Mr. Narker, This is a very admirable list. Thank you for sharing it. -- Duane Sammons "People who don't have goals are doomed forever to work for people who...
For those that celebrate the 4th of July I hope you have a really good holiday and keep safe. Daisy [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
An Honorable 4th of July to you all, I thought this was a fitting post for this year as I enjoy my beer and fireworks. Let us make sure we all take moment to...
Hi All, Just to let you know that we are enjoying ourselves. Currently we are with Kate Marshall, a Gokan Ryu stylist in a suburb of Brisbane (some 40km away ...
Myself and some others are formulating a Code of Honor. One issue that came up is this: We have all come to the conclusion that for someone to *successfully*...
Hello Adam You seem sincere in your question, so please accept this email as a sincere attemp to answer some of your questions. ... From: "Adam Shapira"...
Hi Adam, I seriously doubt that one can do anything, martial arts included, to . . . truly develop courage. My belief is that courage is a one- word...
Well Gary its just great seeing you post out of the clear blue ;-) Hope you're doing good. I have all the best intentions in the world. I always mean to email...
Call me definition deficient daisy ;-))) ... Hey D3 (Definition Deficient Daisy), I think you probably know this stuff okay. It makes no difference if one...
Hi all, By sheer chance, my trip to Oz coincided with Hoosain and Aysha's visit. Even more coincidental, I was in Brisbane visiting my family when they were...
Hi Gary Good to hear that you're still hoofing about. How goes Gabe's second adventure? (That "Dreams" book of mine is getting lonely on the shelf.) Regards ...
Dear Sammons Sensei You wrote ............ ... You welcome! Regards Hoosain ... http://www.ashihara.za.org "To be better than the day before" ... Join the...
Courage isn't developed by a simple art. It's developed by challenges and strife. Ask the 6 year old suffering with cancer what art he studied to gain courage,...
In a message dated 7/9/2004 5:12:08 AM Central Daylight Time, tanren@... writes: Hi Gary Good to hear that you're still hoofing about. How goes Gabe's...
I'll third the question -- hurry up with the next Gabe! And I never got my bookplate either! I suspect it was the virus crash! Diana Lombardi [Non-text...
Hello All, First off, appologies for the book plates. I want to assure you all that I have you ALL listed with your addresses in an Excel file. I WILL follow...
Aha, Igor! Eeet leeeves! That's really good news on all your efforts! Well done, Bud! Hey, Gary, I'll let you off if you give us a ballpark "holding copy in...
... <snip> ... Oh yes, I have read #2. I gotta be honest.... #1 is good though a hard read in some places. But #2 is a "no way can you put this down until...
Tsk tsk tsk, Sara... It's not as though I didn't already want to read it! Sheesh, if it's good enough for you to consider theft, I reckon it must be a pree-ty...
... I'm partial to books that take place in Japan, I admit. But yeah.. this one I could not put down. ... I guess that if you are overseas your options are...
Hi Sara ... From: Sara Aoyama <hrabbit@...> ... I haven't found one independent bookstore with English titles (Bar second-hand books. Some good finds,...
Hello Bill IMHO your response is good in that it covers elements of the nature of courage building, but do you not think your ending was overly harsh? These...
Bravery is facing danger. Courage is facing your fears in the face of danger. In that respect, being brave is one dimensional..you are determined to overcome...
The road to success is not straight.There is a curve called Failure, a loop called Confusion, speed bumps called Friends, red lights called Enemies, caution...
Hi all, Update on my Dad, Ron van de Sandt, at his request. He wants me to tell everyone that he's thinking of of all of his friends on this forum. He's...
In a message dated 7/10/2004 4:24:30 PM Central Daylight Time, rvandesandt@... writes: Hi all, Update on my Dad, Ron van de Sandt, at his request. He...
Hooray for Ron!!! Note to our young friends who were trying to define courage .... this is it. Diana Lombardi [Non-text portions of this message have been...