or stumble upon IT; you will probably be the only one who will not recognize
you've got IT. And, since you won't know you have IT, you won't be able to
tell us how to get IT.
Finding IT would surely make a big difference in our lives. Let's keep
looking.
In both of the thoughts related in this month’s newsletter we find a theme
or idea that is repeated. This concept is one of the cornerstones found in
our karate training. One key element that we stress is that within each
person is the ability to do ANYTHING that the mind is focused upon. Each
person has a force, which never yet has failed in anything it has
undertaken. Also, no matter how stupendous and complicated, nor how simple
the problem may be - the solution is somewhere in each person’s Mind. Each
person in his or her study in the dojo or in school has struggled at one
time or another. Amazingly, success has been found when the discipline
learned at home and heightened in the dojo carries each of us to a
successful completion of our task.
Congratulations to the people who earned promotions
since our last newsletter.
KARATE TOURNAMENT NOVEMBER
11, 2007 – FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE MT. ARLINGTON PBA. IT IS LOCAL - - IT IS
GENERALLY NOT TOO LARGE - - TRY TO MAKE IT. SEE KYOSHI.
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