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		<title>What is True Courage?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2005 08:16:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Courage is doing whatever needs to be done regardless of how you feel. 
The simple answer for getting unstuck is to be courageous and do whatever you need to do.
But this is very challenging at times. Instead, we find other ways to avoid the challenge, or to cope or heal our “internal wound”, or whatever [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Courage is doing whatever needs to be done regardless of how you feel. </strong></p>
<p>The simple answer for getting unstuck is to be courageous and do whatever you need to do.</p>
<p>But this is very challenging at times. Instead, we find other ways to avoid the challenge, or to cope or heal our “internal wound”, or whatever you call the source of the block you have.</p>
<p>Healing is important work and I’m not saying there isn’t a place for this. And there are some really great techniques out there that help to heal and eliminate some of the fear and resistance so you can get back in the action. There are NLP, EFT, “anchors”, and hypnosis, just to name a few. And you can use a coach to help you walk through these processes.</p>
<p>These are all great tools, but there is something more fundamental at play here. Those tools are not the key to living an amazing and powerful life. They do not replace the fact that you must still act courageously, even when you use those tools.</p>
<p>The key to living a powerful and effective life is Courage. No matter how big the problem, no matter how big your fear, if you can act courageously when presented with an opportunity, you can have anything you want.</p>
<p>Life only gives you the opportunities that you are ready to take advantage of. One of the reasons you likely didn’t take advantage of the many opportunities presented thus far was your fear. So life keeps giving you the same opportunity over and over until you move through it so you can be ready for the next step. When you can act courageously on the opportunities life gives you now then you will be given greater opportunities, until your life looks exactly like you have always dreamed. Each time a new opportunity is presented you may have some level of fear. You then step courageously through the experience to the next one. This is the process to follow so you can have anything you want.</p>
<p>I believe that most of us have some hopes for comfort, relaxation and ease in life. When fear comes up and all the stories with it, it so much easier to say, “this is too damn difficult” and forget about it. But it will come back again next time the situation arises, and thus continue the same cycle. It is the wrong time for comfort and ease when courage is called for. There is plenty of time for rest between your moments of power.<br />
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<p><strong>What Courage is NOT</strong></p>
<p>There is something very important that many people misunderstand about courage. Courage does not mean that you power on through your life and without being gentle and sensitive with yourself and your feelings.</p>
<p>There is a way of being courageous, yet be completely in touch with your feelings and still taking action, even through your feelings may be screaming, “don’t do this” or “this hurts”. When you are able to spend a little bit of time just being with your fear, using some specific awareness practices, your fear can expand into a powerful energy you can use to propel you forward.</p>
<p>After doing this several times you will become more comfortable with the process of being bold and courageous in the face of your strong feelings. And you will begin to notice that your feelings aren’t as strong anymore and you are able to use their energy positively. You will become more comfortable and confident if you ever encounter that same pit in your stomach that used to stop you cold.</p>
<p>I hope you are beginning to see that cultivating the virtue of courage is imperative to living a life you love. If you want health, wealth, success or love–Courage is your access. I support each of you becoming comfortable with the process of moving through fear in your life.</p>
<p>For the rest of your life, there will always be things that bring up fear. At the end of your life it will be there again, one more chance to fear the inevitable. You can fear your death, or step into the experience courageously.</p>
<p>Learning the virtue of courage will serve you for the rest of your life.<br />
If you know someone who is stuck in some area of their life, please forward this to them. Maybe this article will be the encouragement they need to get their life in motion.</p>
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		<title>Top 7 Reasons People Firewalk</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2005 08:09:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is what inspires people to attend a firewalk for the first time. No one reason is any better than another. What I hear from experienced firewalkers is that they frequently get what they come for, and in many cases get something completely unexpected. I am continually impressed that the Firewalk experience is such [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The following is what inspires people to attend a firewalk for the first time. No one reason is any better than another. What I hear from experienced firewalkers is that they frequently get what they come for, and in many cases get something completely unexpected. I am continually impressed that the Firewalk experience is such a rich experience for people.</p>
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<li><strong>Courage &#8211; Powerful Action in the Face of Fear </strong><br />
This is what consistently entices the most people to attend a firewalk. I&#8217;ve written an entire article about this that I will send in a few days.</li>
<li><strong>Empowerment to Transform Life </strong><br />
A Firewalk Experience can be like a booster shot to give you the keys to transform your life. For example, people have given up bad habits or manifested large amounts of money in short periods of time. Some people say they are looking for courage and empowerment to end a bad relationship or improve quality of a current relationship.</li>
<li><strong>Sacred Ceremony </strong><br />
Many people come to the fire in a sacred manner looking for a deeper level of heart, soul, trust, and openness in their life. They may heal a past hurt or wound or connect in a profound way with something they consider god or sacred.</li>
<li><strong>Expand Vision and Dreams of what is Possible </strong><br />
Remove the constraints and limitations that keep your Vision and Dreams small. So many times we think we can&#8217;t have what we want because of our past experience or failures. People realize they haven&#8217;t dreamed big enough and are looking to create a vision for their life that inspires them every day and calls them into action.</li>
<li><strong>Shift in Perceived Limitations of the Physical World </strong><br />
Many times I hear people boldly exclaim, “I walked on fire, I can do anything I put my mind to”. This is very true and a great place to be. This realization allows a person to approach any area of their life with enthusiasm and power.</li>
<li><strong>Practice Using Power of Intention </strong><br />
Many people are already familiar with the power of intention to live a successful life. When they hear about Firewalking, they want to discover if it is their positive intention that enables their safety.</li>
<li><strong>Try Something New </strong><br />
