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Embrace the suck

Cross-posted with PRACTICEMARTIALARTS.COM There’s an old Chinese proverb that if I were to paraphrase rather badly, goes something like this: “In order to do learn kung fu, you must be prepared to eat bitter”. Now here, “kung fu” refers to the literal meaning of the word – skilled attained through time, study, and hard work. Read More

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Here we go

Dear Nathan As 2016 closes I look back on the year and I’m amazed that you’re now in kindergarten and growing up to be such an incredible person. I’m often awestruck at how we’re having full-on, real conversations – a five year old and a 40-something year old – about things as diverse as the Read More