Warrior Poet Wisdom Vol. IV: Intensity

Ph.D Kenneth Miro

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The fourth installment in the continuing series of Warrior Poet Wisdom.

Gone are the days of swords and shields, knights and paladins. But warriors still walk among us. Their strength and grace is as effective in dealing with today's challenges as it was in olden times. Their intensity and resolve can be applied to every task in our day to day lives, from work to working out. Their patience and focus are essential to living a stress-free life. Their courage and fortitude allow us to seek success and happiness, not simply wait for it as so many others do. Their selflessness and love reveals to us the greatest purpose in life: service to others. Their balance and peace ensures that nothing will ever shake any of our other virtues. All of these elements combine to form the greatest inspirational tool of all: wisdom.

Peace + strength + grace + intensity + resolve + patience + fortitude + selflessness + focus + balance + courage + love = wisdom

Sujets

• Santé et bien-être
• Développement personnel
• Inspirational
• Themes
• Subjects
• Religious
• Poetry

Informations

• Publié par: eBookIt.com
• Date de parution: 21 février 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781456606701
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 3 Mo

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WARRIOR POET WISDOM

Vol. IV: Intensity

By Miro

Copyright © 2011 by Miro

Cover design & photo by Miro & Luana Mercy Book design by Miro Author photo by Kim Nielsen

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For the intense.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOREWORD INTRO CHAPTER I: WARRIOR WISDOM Get Up Training Feeling Like It The King of Letting Go No Apologies Timeless/Placeless Tool‐Less The Hotter the Forge, The Stronger the Sword Move On CHAPTER II: THE CODE OF BUSHIDO The Code of Bushido Code of Bushido: Rectitude (Gi) Code of Bushido: Courage (Yu) Code of Bushido: Benevolence (Jin) Code of Bushido: Respect (Rei) Code of Bushido: Honesty (Makoto) Code of Bushido: Honor (Meiyo) Code of Bushido: Loyalty (Chuugi) CHAPTER III: WARRIOR CHEST POUNDING Basic Social Skills Actually Serious Chemical Beauty Nothing’s Silly Too Busy for “How Are You?” CHAPTER IV: NON6WARRIORS Nothing Personal The Right Place Spoiling for a Fight Making It Lack of Patience Modern Day Racist CHAPTER V: WARRIOR ACUITY Rise Together Circle of Light No Such Thing as a Bad Day Closing ABOUT THE AUTHOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

FOREWORD

Intensity. If had to pick one of the twelve Warrior Poet Wisdom virtues as my favourite, this would be it. It gets me out of bed in the morning when I don’t feel my legs will hold me up. It gets my fingers typing when I’m not in a creative mood. It shouts at me to order chicken teriyaki at the food court in the mall instead of fried chicken, pizza or French fries. It gets me walking on my breaks when I’d rather just sit and waste time. It’s the pounding in my heart that may scare me, but I know it won’t kill me. It’s the source of a lot of what I’ve accomplished and continue to accomplish. It’s vigor. It’s boldness. It’s concentration. It’s emotion. It’s controlled and calculated ferocity. It’s unapologetic. It’s unpleasant to those who lack it. And it’s absolutely, positively essential in everything you do, whether it’s operating a machine in a factory, playing a piano, building a spreadsheet or painting a picture. Furrow that brow, purse those lips, clench those molars, breath in long, hard and loud, and breath out even longer, harder and louder. Do it with intensity or don’t bother doing it, warrior!

Intensity,

INTRO

Intensity

For many folks “intensity” Is an unpleasant trait They’ve been fooled into thinking that It means “to be irate”

“To take things far too seriously” “To make things far too tense” “To take approach at everything With anger too immense”

Let me grab my dictionary Set the record straight “Intensity” does not have anything To do with hate

Definition: energy Great concentration, strength Vehemence, a high degree Will go to any length

Depth of feeling and emotion Action, spirit, thought No where do I see it written That it must be fought

Derived from the word “intense” Which means “acute and strong” “Very keen and diligent” so How could that be wrong?

Just how did intensity Become something so feared? How did it become something Avoided, not revered?

How did the intensity Of great ones from the past Cease to be an inspiration? Fade from minds so fast?

How could any person say “That’s too intense for me?” After hearing it defined How could someone not see

That most of the great things accomplished In the world today And years gone by is ‘cause they were Done in an intense way?

Intensity is the key to Completing every goal With more than just a weak effort But giving it some soul

Putting all your concentration Focus, strength and passion Into making sure that things Are done in highest fashion

Taking opportunity And seizing its potential Knowing that a high degree Of energy’s essential

In making sure the job’s done right The best that you can do Intensity’s not to be feared It is not a taboo

It is the lifeblood of the strong The hard, the ones that care The warriors whose eyes burn as Intensely as a flare