Starting

To begin, you need a clear-cut path to where we are going. People who don’t know where they are going, or have a plan, rarely get anywhere. People who do not know who they want to become, seldom develop the appropriate characteristic. This process is about creating results by design, not by coincidence. You have the capacity to influence your body and mind; you just have to learn how. Make some commitment to yourself. Goal setting goes far and beyond, just saying, “I want to lose weight,” You need to set a reasonable, specific, realistic goal. Your goal must also be measurable, attainable, practical, and within your daily time and financial constraints. For example, “I will lose one pound.” “I will drink a glass of water at three o’clock every day.” “I will walk around the block every evening after dinner.” Do these goals appear too simple or easy for you? Yes, they are. But they are achievable, and a start and the hardest thing to do is start. If you try to begin by saying, “I am going to the gym every day,” you will fail because the goal is unrealistic.

One small attainable step is the way to start, the emphasis being on starting.
Satoru

I try to be calm and understanding. But I have trouble being passive and accepting. Perhaps it is because of my upbringing in Brooklyn. There were always bullies. I was taught never to let a bully put his hand in your pockets, or else you would perpetually lose your lunch money. You had to fight. Even if you took a beating the bully would not bother you again. Never let a bully take what is yours, be it Putin, a business, a board of directors member, a politician, or corporate America. A punch in the face will change their plans. Complain, write a letter, get on the Internet, call a politician, pick a side, and do something.
Life is action.

During WW2, Russia wanted to defeat the Nazis in Europe, but, although our allies, they did not want the United States to win the battle in Asia too rapidly. To this end, Moscow informed the Japanese of our plans to bomb and invade Formosa as part of our secret campaign, throwing off our schedule for the battle of Latte Gulf to retake the Philippines. At the same time, Russian spies stole the secrets for making an atomic bomb as they undermined democracy across the globe.

Choose your friends wisely.

Itchygo itchyge (Japanese): One meeting, one opportunity.

If you elect a clown, expect a circus; now, the tent is burning. 

There’s no respect for individuality in national socialism.

All alone is also all one.

If you close one door, open another.

Sit, Breath, Zen.

Satoru

If the problems and drama in our lives serve any purpose, it is to sharpen our imagination, tax our minds to focus, upset our prejudices, and disassemble our opinions. The meaning of your life is all you see and touch. It must come from within and be defined by only you. Those who cling to life die, and those who defy death live. Throw out opinions, prejudices, and theories until there is nothing left. Then, throw out the nothing.

 Satoru