Daily Inspiration: W.H. Auden

Always remember you're a Scout.  You have an obligation to help other people at all times.  Always work to give back to Scouting MORE than you've gotten out of it.

"We are here on earth to do good for others.  What the others are here for I do not know."

--W.H. Auden

See you at the top!

Sensei Brian Colwell
Martial Arts Superhero &
3rd Generation Eagle Scout Ninja
We Love Kempo Martial Arts Dojo
"For the Love of the Martial Arts"
San Diego, CA 92128

Daily inspiration: Josephine Billings

Are you a hero to a younger Scout, a young brother or sister?  You might be someone's hero and not even know it.  If you're a leader in your Troop, you probably ARE a role model to a younger Scout, especially when it comes to what you've achieved in Scouting through your advancement in rank.

"To the world you may be just one person, but to one person you may be the world."

--Josephine Billings

See you at the top!

Sensei Brian Colwell
Martial Arts Superhero &
3rd Generation Eagle Scout Ninja
We Love Kempo Martial Arts Dojo
"For the Love of the Martial Arts"
San Diego, CA 92128

Daily Motivation: Don't go through life, grow through life

I think I found my new daily affirmation.  This one by Jack London is pretty hot, gets you going and fired up to go slay it!  Success is here!

"I would rather be ashes than dust; I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot; I would rather be in a superb meteor, every atom of me in a magnificent glow than in a sleepy and permanent planet; the proper function of man is to live, not to exist; I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them; I shall USE my time."

--Jack London

Have fun with this!  Put it on the dash of your car so you can read it every day as you go to school or to work!

See you at the dojo!

Sensei Brian Colwell
Martial Arts Superhero &
3rd Generation Eagle Scout Ninja
We Love Kempo Martial Arts Dojo
"For the Love of the Martial Arts"
San Diego, CA 92128

Inspirational words for the day! Ralph Ford

"Thousands of perceptions, hunches, ideas and intuitions race through our brains every day.  Some are pure genius.  Give them the red light for at least long enough to write them down."

--Ralph Ford

I really like this quote.  I've had some great ideas that have woken me from my sleep, not written them down that moment, and then forgotten them by the time I woke up.  I sleep with a pad of paper next to me now.  I get great ideas ALL THE TIME, but also at the WORST times.  I get great ideas especially while I'm driving and can't write them down, so I always have a voice recorder with me to record quick ideas and notes so they don't get lost.  It works way better than on napkins from the glove box, writing ideas down during the red lights.

But seriously: write them down for more thought at a later moment.  It only takes one really good idea to get rich!

See you on the trail!

Brian Colwell
Martial Arts Superhero &
3rd Generation Eagle Scout Ninja
We Love Kempo Martial Arts Dojo
"For the Love of the Martial Arts"
San Diego, CA 92128

Inspirational quote of the week: Life is a ride!

Enjoy life for all its bumps and bruises!  Experience all sorts of things!  Make mistakes, learn, and grow!

"Life is truly a ride.  We're all strapped in and no one can stop it.  When the doctor slaps your behind, he's ripping your ticket and away you go.  As you make each passage from youth to adulthood to maturity, sometimes you put your arms up and scream, sometimes you just hang onto that bar in front of you.  But the ride is the thing.  I think the most you can hope for at the end of life is that your hair is messed, you're out of breath and you didn't throw up."

--unknown

I love it!  I love life, love the dojo and the students we have, love my wife and love Scouting!  Hopefully you, too, love your life and who you share it with!

See you at the beach!  (Mountains get cold at the top)

Sensei Brian Colwell
Martial Arts Superhero &
3rd Generation Eagle Scout Ninja
We Love Kempo Martial Arts Dojo
"For the Love of the Martial Arts"
San Diego, CA 92128