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Hercules On Ride - Emre Yusufi.

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First try at Mongolian Beef! Turned out pretty good. Definitely going to have to make this again!

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It upsets me that his first instinct, even in literal combat scenarios, is to not fight, and how violently everyone reacts to him.

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you need to figure out what works for you. dont worry about anyone else. 

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German-style Pear Pancake! turned out a little messy but it tastes great!

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Unfuck tomorrow morning

Wash the dishes in your sink

Get your outfit for tomorrow together, including accessories

Set up coffee/tea/breakfast

Make your lunch

Put your keys somewhere obvious

Wash your face and brush your teeth

Take your medication/set out your meds for the morning

Charge your electronics

Pour a little cleaner in the toilet bowl (if you don’t have pets or children or sleepwalking adults)

Set your alarm

Go to bed at a reasonable hour

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THE BUSHIDO CODE    |      The Samurai Code of Behaviour

I. Rectitude or Justice

Bushido refers not only to martial rectitude, but to personal rectitude: Rectitude or Justice, is the strongest virtue of Bushido. A well-known samurai defines it this way: ‘Rectitude is one’s power to decide upon a course of conduct in accordance with reason, without wavering; to die when to die is right, to strike when to strike is right.’ Another speaks of it in the following terms: ‘Rectitude is the bone that gives firmness and stature. Without bones the head cannot rest on top of the spine, nor hands move nor feet stand. So without Rectitude neither talent nor learning can make the human frame into a samurai.’

II. Courage

Bushido distinguishes between bravery and courage: Courage is worthy of being counted among virtues only if it’s exercised in the cause of Righteousness and Rectitude. In his Analects, Confucius says: 

‘Perceiving what is right and doing it not reveals a lack of Courage.’ In short, ‘Courage is doing what is right.’

III. Benevolence or Mercy

A man invested with the power to command and the power to kill was expected to demonstrate equally extraordinary powers of benevolence and mercy: Love, magnanimity, affection for others, sympathy and pity, are traits of Benevolence, the highest attribute of the human soul. Both Confucius and Mencius often said the highest requirement of a ruler of men is Benevolence.

IV. Politeness

Discerning the difference between obsequiousness and politeness can be difficult for casual visitors to Japan, but for a true man, courtesy is rooted in benevolence: Courtesy and good manners have been noticed by every foreign tourist as distinctive Japanese traits. But Politeness should be the expression of a benevolent regard for the feelings of others; it’s a poor virtue if it’s motivated only by a fear of offending good taste. In its highest form Politeness approaches love.

V. Honesty and Sincerity

True samurai, according to author Nitobe, disdained money, believing that “men must grudge money, for riches hinder wisdom.” Thus children of high-ranking samurai were raised to believe that talking about money showed poor taste, and that ignorance of the value of different coins showed good breeding: Bushido encouraged thrift, not for economical reasons so much as for the exercise of abstinence. Luxury was thought the greatest menace to manhood, and severe simplicity was required of the warrior class … the counting machine and abacus were abhorred.

VI. Honour

Though Bushido deals with the profession of soldiering, it is equally concerned with non-martial behaviour: The sense of Honour, a vivid consciousness of personal dignity and worth, characterised the samurai. He was born and bred to value the duties and privileges of his profession. Fear of disgrace hung like a sword over the head of every samurai … To take offence at slight provocation was ridiculed as ‘short-tempered.’ As the popular adage put it: ‘True patience means bearing the unbearable.’

VII. Loyalty

Economic reality has dealt a blow to organisational loyalty around the world. Nonetheless, true men remain loyal to those to whom they are indebted: Loyalty to a superior was the most distinctive virtue of the feudal era. Personal fidelity exists among all sorts of men: a gang of pickpockets swears allegiance to its leader. But only in the code of chivalrous Honour does Loyalty assume paramount importance.

VIII. Character and Self-Control

Bushido teaches that men should behave according to an absolute moral standard, one that transcends logic. What’s right is right, and what’s wrong is wrong. The difference between good and bad and between right and wrong are givens, not arguments subject to discussion or justification, and a man should know the difference. Finally, it is a man’s obligation to teach his children moral standards through the model of his own behaviour: The first objective of samurai education was to build up Character. The subtler faculties of prudence, intelligence, and dialectics were less important. Intellectual superiority was esteemed, but a samurai was essentially a man of action.

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"Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."

- Hanlon's Razor

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I definitely carry my stress in my shoulders and can feel it pretty often. Today I was better able to relax it a bit and south myself.

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“A Buddha is a Buddha, and you are you. And you are not in any way less than anybody else. Respect yourself, respect your own inner voice and follow it.”

— Osho (via thebuddhistmind)

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It's hard to pause life sometimes but this has helped to relax my mind. I may drift here and there on more than one occasion but I bring myself back each time.

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In todays meditation I focused on myself as if I were on the side of a road and each of my thoughts and feelings were cars driving past. I took about ten minutes to just observe them and acknowledge them. Some I chased for a moment but then remembered to calm myself and come back to watch the traffic go by with a different perspective.

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Got a small work out but only cause i was looking forward to my weekend pancakes (even if they are made with cottage cheese, so threw some blueberries in there for good measure). Thanks Fit Men Cook!

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This week its one of my favorites! Coconut Red Curry Chicken with Pineapple Stuffing and Spanish Rice!

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I've started meditating on a more daily basis and found a wonderful apps to help keep my thoughts in line during each session. I've tried to do it for about 10 minutes a day by myself before and had trouble staying focused but Headspace has helped a lot the last few days!

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Shower Challenge: Day 2

I have started using the app Habitica to track my daily habits and inspire me to achieve better goals in my every day life. Be it reading, coding, exercise or even combing my dog. It helped inspire me to get through todays cold shower and trust me that was not easy.

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I’m starting this challenge as a method to develop my ability to endure uncomfortable and/or unideal circumstances. "We are what we repeatedly do, excellence is not an act but a habit." Thank you Frank Thomas! I highly recommend anyone in pursuit in bettering themselves check out his channel!