Nothing

If everything is lost.

If nothing is left.

Be creative.

Decide this is the best opportunity for creation.

This can be the time of freedom.

Trust the intuition.

Generate creativity to the heart's content.

Just let it flow.

Obstacles

Problems, difficulty, obstacles.

In any attempts, they arise as a matter of course.

There are no challenges that are free from them.

Just take them for granted.

And simply start the challenge.

Prepare to face problems, and determine to achieve the goal.

Then, just do it.

As simple as that.

Straight

It is better to be direct.

Better to face challenges directly.

Better to tackle what is really wanted.


People often try to avoid failure or mistakes.

For this, they get around problems and try to work out various schemes and strategies.

They spend a lot of energy for doing things that are seemingly desired, but in fact redundant and peripheral.

Then, they waste enormous amount of time while never reaching the initial goal.


This inefficiency comes from some sort of cowardice in own mind.

Lack of confidence or timidity in disguise.


Have a little more courage, and face what is actually needed.

This is THE direct, simple, the most efficient and easiest solution to solve the problem and achieve THE goal.

Just face it, and directly challenge it.

Real

There is no use trying to grasp the moon in the sky.

Therefore, no use feeling disappointed at not being able to do so.

Likewise, there is no need to be impatient for achieving an incredibly great ideal at once.

We can start with what we can do right here.

Start with something manageable.

No need to be ashamed.

Concentrate what can be done for now.

Then, accumulate the efforts steadily.

Just create something real.

No matter how trivial it may be, that is fine.

It is undeniable that we have produced something definite.

Add such achievement one by one, day after day.

No need to be impatient.

Just create and accumulate something real.

This is the way to materialize what is hoped for certain.

Exposure

If one wishes to develop oneself, the person should not be afraid of exposing own self to situations or matters that are felt uncomfortable.

For these very things indicate weak points of oneself, which are to be improved for further growth.

When exposed to what is felt to be difficult, rather than avoiding it, one can try and do the best to cope with it.

The sense of discomfort or even pain will be gradually eased.

And, continuous efforts will enable the person to become capable of dealing with it naturally and even joyfully.

Human life has ability to evolve while refreshing, expanding and revolutionizing itself.

Rather than withdrawing into a shell of current self, it is better to put trust upon the inherent vitality and dynamism of life itself, which potentially exist within any human beings.

Fortitude

Don't be swayed.

Don't be impatient.

Never be servile.

Just have guts to stay still and do just what is needed.

Ignore the noise of barking here and there.

Turn the anger into the gravity of silence.

And just do what is needed.

Confidence II

Confidence truly matters.

It really affects performance.

If one loses it or becomes disheartened, the person can only take advantage of little portion of actual capability.

With abundant confidence, one can maximize the ability, generate extra of it and even multiply it.

Even if there is no seeming rationale or verification, dare to have confidence.

Positive and limitless imagination with confidence is the source of overwhelming victory.

Confidence is free.

Anyone can have and create confidence at anytime, anywhere and under any circumstances boundlessly.

Confidence

Never lose confidence.

Self-confidence is what one can count on.

Do not discouraged by failures, and never underestimate and degrade own self.

Remember past achievements and boundless potential that any human beings possess.

Never backslide, and advance with unshakable confidence.

People's reputation is unreliable and transient, which easily changes like water or smoke.

As long as a castle within own mind is unconquered, there is no defeat.

As long as one never gives up and never stops challenging, there will be definite victory.

Limits

Depending on how one deals with failures, one can either expand life or backslide.

A failure may be the sign of the 'current' limit of own capacity.

One may wish to stay within the range of the limit so that she/he would not make similar mistakes again.

But this could be a wrong attitude, if wishing to develop own self.

If the person is intimidated and withdraw into the radius of the limitation, there will be no further growth.

Worse yet, the capability can degenerate, and one may has to suffer less freedom.

Actually, detecting the limit is the best opportunity to know which aspect of own self can be improved.

By focusing on it, one can expand the border of the capacity a little more.

Try to challenge or improve the very thing in which one failed.

But start with moderate or modest pressure while gradually increase the level of it.

Then one can strengthen own ability to the level of easily coping with the matter which was once beyond the capacity.

It can be applied to every aspect of our life.

If such elements of the conscious training or exercises are put in daily life, the life can be filled with the abundance of growth.

Mountain

Facing a huge challenge or difficulty might be overwhelming as if confronting an enormous mountain to climb.

But cool down own thinking a little.

An actual way to overcome it comes down to the accumulation of small single actions of own self.

One can focus on what one can do right here, right now with the natural capability of own body and mind.

No needs to be a super human that overthrows the obstacle with one push.

Be yourself, and think and do what can be done now.

And continue the efforts and accumulate them.

No need for haste.

Just take the single action needed for now.

Healing

To heal own self, there needs to be some kind of gentleness, which is generated from own life.

Gentleness shares common qualities with an attitude or emotion of caring.

Perhaps one can heal oneself by caring others.

Capability

It is often painful when not capable enough.

But still it is possible to be sincere in dealing with matters.

It can be a way to face unsolvable problems and live through.

The pain can derive from an attitude to defend the own ego.

Sincerity enables one to sever the narrow attachment and extend own life a little further.

Pain

When suffering, it is sometimes the case that one's attention is only directed to own self.

But it is possible to realize that there may be other people who are suffering in a similar way.

When one can extend the concern to such people, the pain can be somewhat relieved.

A pain only for an own ego can be dark.

But a pain that considers others can be embracing and rather brighter.

Perhaps there could be a way out in such a direction.

Dignity

Never be servile to those filled with a despicable sense of animality.

For they simply become arrogant in front of people who look weak.

They turn subservient when faced with the strong.

Such is the nature of animality.

There are tons of them, who are possessed by it.

They look intellectual, but in fact are only skilled at calculation and scheming.

They always think about their own profits and status while taking advantage of others.

They are highly susceptible to jealousy, timidity and insidious parochialism.

Just be resolute and stand firm.

The barks of hundreds of beasts are overwhelmed by the dignity and roar of a single lion.

Uniqueness

Own uniqueness means originality.

It means difference and rarity, which in turn means a gap with others.

The gap per se can create values when utilized positively.

Then it can prove to be precious and priceless.

Natural

If everything goes wrong, despite all efforts, try a different approach.

Just relax and see inside own self.

There can be something in tune with real self.

Be honest with it.

And use it naturally in dealing with matters or attempts.

After all, we can't be someone else.

We can only be ourselves and use just our own things.

Then simply take advantage of something natural, which can be unique and precious.

This can prove to create values and be effective in reality.

Challenge

There are no attempts that have no obstacles or troubles.

Taking action means to cause some kind of change in reality.

When change occurs, there will be reaction in accordance with it.

Reaction would not always be positive and easy.

It can be negative and hard.

It may create some form of pressure or hindrance against the action.

But it is at the same time the sign that the change is actually taking place.

So don't be discouraged.

Once the obstacles are overcome, there will be a path that is open for further advancement for challenge.

Don't hold back.

Just go for it and move forward.