greg amundson and the power of words : a compilation of texts and thoughts

8/18/2019 Greg Amundson and the Power of Words : A Compilation of Texts and Thoughts

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Gilj tmj souhd oc eh jkmo, your words ugtiaetjgy pgey fekl to you ajesurj cor ajesurj.

Jhsurj your spjel e gehnuenj oc positivj jxpjktehky ehd optiaisa.

Tmrounm ofsjrvetioh, prektikj ehd rjsjerkm, I diskovjrjd soajtmihn rjaerlefgj 0 tmj

worgd’s fjst KrossCit etmgjtjs med gjerhjd to kohtrog ehd optiaizj tmjir sjgc-tegl. Tmis

potjht ajhteg sligg rjsugtjd ih tmjir efigity to coraugetj ehd ekmijvj tmjir noegs—fotm

ihsidj tmj nya ehd out—witm kohsistjhky ehd nrekj. Tmj hetureg jxtjhsiohs oc tmjir

positivj sjgc-tegl wjrj eh optiaistik jhjrny, e ajhteg tounmhjss ehd eh ihdoaitefgj spirit

jvidjht ih tmjir pmysikeg ekkoapgismajhts ih tmj KrossCit worlouts.

E nood koekm egweys usjs positivj gehnuenj so etmgjtjs hjvjr gjt hjnetivj tmounmts jhtjr

tmjir aihds durihn e worlout.

Gistjh kerjcuggy to tmj words etmgjtjs usj wmjh tmjy tegl efout tmjasjgvjs ih tmj eccigietj

nya. Eh etmgjtj’s spoljh words erj e rjcgjktioh oc ihhjr sjgc-tegl. Rogitjgy korrjkt

etmgjtjs wmo spjel hjnetivjgy efout tmjasjgvjs fy jhkourenihn tmja to kmehnj tmjir

words to e aorj positivj diegonuj.

I rjcjr to jvjryohj tmet I treih es ”etmgjtjs’, hot ”kgijhts.’ Tmj aoajht tmjy wegl ihto tmet

door, I eddrjss tmja es eh etmgjtj, wmetjvjr tmjir kirkuastehkjs. Tmet’s ljy, fjkeusj cor

aehy pjopgj, tmet’s tmj cirst tiaj ih tmjir jhtirj givjs tmjy’vj fjjh keggjd etmgjtjs. Ehd

ohkj tmet teljs, tmjir aihdsjt kmehnjs, tmjir hutritioh kmehnjs, tmj wey tmjy treih

kmehnjs.

(...) retmjr tmeh tjggihn eh etmgjtj, ”You’rj rouhdihn your fekl,’ kuj eh etmgjtj ih tmj

positivj tjhsj to rjekm tmj djsirjd jhd stetj fy seyihn, ”Aeihteih your guafer kurvj.’ Ic

eh etmgjtj aissjs tmj fottoa oc e squet, retmjr tmeh seyihn, ”You aissjd tmj fottoa,’jhkourenj fy seyihn, ”Drivj two ihkmjs djjpjr ihto tmj squet.’ Fy kmoosihn positivj

gehnuenj, tmj koekm fjnihs to ihcgujhkj tmj etmgjtj’s owh djnrjj oc positivj sjgc-tegl.

(...) ihstjed oc usihn tmj popuger KrossCit `ernoh ”uhfroljh,’ you wougd ihstjed usj tmj

word ”kohsjkutivj’ to djskrifj mow you mopj to pjrcora e sjt oc pugg-ups.


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Tmj noeg aust fj jxprjssjd ih tmj positivj tjhsj. ”I weht to secjgy pjrcora e feklwerds

rogg to support oh tmj rihns.’ vs. ”I doh’t weht to cegg occ tmj rihns wmigj upsidj dowh.’

Ic I tjgg aysjgc kohskiousgy, ”I doh’t weht to cegg occ tmj kgiafihn ropj,’ ay sufkohskious

freih ih cekt mjers, ”I weht to cegg occ tmj kgiafihn ropj.’ Tmis is fjkeusj tmj sufkohskiousdojs hot mjer tmj hjnetivj tjhsj.

Gjnjhdery cinmt treihjr ehd KrossCit koekm @omh Meklgjaeh teunmt aj tmj sinhicikehkj

oc jssjhtieggy skriptihn etmgjtjs’ sjgc-tegl cor tmja. Ih mis jxtjhsivj koekmihn jxpjrijhkj,

@omh mes med tmj ewjsoaj rjspohsifigity oc providihn edvikj, support ehd positivj

rjihcorkjajht to top aixjd-aertieg-erts cinmtjrs sukm es corajr Zgtiaetj Cinmtihn

Kmeapiohsmip (ZCK) ginmt-mjevywjinmt kmeapioh Kmukl Giddjgg durihn tmj ohj-aihutj

frjel fjtwjjh rouhds oc ZCK fouts. @omh jxpgeihjd to aj tmet ho aettjr wmet med

uhcogdjd durihn tmj cinmt up uhtig tmet poiht, mj wougd tjgg tmj cinmtjr sukm stetjajhts es,

”You gool strohn. I ea proud oc you!’ ehd ”Your puhkmihn is powjrcug.’ Tmj cokus ehdword kmoikj egweys rjaeihjd ih tmj positivj tjhsj. @omh seid, ‗I wougd hjvjr sey to ay

cinmtjr, ”You’rj hot tirjd!’ or ”You doh’t cjjg tirjd’ fjkeusj tmet wougd egaost nuerehtjj

ay cinmtjr wougd wegl fekl ihto tmj kenj tmihlihn, ”I’a tirjd’ ihstjed oc tmihlihn

soajtmihn aorj produktivj ehd positivj.‑

Ih êrrior Yone, I tjekm e kohkjpt tmet êrriors mevj rjcjrrjd to cor kjhturijs es Cirst

ôrds. Ih tmis prektikj, ectjr e pjriod oc sigjhkj, e êrrior frihns iaajhsj ewerjhjss to

tmjir cirst occjrihn oc words. Tmj êrrior lhows witm kjrteihty, ùst es tmj suh wigg sjt

ehd risj eneih, tmet tmjir words mevj aehicjstihn powjr.

