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Kai Zen (repost)
Kai Zen/Peace by Inches/Rocky Balboa
August 29th, 2007 by djchesco
There’s this poster on the wall at work that has two Japanese characters called "Kai Zen" it means "continuous progress".
Actually it means continuous INCREMENTAL progress, not improving by “leaps and bounds” but by small steps, inch by inch.
The point being that we all have to continually progress but we can’t expect miracles overnight. Baby Steps, we gotta learn to crawl before we can walk, then we need to master walking before running.
You have to keep trying and progressing bettering yourself because if you don't there's no standing still. You won't stagnate, you'll regress
Too many people expect that after five minutes of doing something they should be experts at it and know all there is to know. If you have an attitude like that you’ll never learn more or improve yourself & your station in life.
Which brings to mind the speech that Coach Tony D’Amato (Al Pacino) gave during halftime in the final game in Any Given Sunday
Peace with Inches
I don’t know what to say, really. Three minutes till the biggest battle of our professional lives all comes down to today. Now either we heal as a team or we’re gonna crumble, inch by inch, play by play, ’til we’re finished.
We’re in hell right now, gentlemen, believe me. And, we can stay here — get the shit kicked out of us — or we can fight our way back into the light. We can climb outta hell one inch at a time.
Now, I can’t do it for you. I’m too old. I look around. I see these young faces, and I think — I mean — I made every wrong choice a middle-aged man can make. I, uh, I pissed away all my money, believe it or not. I chased off anyone who’s ever loved me. And lately, I can’t even stand the face I see in the mirror.
You know, when you get old in life things get taken from you. I mean that’s…part of life. But, you only learn that when you start losing stuff. You find out life’s this game of inches. So is football. Because in either game, life or football, the margin for error is so small — I mean one-half a step too late, or too early, and you don’t quite make it. One-half second too slow, too fast, you don’t quite catch it.
The inches we need are everywhere around us.
They’re in every break of the game, every minute, every second.
On this team, we fight for that inch. On this team, we tear ourselves and everyone else around us to pieces for that inch. We claw with our fingernails for that inch, because we know when we add up all those inches that’s gonna make the fuckin’ difference between winning and losing! Between livin’ and dyin’!
I’ll tell you this: In any fight, it’s the guy who’s willing to die who’s gonna win that inch. And I know if I’m gonna have any life anymore, it’s because I’m still willin’ to fight and die for that inch. Because that’s what livin’ is! The six inches in front of your face!!
Now I can’t make you do it. You got to look at the guy next to you. Look into his eyes! Now I think you’re gonna see a guy who will go that inch with you. You’re gonna see a guy who will sacrifice himself for this team because he knows, when it comes down to it, you’re gonna do the same for him!
That’s a team, gentleman!
And, either we heal, now, as a team, or we will die as individuals.
That’s football guys.
That’s all it is.
Now, what are you gonna do?
That’s the key, taking one step at a time, never giving up, never stopping, never feeling sorry for yourself.
I met a friend of my friend the other day who has a pretty fucked up story of her baby daddy and all the shit he did to her back in the day. My friend told me some of the things that she had gone through and when I met her I was impressed. For all the shit that she went through she is alive and kicking and embracing life and doing what she wants to do now and loving life.
Too many fuckers that I know and see are more than willing to give up the moment they encounter any adversity, they don’t have the fortitude or inner strength to push on and get what they want or need.
I watched Rocky Balboa the other day and I actually enjoyed that movie. I watched Rocky I when I was 8 years old on a train in Malaysia, and to tell you the truth I never really was fan of Rocky. The story was lame in my opinion, you pretty much knew that Rocky would pull something out his ass and end up winning, so it got old real quick.
There was this scene in movie where Rocky was talking to his son, played by Milo Ventimiglia of Heroes fame for those who don’t remember who he was he plays Peter Petrelli, after he was complaining about how hard life was and especially for him who had to live in his fathers shadow etc. to which Rocky replied:
"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t how hard you hit; it’s about how hard you can get hit, and KEEP moving forward. How much you can take, and KEEP moving forward. That’s how winning is done. Now, if you know what you’re worth, then go out and get what you’re worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hit, and NOT pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you are because of him, or her, or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain’t you. You’re better than that!"
