I say YES to the longings of my own heart.
~Jonathan-Lockwood Huie
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This increased ability to peer deeply into life allows you to look past the illusion and to recognize – to ‘know again,’ to re-cognize – your Reality. It is by this process that you remember Who You Really Are.
--Communion with God by Neale Donald Walsch
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war·ri·or [wawr-ee-er, wawr-yer, wor-ee-er, wor-yer]
noun
1.a person engaged or experienced in warfare; soldier.
2.a person who shows or has shown great vigor, courage, or aggressiveness, as in politics or athletics. Origin:
If you've been in the Martial Arts for a while, you'll find many people who would like to believe in the idea that just because they practice the Martial Arts, they are some kind of Warriors.(I like to call them Wannabee Warriors).
But what exactly is a Warrior? I mean, throughout history, there have been many different types of warriors, all having different Codes of Honor that they live by (And in case you're wondering, yes, there is a Warrior Creed that I follow and try to live up to also, though I wouldn't call myself a warrior).
But if you really try to define what a warrior is, there seems to be no one answer to that question. In fact, there seems to be many answers, almost as many answers as people you ask.
I typed that in my sidebar a long time ago, in an attempt to try to explain the concept of what a warrior is. The video below is the first of a PLAYLIST that I made of warriors throughout history, to try to explain it a little more...
VIDEO DESCRIPTION FROM YOU TUBE:
Published on Feb 3, 2013
by @WarriorPoetUS and brought to life by the talent and vision of @Notthisbody
For more by Aubrey Marcus visit the Warrior Poet blog: warriorpoet.us
To connect with Not This Body, visit notthisbody.com
A collaboration of /Aubrey Marcus and /Notthisbody incorporating work by
/SamPriceWaldman
/GavinKeech
/SethHunter
/Karmicfix
/JuanIrache
/TimBorgmannPlexus
/DarekNicoletto
/Semiconductor
/ThorstenFleisch
/GrantKayl
/AminSadeghvand
/AlexanderCleland
/EliotSellers
/AndreyMouratov
/KimPimmel
/shlohmo
/CherylColan
/AndrewFilippone
/PageStephenson
/footage from The Sagan Series
/footage from The Fayman Series
/footage from Carl Sagan Tribute Series
Music: Hawk Cliff by Enzo Carlino
soundcloud.com/enzo-carlino/hawk-cliff
* A special thanks to Jason Silva for inspiring me to enter this genre.
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What is a warrior? A warrior is a way of life, a way of thinking, a way of being. Carlos Castaneda says we choose only once, to be warriors or ordinary. We choose only once. Because choosing to be a warrior alters your fundamental approach to life. While others will view everything as a blessing or a curse, you see only challenges. And a warrior lives to overcome challenges.
Every warrior has a code, an ethos. It is an invisible thread that connects him to all of his warrior brothers and sisters since the beginning of time. Steven Pressfield asks "How do we find our true calling, our soul companions, our destiny? He answers, "In this task, our mightiest ally is the warrior ethos."
A warrior never hopes, but he must have faith. Hope is powerless, useless... The longer we sit and hope the more time we waste, because the universe gives only what is sought, what is believed! But yet a warrior must have faith. Because at times not every path is clear, and not every enemy a fiery dragon. When the forest is dark the warrior holds his ground with faith that if he remembers the warrior code, the light to illuminate the darkness will come. For the warrior, the body is as important as the mind, because the two are inseparable. Danielle Bolleli writes " A person who knows there is a wild wolf living under the skin has less reason to be intimidated by reality. Even when the power of the mind is in doubt, the body can provide tangible proof."
A warrior is not an ascetic. He does not deny himself the pleasures of conquest simply for the sake of denying them. He realizes that in denying oneself it is easy to think he is doing great things, when really he is just focused on himself. But neither is the warrior attached to these pleasures. He can walk away from them at any time, and sometimes he does, just to prove it to himself.
The warrior is a natural leader, and he leads under one principle-- Follow me. When Alexander the great was threatened with mutiny after years of a brutal campaign in India, he stripped down naked, so all the men could see his scars. "Bring forth a man who has bled more than me, and we will go home." No one came forth, because it was Alexander, riding his horse Bucephalus with a double plumed helmet who led every charge. Instead, his men erupted in cheers and pounded their shields.
The Warrior is a Believer. As Paulo Coelho says, "Because he believes in miracles, miracles begin to happen. Because he is sure that his thoughts can change his life, his life begins to change. Because he is certain that he will find love, love appears."
A warrior is highly tuned to sense danger, but he does not fear. He does not fear because pain is temporary and death is an illusion. What is eternal cannot die, and the warrior knows that he will laugh, he will love, and he will fight for all eternity, in this world or some other.
If he errs, if he wanders, if he indulges in self pity, if he complains... He does not despair. He knows that he is human, and he remembers the choice he made. He picks his sword back up from the ground, and resumes the path of the warrior.
A warrior fights for one reason alone: love. Love of life, love of what is good, love of family, love of tribe, and love of our infinite soul on the quest for impeccability. He lets love swell in his heart, flushing through every cell in his being until he cannot help but proclaim, like Cyrano De Bergerac, "I am going to be a storm -- a flame -- I need to fight whole armies alone. I have ten hearts! I have a hundred arms! I feel too strong to war with mortals. Bring me GIANTS!"
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"Who is the happy Warrior? Who is he That every man in arms should wish to be? It is the generous spirit, who, when brought Among the tasks of real life, hath wrought Upon the plan that pleased his boyish thought: Whose high endeavors are an inward light That makes the path before him always bright: Who, with a natural instinct to discern What knowledge can perform, is diligent to learn; And in himself posses his own desire;" -William Wordsworth
As You know, especially if you read this blog, on valentine's day, there was a huge global activist movement called V-DAY, where men and women all around the world danced, in protest of violence against women and girls.
“Together on 14 February, we expressed our outrage and joy and our firm global call for a world where women are free and safe and cherished and equal. One Billion Rising brought together coalitions of groups and individuals that have never worked together before and galvanized new supporters and associations and masses of men who were not previously engaged, but now see violence as their issue. It did all of this while putting violence against women to the center of the global discussion. One Billion Rising has broken taboos, lifted the veil of silence, and inspired a radical outpouring of support to reveal the worldwide system of patriarchy, which sustains the violence. One Billion Rising has shown that violence against women is not a national, tribal, ethnic, or religious issue, but a global phenomenon, and that through this worldwide rising and support, survivors can be given the confidence of knowing that violence is not their fault.” – Eve Ensler
CLICK HERE TO WATCH ONE BILLION RISING IN NEW DELHI, INDIA!!!
Now ask yourself WHAT CAN I DO IMMEDIATELY TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS - and then go out and DO IT! For more information about One Billion Rising, please check out their Website @ http://onebillionrising.org/
And remember,
ONE BILLION ABUSED IS AN ATROCITY. ONE BILLION WOMEN DANCING IS A REVOLUTION!!!
You don't need the acceptance of others. You express your own divinity by being alive and by loving yourself and others.
~don Miguel Ruiz
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