Tag: lifestyle

• Coping

  Seiko Shihan Oyama used to say “You can be happy or you can be sad. It’s your choice.” So much that happens is completely out of our control. Yet, if we let it trouble us, even the smallest thing can become and issues. There is a Buddhist koan that tells of a master who asked…

  mikeklumpp

  June 20, 2026

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  art, artist, books, coping, fiction, happiness, life, lifestyle, martial arts, mindfulness, novel, poet, poetry, self management, self-discipline, self-help, stress, well-being

• Step 4

  (a good discipline for the new year) Tell the truth and deal with the consequences head on. Don’t relinquish control of your destiny living in shadows and dodging rubber bullets from critics.

  mikeklumpp

  December 30, 2025

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  change, control, destiny, lifestyle, productivity