Firewalking is fun, and there is always a few people at a firewalk who just love to try new things and experience all the joys and beauty of life in every form. They find the idea of firewalking very curious and always up for a good time. They walk in fun and celebration.</li>
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		<title>Initiation into Warriorhood</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2005 09:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Warriorhood 

They key to warriorhood is your ability to accept your death.  Eventually we will all die including everyone we love and care about. Or in our closest relationships someone may leave or go away because you  have grown apart or whatever the reason. Either way, love and loss is a normal  part of life [...]]]></description>
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<div><span class="690135105-24052005"><span class="081525105-24052005"><span style="font-family: Arial;">They key to warriorhood is your ability to accept your death.  Eventually we will all die including everyone <span class="796493721-26072005">we </span>love and care about. Or in <span class="796493721-26072005">our </span>closest relationships <span class="843170705-26072005">someone </span>may leave or go away because you  have grown apart or whatever the reason. Either way, love and loss is a normal  part of life and something a true warrior embraces and accepts <span class="796493721-26072005">the fear of those things happening when faced with  it</span>. <span class="843170705-26072005"> Also, a warrior  is free from the past constraints and fully present to what is going on in  the moment. She (or he) is able to apply her training and wisdom into immediate  and decisive action as the situation calls forth. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<div><span class="690135105-24052005"><span class="081525105-24052005"><span style="font-family: Arial;">If you watched the most recent Star Wars you will see how Anikan  Skywalker&#8217;s resistence to potentially loosing his <span class="843170705-26072005">precious </span>wife ended up being the cause of her  death and the drive that turned him to the <span class="843170705-26072005">D</span>ark <span class="843170705-26072005">S</span>ide<span class="796493721-26072005">, and his  evolution to Darth Vader</span>. In contrast, the other Jedi masters had  learned that when someone passes on they <span class="796493721-26072005">can</span> still <span class="796493721-26072005">be </span>with you, just in a different form. They  accepted this as the way life is. Anikan wanted to cheat death in order to  prevent himself from suffering again after someone he loves dies. He suffered  when his mom had died, and he would not accept <span class="843170705-26072005">facing that experience </span>again. A better path for  Anikan would have been to do his best to save her, but not just for his own  sake <span class="843170705-26072005">or </span>to prevent the grief he  didn&#8217;t want to bear. Rather to do it for her sake and as a natural response to  his love for her. A warrior offers his life in service to the ones he cares  about, not just for personal gain or merely self interests. This is the  path of Huna and every spiritual teaching that is worth embodying. And always  remember that a Warrior always fights <em>for</em> something and never  <em>against </em> something. For<em> &#8220;we become what we hate.&#8221;</em> <span class="796493721-26072005"> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<div><span class="690135105-24052005"><span class="081525105-24052005"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Now once you have accepted life as it is, how would you choose to  live? How free would you be to live a life you love and express the passions  wanting to come out? You could actually pursue what you choose more fully and  courageously because you didn&#8217;t fear the loss of someone<span class="843170705-26072005"> or something</span>. Or you could start that  business or make that investment because you can see that these things  eventually pass away, too<span class="843170705-26072005">. This freedom allows  for more fun and contribution because you are not holding back.</span> You still  face fear<span class="843170705-26072005"> and you weigh the risks before you  enter</span>, but with courage to act inspite of it. You could be fully  present to a situation and handle whatever occurred because you have embraced  life how it is. </span></span></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="690135105-24052005"><span class="081525105-24052005"><span class="843170705-26072005"><span class="690135105-24052005"><span class="081525105-24052005"><span class="843170705-26072005"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Preparation:</span> </span></span></span>So with the  firewalk, i encourage you to come with an openness to explore what is in it for  you. The opportunity i am presenting is a path towards a fully integrated life,  where all the facets of yourself; your body, mind, spirit and soul come into  harmony and single focus. From this place a type of divine inspiration will  flow through you. In the firewalk there are some risks to accept and bold  action to take. Consider what areas of your life you would like a breakthrough  in and all the obstacle and reason you have that are holding you back from  having it. We will work with this during the ceremony. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="690135105-24052005"><span class="081525105-24052005"><span class="843170705-26072005">There is no obligation  or pressure to walk through the fire during the ceremony. Sometimes, it takes  more courage not to walk even though others you know already did it. During the  ceremony you will have the chance to distinguish the voice of fear and the still  small voice of guidance. It is that same small voice that will call you to the  fire. Only walk if the opportunity opens up to  you.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="690135105-24052005"><span class="081525105-24052005"><span class="690135105-24052005"><span class="081525105-24052005"><span class="843170705-26072005"><strong>Vision </strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span class="843170705-26072005"><span style="font-size: small;">The  firewalk experience can be a powerful &#8220;anchor&#8221; to support you in overcoming fear  or doubt when it shows up in your life. It also shatters limitation regarding  what you can image your life to be. Maybe you have not been dreaming as big as  you would like because these big dreams seemed impossible to achieve. Or  maybe the dream or vision is attainable, but you can imagine it coming with much  more ease. The firewalk becomes a metaphor for you life. You can create your  life with the same power, focus, clarity, and guidance as you did during the  firewalk. We will be exploring ancient wisdom that will help you clarify what  you want and live powerfully into this vision.</span> <span style="font-size: small;">You will  learn how to hold this vision every day, and nurture it and grow it into the  reality with faith, gratitude and prayer.</span></span></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="843170705-26072005"><span class="690135105-24052005"><span class="081525105-24052005"><span class="843170705-26072005"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Preparation:</span> Consider the question, &#8220;If time,  money, energy and resources were not an obstacle, what you do? Who would you  be?&#8221;</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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