And that’s good advice for all of us, no one is going to do shit for you or do you any favors, you want something go and get it. Outkast said:
Nigga, you need to git up, git out and git somethin’
Don’t let the days of your life pass by
You need to git up, git out and git somethin’
Don’t spend all your time tryin’ to get high
You need git up, git out and git somethin’
How will you make it if you never even try
You need to git up, git out and git somethin’
Cuz you and I got to do for you and I
Nuff said, I’m starting to babble, I think you get my drift
August 29th, 2007 by djchesco
There’s this poster on the wall at work that has two Japanese characters called "Kai Zen" it means "continuous progress".
Actually it means continuous INCREMENTAL progress, not improving by “leaps and bounds” but by small steps, inch by inch.
The point being that we all have to continually progress but we can’t expect miracles overnight. Baby Steps, we gotta learn to crawl before we can walk, then we need to master walking before running.
You have to keep trying and progressing bettering yourself because if you don't there's no standing still. You won't stagnate, you'll regress
Too many people expect that after five minutes of doing something they should be experts at it and know all there is to know. If you have an attitude like that you’ll never learn more or improve yourself & your station in life.
Which brings to mind the speech that Coach Tony D’Amato (Al Pacino) gave during halftime in the final game in Any Given Sunday
Peace with Inches
I don’t know what to say, really. Three minutes till the biggest battle of our professional lives all comes down to today. Now either we heal as a team or we’re gonna crumble, inch by inch, play by play, ’til we’re finished.
We’re in hell right now, gentlemen, believe me. And, we can stay here — get the shit kicked out of us — or we can fight our way back into the light. We can climb outta hell one inch at a time.
Now, I can’t do it for you. I’m too old. I look around. I see these young faces, and I think — I mean — I made every wrong choice a middle-aged man can make. I, uh, I pissed away all my money, believe it or not. I chased off anyone who’s ever loved me. And lately, I can’t even stand the face I see in the mirror.
You know, when you get old in life things get taken from you. I mean that’s…part of life. But, you only learn that when you start losing stuff. You find out life’s this game of inches. So is football. Because in either game, life or football, the margin for error is so small — I mean one-half a step too late, or too early, and you don’t quite make it. One-half second too slow, too fast, you don’t quite catch it.
The inches we need are everywhere around us.
They’re in every break of the game, every minute, every second.
On this team, we fight for that inch. On this team, we tear ourselves and everyone else around us to pieces for that inch. We claw with our fingernails for that inch, because we know when we add up all those inches that’s gonna make the fuckin’ difference between winning and losing! Between livin’ and dyin’!
I’ll tell you this: In any fight, it’s the guy who’s willing to die who’s gonna win that inch. And I know if I’m gonna have any life anymore, it’s because I’m still willin’ to fight and die for that inch. Because that’s what livin’ is! The six inches in front of your face!!
Now I can’t make you do it. You got to look at the guy next to you. Look into his eyes! Now I think you’re gonna see a guy who will go that inch with you. You’re gonna see a guy who will sacrifice himself for this team because he knows, when it comes down to it, you’re gonna do the same for him!
That’s a team, gentleman!
And, either we heal, now, as a team, or we will die as individuals.
That’s football guys.
That’s all it is.
Now, what are you gonna do?
That’s the key, taking one step at a time, never giving up, never stopping, never feeling sorry for yourself.
I met a friend of my friend the other day who has a pretty fucked up story of her baby daddy and all the shit he did to her back in the day. My friend told me some of the things that she had gone through and when I met her I was impressed. For all the shit that she went through she is alive and kicking and embracing life and doing what she wants to do now and loving life.
Too many fuckers that I know and see are more than willing to give up the moment they encounter any adversity, they don’t have the fortitude or inner strength to push on and get what they want or need.
I watched Rocky Balboa the other day and I actually enjoyed that movie. I watched Rocky I when I was 8 years old on a train in Malaysia, and to tell you the truth I never really was fan of Rocky. The story was lame in my opinion, you pretty much knew that Rocky would pull something out his ass and end up winning, so it got old real quick.
There was this scene in movie where Rocky was talking to his son, played by Milo Ventimiglia of Heroes fame for those who don’t remember who he was he plays Peter Petrelli, after he was complaining about how hard life was and especially for him who had to live in his fathers shadow etc. to which Rocky replied:
"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t how hard you hit; it’s about how hard you can get hit, and KEEP moving forward. How much you can take, and KEEP moving forward. That’s how winning is done. Now, if you know what you’re worth, then go out and get what you’re worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hit, and NOT pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you are because of him, or her, or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain’t you. You’re better than that!"
