It is a profound mistake, a dangerous, naive delusion, to assume that safety is something that can be granted to you, like a certificate or a piece of colored cloth tied around your waist. It’s an absurd view of the world. If you walk into a dojo and they promise you “safety,” you should turn…
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Finding an Edge
In a previous article, I wrote about how your initial reaction to some of the increasing types of very bad situations will be fear. Whether this fear is one to result in paralysis or a hiccup of action where you need a moment to decide what to do is going to be based on how…
Wallace Smedley 