Wisdom from Native Americans: Cochise

"You must speak straight so that your words may go as sunlight into our hearts"
--Cochise ("Like Ironweed")
Chiricahua Chief

Wisdom from Native Americans: Wovoka

"You ask me to plow the ground.  Shall I take a knife and tear my mother's bosom?  Then when I die she will not take me to her bosom to rest.

You ask me to dig for stones!  Shall I dig under her skin for her bones?  Then when I die I cannot enter her body to be born again.

You ask me to cut grass and make hay and sell it, and be rich like white men, but how dare I cut my mother's hair?

I want my people to stay with me here.  All the dead men will come to life again.  Their spirits will come to their bodies again.  We must wait here in the homes of our fathers and be ready to meet them in the bosom of our mother."

-Wovoka
Paiute

Wisdom from Native Americans: Chief Seattle

"What is man without the beasts?  If all the beasts were gone, men would die from great lonliness of spirit, for whatever happens to the beasts also happens to man.  All things are connected.  Whatever befalls the earth befalls the children of the earth."

-Chief Seattle
Suqwamish and Duwamish

Weekly motivation!--Socrates

The way to gain a good reputation, is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear. - Socrates 

Or, as I've always said: Fake it 'til you make it!!!

See you SCOUTS!!!  Hope this helps.


-Sensei Brian Colwell
We Love Kempo Martial Arts Dojo
"For the love of the Martial Arts"
San Diego, CA 92128

Motivation for the week! Francis Bacon

"A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds."
Francis Bacon

That's right, Scouts!  You can't wait for the opportunities to come along.  You have to know what you want, and then go out there and get it!  Do you want to get to Eagle Scout?  Good!  Then start taking the steps NOW to get there.  Don't wait around on your Eagle Project anymore...you still have another month of Summer vacation left...get it done!

See you at the dojo!


-Sensei Brian
We Love Kempo Martial Arts Dojo
"For the Love of the Martial Arts"
San Diego, CA 92128

Daily motivation! Carlos Castaneda

We either make ourselves happy or miserable. The amount of work is the same.
Carlos Castaneda

I love this!  Success doesn't have to be hard!  If it feels good, gets good results, and no body gets hurt in the process then that's the way to go.  Lot's of times we think if it's easy, then it's too good to be true...not so!  Believe in the good in people!

See you soon,

Sensei Brian Colwell
We Love Kempo Martial Arts Dojo
"For the Love of the Martial Arts"
San Diego, CA 92128

Daily motivation: Abraham Maslow

"What is life for?  It is for you." --Abraham Maslow

Take life for all it's worth.  Own it!  Do what makes you happy every day.  Do something every day to get one step closer to reaching your dreams.  When we do this, our dreams and goals become not just possible, but inevitable.

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