The Blog
A Warrior’s First Step
This is the first chapter of my book: Where Once, I Stood With Giants. This story sets the stage for the overall message of change and growth. I share it with you in hopes that it will inspire others to dig a little deeper and stretch their will a little farther than they have before.
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Warrior lessons are life lessons
Warrior lessons are life lessons – Two Versus One When I fight in armored combat, it isn’t fair. We start […]
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The Pillars of a Warrior Poet
To walk the Warrior Poet path is to walk the path of pain and love. To walk the Warrior Poet […]
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The Rear Naked Choke And Motivation
I was teaching Jiu Jitsu recently. While teaching,I thought a lot about how my internal drives and motivation are […]
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Expanded view of religion and god- Mona lisa and a Straw
I remember the first time I saw a dead body. Two of my friends were killed by a drunk driver […]
Read MoreBad-Assery is a thing
Roy P. Benavidez is a bad ass mother fucker. On May 2nd, 1968 he spent six hours in hell. He […]
Read MoreFlames that melted my heart
I’ve written about my son in the past. Maybe it’s because he’s a conflagration of love, pride and hope for the […]
Read MoreTen-speed vs. a quarter pipe
I tried to ride a ten speed off a skateboard ramp once. We had just moved into the […]
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War Is Never Over – PTSD and its effects
For years I thought the idea of saying I had PTSD was bad. I viewed it as […]
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