Tag Archives: Courageous People

My wife Dawn and the passing of her mother – Helene Maxine Smith

A man learns to love his wife, when she is good to all.A man learns to love his wife, when she is true and faithful.A man learns to love his wife when she is there for him, when nobody else … Continue reading

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Go get em, Tiger! A tribute to a fine karate student, Justin Fields!

It’s a truly rewarding thing when Hope’s you had for your life, start to take shape and fall into place. Today, I observed a karate student that I have worked with for nearly seven years perform extraordinary Feats of skill … Continue reading

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Things that make Car-Kai-ryu Shotokan Kai-In distinctive

     So Guts Is The Key reader, if you’re not interested in the martial arts, then this article may or may not be of interest to you. I have been a karate Sensei for 25 years or more. It … Continue reading

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“Tough times don’t last. Tough people do.” ????

Not everything he said was pure gospel/But the late Robert Schuller said/”Tuff times don’t last-Tuff people do”/I don’t know if it’s always tru-But it helps at times/Sometimes when there’s no other way-trust God-push on thru & a way opens up … Continue reading

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The Seal of a consuming Zeal in today’s last day’s Believers

In this last day, true believers will be marked by clear signs of The Holy Spirit more than what denomination they belong to. The mark of the cross & The Living Christ will radiate from their lives. The Eternal not … Continue reading

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As you’ve done it unto the least, you’ve done it unto Jesus!

While I do believe in the criminal justice system. And I’m very thankful for our law enforcers and officers. I also believe in rehabilitation. I know there are career criminals. But there are many, many, many that can be redeemed … Continue reading

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The Karate Dream

The martial arts dream. One thing I have told my students repeatedly is that if you work on the martial arts long enough, you will discover that the martial arts will in turn work on you. It’s like a Subterranean … Continue reading

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Gratitude – 9 years sober today!

Today marks 9 years of sobriety, since my last drink of alcohol. (1)… All things considered, alcohol was the most destructive problem of my life. Some very good friends and 12 remarkable life changing steps helped me recover from alcoholism, … Continue reading

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Johnny Bodenheimer, a good friend.

People often spend way too much time thinking about the wrong people. Many times, I tell people when someone has bothered them, that they are letting them live rent-free in their head. Here’s a lesson you should never forget, Focus … Continue reading

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Godly courage that stands storms!

Sometimes, by Monday or Tuesday I’m already really sure what God wants me to say the next week. But I have Rewritten this message three times. Actually, I have one message in mind the first of the week. And rewrote … Continue reading

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