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One of the best things about the holidays are the traditions each family builds around the season. We have many traditions that make the season feel like what it is supposed to be – happy, magical, memorable. One of those traditions is, for the month of December, we only watch Christmas movies. Of course, this…
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Within the realm of martial arts, I’m asked all the time which art is the best to train. In return, I ask a series of questions and my response depends on those answers. I’ve trained many martial arts – some extensively and some briefly – Boxing, BJJ, Judo, Nin-Jitsu, Muay Thai, Tae Kwon do, etc.…
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A battlefield many years ago dense fog, smoky, gray;Such sorrow none could have guessed what would transpire that day;The fighting lasted many years, the intensity and conflict grew;Unbeknownst to the combatants, two battles merged into one entirely new;One combatant beaten, broken, bloodied, and consigned to use and being used;Stumbled across another combatant dying on the…
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Christianity in the West has declined continuously for years. In the last two decades several quantifiable aspects of Christian influence have dropped by approximately 12% including church attendance, those identifying as Christian, and how great a role Christianity plays in people’s lives. This decline is even greater when taking into account population increase. There are…
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IN BELLO – THE ONLY MORAL WAY TO JUDGE COMBATANTS This is a paper I wrote as part of my application to go to Northern Illinois State University. I was a Captain in the U.S. military at the time. I applied and was accepted to go back to West Point to teach philosophy. As part…
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This poem is from decades ago. I had some amazing things going on in my life. I was about to graduate from West Point and achieve big steps in what I thought would lead to an uncomplicated life, like marriage. However, I was depressed and unhappy and quickly learning that the uncomplicated was anything but.…
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If anyone attempted to tell my younger self I would someday write a blog titled “Lessons From A Complicated Life”, I would have told them they were absolutely crazy. My life was on the simple path. Not in a million years would my life be full of chaos, grief, or disapointment. Yes, I’d already gone…
