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    To follow the path:
    look to the master,
    follow the master,
    walk with the master,
    see through the master,
    become the master.

———-
…get a basic thrill from solving
problems, sharpening your skills, and exercising your
intelligence.

If you aren’t the kind of person that feels this way naturally, you’ll
need to become one in order to make it as a hacker.  Otherwise you’ll
find your hacking energy is sapped by distractions like sex, money, and
social approval.

(You also have to develop a kind of faith in your own learning
capacity — a belief that even though you may not know all of what you
need to solve a problem, if you tackle just a piece of it and learn
from that, you’ll learn enough to solve the next piece — and so on,
until you’re done.)

Restored  (Jeremy Camp)

All this time I’ve wandered around
Searching for the things I’ll never know
I’ve been searching for this answer that
Only will be found in Your love

And I feel it my heart is being mended by Your touch
And I hear it Your voice that’s shown my purpose in this world

You have restored me from my feeble and broken soul
You have restored me (2x)

I’ve only come to realize my strength will be made perfect at Your throne
Laying all reflections down to see the precious beauty that You’ve shown

And I feel it my heart is being mended by Your touch
And I hear it Your voice that’s shown my purpose in this world

You have restored me from my feeble and broken soul
You have restored me (2x)

Laying all these questions down
You’ve answered what I need
You’ve given more than I deserve
You’re making me complete

You’ve given all these open doors
I’m humbled at Your feet
Because of what You’ve done for me

Tasks

Put category @ friendster

[ use method move (cut) & paste to winword then create new post w/ category]

Categories in mind, so far:

-Kyukoshin dojo kun Original ( w/ non-translated & english ver.)

-Invictus ( w/ non-translated & english ver.)

-When God Whispers your name

For revision: make a more generic (not too specific) categories

It’s Quiet. It’s early. My coffee is hot. The sky is still black. The world is still asleep. The day is coming.

In a few moments the day will arrive. It will roar down the track with the rising of the sun. The stillness of the dawn will be exchanged for the noise of the day. The calm of the solitude will be replaced by the pounding pace of the human race. The refuge of the early morning will be invaded by decisions to be made and deadlines to be met.

For the next twelve hours I will be exposed to the day’s demands. It is now that I must make a choice. Because of

Calvary

, I’m free to choose. And so I choose.

I choose love…

No occasion justifies hatred; no injustice warrants bitterness, I choose love. Today I will love God and what God loves.

I choose joy…

I will invite my God to be the God of circumstance. I will refuse the temptation to be cynical…the tool of the lazy thinker. I will refuse to see people as anything less than human beings, created by God. I will refuse to see any problem as anything less than an opportunity to see God.

I choose peace…

I will live forgiven. I will forgive so that I may live.

I choose patience…

I will overlook the inconveniences of the world. Instead of cursing the one who takes my place, I’ll invite him to do so. Rather than complaining that the wait is too long, I will thank God for a moment to pray. Instead of clinching my fist at new assignments, I will face them with joy and courage.

I choose kindness…

I will be kind to the poor, for they are alone. Kind to the rich, for they are afraid. And kind to the unkind, for such is how God has treated me.

I choose goodness…

i will go without a dollar before I take a dishonest one. I will be overlooked before I will boast. I will confess before I will accuse. I choose goodness.

I choose faithfulness…

Today I will keep my promises. My debtors will not regret their trust. My associates will not question my word. My wife will not question my love. And my children will never fear that they father will not come home.

I choose gentleness…

Nothing is won by force. I choose to be gentle. If I raise my voice may it be only in praise. If I clench my fist, may it be only in prayer. If I make a demand, may it be only of myself.

I choose self-control…

I am a spiritual being. After this body is dead, my spirit will soar. I refuse to let what will rot, rule the eternal. I choose self-control. I will drunk only by joy. I will be impassioned only by my faith. I will be influenced only by God. I will be taught only by Christ. I choose self-control.

Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. To these I commit my day. If I succeed, I will give thanks. If I fail, I will seek his grace. And then when this day is done, I will place my head on my pillow and rest.

- [Fruits of the Spirit – Max Lucado, “When God Whispers Your Name”]

    - [http://www.first-hand.org/teensite/outlook/fruits.htm]

Invictus

Out of the night that covers me, Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed. Beyond this place of wrath and tears Looms but the Horror of the shade, And yet the menace of the years Finds, and shall find, me unafraid. It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll. I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul.

-William Ernest Henley

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Come out of your shell!    "I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul" does not mean that we can be successful at any endeavor, only that we can live our lives unafraid, knowing that we will take our knocks. Whether we live for ourselves or live for the Lord, we’re still going to get hurt, but let’s not be afraid to live! [http://www.bikwritr.net/Believing/invictus.htm]

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.

Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.

It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.

Your playing small does not serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you.

We are all meant to shine as children do.

It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone.

And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.

As we’re liberated from our own fear,

our presence automatically liberates others."

-"Our greatest fear" by Marianne Williamson is referenced throughout the film by Coach Carter, and a wayward youth (Timo Cruz) recites the full poem to prove his reformation.

     -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coach_Carter#Trivia

-http://ezinearticles.com/?Success–Conscious-and-Unconscious-Choices&id=181881

MKC Dojo Oath

# We will train our hearts and bodies for a firm unshaking spirit.
# We will pursue the true meaning of the Martial Way, So that in time, our senses may be alert.
# With true vigor, we will seek to cultivate a spirit of self denial.
# We will observe the rules of courtesy, respect our superiors, and refrain from violence.
# We will follow our god, and never foget the true virtue of humility.
# We will look upwards to wisdom and strength, not seeking other desires. All our lives, through the discipline of karate, we will seek to fulfill the true meaning of the kyokushin way.