And that’s good advice for all of us, no one is going to do shit for you or do you any favors, you want something go and get it. Outkast said:
Nigga, you need to git up, git out and git somethin’
Don’t let the days of your life pass by
You need to git up, git out and git somethin’
Don’t spend all your time tryin’ to get high
You need git up, git out and git somethin’
How will you make it if you never even try
You need to git up, git out and git somethin’
Cuz you and I got to do for you and I
Nuff said, I’m starting to babble, I think you get my drift
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
immersion
there's an old adage that says "you are what you eat", the same is true for your demeanor and the atmosphere in which you live your life. so many things happen to each of us on a daily basis that if we get caught up in the negativity of the "bad" things we'll never survive
there's nothing we can do about the situations that befall us we don't have control over those things. what we do have control over is how we react to them. a lot of people and most of the people i know like to dwell on those negative things, they like to tell everyone about how bad of the day they're having, about this shitty thing that happened to them, how pissed they are about blah blah blah blah
i say fuck it. why dwell on it or even think about it if it bothers you. answer that!!
you don't like, it fucked you up, you're pissed yet you won't let it go.
my new years resolution is no longer suffer these kind of things. new year is the best time to make changes in your life. leave behind old lives, loves and even friends
one of my female best friends was telling about her break up with her partner/husband of 10 years and all the shit that came out at the end of their relationship and how she was crying on the 31st. I told her it was better that all that came out today (31st) than tomorrow so she can start the new year off fresh.
the apostle paul or saint paul said and i paraphrase: "i don't think im the shit, but what do is i forget all that shit that's in the past and i look forward reaching for my goals"
i read this blog from Christian Pilgrim I guess it's a christian blog here on blogspot and i want to repost some excerpts
The world will tell you that the dominating influence in your life is your past. If you came from a difficult home life, that will determine the direction of your life. If your culture was treated unfairly, that will dictate the condition of your life today. If you were hurt or abused or if your youth was spent in rebellion, the remainder of your life will be spent struggling with your past. The world is preoccupied with the past because it faces an uncertain future.
most people tend to focus on the problem instead of the solution, if you dwell too much on the past you can never embrace the present and you most definitely cannot prepare for the future which is the most important
Like birds, let us,
leave behind what we don’t need to carry…
GRUDGES SADNESS PAIN FEAR and REGRETS.
Life is beautiful, Enjoy it.
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010
there's nothing we can do about the situations that befall us we don't have control over those things. what we do have control over is how we react to them. a lot of people and most of the people i know like to dwell on those negative things, they like to tell everyone about how bad of the day they're having, about this shitty thing that happened to them, how pissed they are about blah blah blah blah
i say fuck it. why dwell on it or even think about it if it bothers you. answer that!!
you don't like, it fucked you up, you're pissed yet you won't let it go.
my new years resolution is no longer suffer these kind of things. new year is the best time to make changes in your life. leave behind old lives, loves and even friends
one of my female best friends was telling about her break up with her partner/husband of 10 years and all the shit that came out at the end of their relationship and how she was crying on the 31st. I told her it was better that all that came out today (31st) than tomorrow so she can start the new year off fresh.
the apostle paul or saint paul said and i paraphrase: "i don't think im the shit, but what do is i forget all that shit that's in the past and i look forward reaching for my goals"
i read this blog from Christian Pilgrim I guess it's a christian blog here on blogspot and i want to repost some excerpts
The world will tell you that the dominating influence in your life is your past. If you came from a difficult home life, that will determine the direction of your life. If your culture was treated unfairly, that will dictate the condition of your life today. If you were hurt or abused or if your youth was spent in rebellion, the remainder of your life will be spent struggling with your past. The world is preoccupied with the past because it faces an uncertain future.
most people tend to focus on the problem instead of the solution, if you dwell too much on the past you can never embrace the present and you most definitely cannot prepare for the future which is the most important
Like birds, let us,
leave behind what we don’t need to carry…
GRUDGES SADNESS PAIN FEAR and REGRETS.
Life is beautiful, Enjoy it.
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010
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