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"It was my letting go that gave me a better hold."
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"Expectation has brought me disappointment. Disappointment has brought me wisdom. Acceptance, gratitude and appreciation have brought me joy and fulfilment."
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"The closest thing to perfection is imperfection."
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"It's not that I've been invited to the hole I'm standing in. It's that I accepted the invitation."
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"Accepting all the good and bad about someone. It's a great thing to aspire to. The hard part is actually doing it."
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"If you dream of becoming perfect, you never will.Be satisfied with being imperfect and that will make you perfect."
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"The fullness of life's balancing grace will demand the symmetry of recompense for all your loss and pain."
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"Pain dutifully reminds me that the world is terribly imperfect, but it faithfully helps me appreciate the world on those days when it's a little closer to being perfect."
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"Be open minded like the sky. Be accepting like the ocean. Be loving like a flower."
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"If the wind brushes against you, do not complain; it brushes against everyone."
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"You do not need to make everyone happy, because you are not paid for."
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"To know our values is to have a foundation on which to build a great life. Our environment and education will play a large part in influencing our formulation of this world view, but is ultimately ourselves that have the final say. We must decide what we value, and then live accordingly. After all, in the eyes of the world we could achieve great success, but if our actions do not coincide with what we ourselves truly deem worthy, we will find no peace."
Philosophy
"Freedom from the thinking mind is our underlying goal for most of human activity."
Mindfulness
"I have never been as alive or awake as I have been through Jiu Jitsu."
Health
"Our most valuable victories are those which go without praise."
Life
"Your progress as a Jiu Jitsu practitioner is a direct reflection of the standards you have for yourself."
Sports
"The more closely two organisms depend upon each other the harder it becomes to tell where one organism ends and the other begins."
Nature
"When we honestly take stock of our ability, we are then granted the opportunity to improve our circumstance. Accessing where you stand is the only way to stand somewhere else."
Life
"The most meaningful endeavors are the ones that come without an end."
Meaning
"Anyone can be tough for a season. It takes a special kind of human to rise to life's challenges for a lifetime."
Strength
"We must strive to become more daily. We must honestly assess our weaknesses and overcome them. We must work toward the highest possible version of ourselves. This is a worthy use of our time, but it is only when we do so with the ultimate aim of service to our fellow man that we really connect with something greater than ourselves. To contribute to the world in a positive way, this is the gift of life."
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