Posts Tagged ‘positive attitude’

Be Aware of Opportunities and Create Your Own Luck

Every single day that you wake up is an opportunity. You can be miserable, if you so choose. We all have negative aspects of our lives. On the other side of the coin, each new day is your chance to start again, with a more positive attitude. We all have blessings in our lives for which we can be grateful. We have opportunities all around us.

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Positive Affirmations out of the Dojo Kun

These character-building picture books for children are fun and a little weird. They contain martial arts, karate kids, Japanese words and monsters. The monsters represent the negative character traits which we must all battle, at times, in order to lead better lives. The third and latest book, “The Follow Through Karate Kids,” also contains the Dojo Kun in positive affirmations.

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Positive Attitude through Karate: 5 Ways

Recently, we have been looking at some of the unwritten dojo rules at East Valley Martial Arts. One of these expectations is having a good attitude. We explain to our kids that a positive attitude means that even if you have a bad day, you do your best to put a smile on your face…

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POSITIVE AFFIRMATIONS

By Jenifer Tull-Gauger The SNL self-help parody goes something like, “I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and gosh darn it, people like me.”  The comedian Emo Phillips said, “What you see is what you get.”  There is truth in comedy. As we go through childhood, we hear at some point that we are bad.  Whether…

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