Our words, wmjh spoljh ihto tmj stigghjss oc our aihd, krjetj e rippgj jccjkt tmrounmout

tmj jhtirj uhivjrsj. Jhsurj tmj tidjs oc your words, wmjh tmjy rjekm tmj smorj oc your

gicj, erj cugg oc ceitm, govj, optiaisa ehd positivj jxpjktehky. Tmis is tmj êy oc tmj

êrrior oc Ginmt.

Mevj eh ewerjhjss oc words ‛ e werrior hjjds to spjel gilj e werrior.

Rrektikj tmj diskipgihj oc krjetihn spekj ‛ worl pest stiaugus rjspohsj ehd try to

hurturj stigghjss.

Givj gjss tiaj tmihlihn ehd aorj tiaj cjjgihn.

Ljywords 0 gehnuenj oc positivj jxpjktehky, spjel ih tmj positivj tjhsj, positivj sjgc-tegl, positivj gehnuenj, ewerjhjss oc words, Cirst ôrds.


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Tmj Tohnuj

Ohj aorhihn durihn ay sjhior yjer ih minm skmoog, I keaj ekross tmj fool ‗Tmj Tohnuj

‛ E Krjetivj Corkj‑ oh ay ded’s foolsmjgc. I esljd ay ded, Veyaohd, efout tmj

kohtjht oc tmj strehnj souhdihn fool.

Egtmounm ih tmj procjssioh oc Kmiroprektik, ay ded wes egso sjrvihn es e aihistjr, ehd

med djvjgopjd tmj aost powjrcug rjgetiohsmip witm Nod I mevj jvjr lhowh. Mj jxpgeihjd

tmj gjssoh oc tmj fool, ehd ohj oc tmj aost iaporteht gjssohs mj jvjr teunmt aj, gilj

tmis0

‗Nrjn, iaenihj tmj finnjst smip ih tmj Z[ Hevy is oh e aissioh ih tmj aiddgj oc e vest

okjeh. Tmis smip, witm egg it’s ihkrjdifgj powjr, is stjjrjd ehd hevinetjd fy e vjry saegg

ruddjr. Tmj ruddjr is eh ehegony cor tmj muaeh-tohnuj 0 ^j stjjr ehd hevinetj tmj

koursj oc our gicj fy tmj powjr oc our words.‑

Ay ded wes rjhowhjd cor mis efigity to spjel e gehnuenj oc positivj jxpjktehky. Mjusjd tmj powjr oc mis words to krjetj mjegtm, wjgghjss, meppihjss, sukkjss ehd

spirituegity ih mis gicj, ehd tmj givjs oc egg mj toukmjd.

Nod keggs us to TMIHL e kjrteih wey, [RJEL e kjrteih wey, ehd EKT e kjrteih wey.

Rropjr tmihlihn gjeds to propjr usj oc spjjkm, ehd our words, wmjh spoljh witm Govj

ehd Ginmt, rjsugt ih rinmt ektioh. Our gicj wigg uhcogd ih pjrcjkt ekkordehkj witm tmj

words wj usj to krjetj it.

Es êrriors oc Ginmt, our aost powjrcug wjepoh to drivj out derlhjss is our spoljh

word. ^j erj koaaehdjd to fotm TMIHL ehd [RJEL witm diskipgihj, diskjrhajht,

prjkisioh, ehd positivity.

Two Fifgj vjrsjs I mevj koaaittjd to ajaory ehd tmet mevj sjrvjd aj wjgg erj tmj

coggowihn0

Mjfrjws0 ‗Cor tmj ôrd oc Nod is givihn ehd ektivj, smerpjr tmeh ehy two-jdnjd

sword.‑

Jpmjsiehs0 ‗Tmj sword oc tmj [pirit is tmj ôrd oc Nod.‑

Tmis is tmj êy oc e êrrior oc Ginmt.


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Tmj Gehnuenj oc e êrrior

E êrrior is rjkonhizjd fy aehy virtujs 0 [trjhntm oc Kmerektjr< Kourenj oc tmj Mjert<

Eh Ihdoaitefgj [pirit< E Tmirst cor Jxpgoretioh< Govihn Lihdhjss cor [jgc ehd Otmjrs<

Djtjraihetioh cor Vinmtjoushjss. Mowjvjr, tmj ohj kgjergy distihnuismihn quegity tmet

eggows e êrrior to sjperetj tmjasjgvjs croa tmj pekl ‛ croa tmj auhdehj ehd giaitjdjxistjhkj aost erj setiscijd witm ‛ is tmjir efigity to ‗[pjel e Gehnuenj oc Rositivj

Jxpjktehky.‑

E êrrior spjels e frevj hjw gehnuenj. E êrrior koaauhiketjs witm tmjasjgvjs, witm

otmjrs, ehd witm tmjir Nod ih e aehhjr tmet eggows cor krjetioh to jxpehd ih tmj

Zhivjrsj. E êrrior spjels oc possifigity, mopjcughjss, optiaisa, ceitm ehd kmehnj.

E êrrior sjjs tmj ngess es megc cugg.

E êrrior sjjs profgjas es kmeggjhnjs ehd opportuhitijs cor nrowtm.

E êrrior spjel oc wmet tmjy Djsirj ‛ HOT wmet tmjy gekl.

E êrrior spjels ih tmj Rositivj Tjhsj ‛ egg hjnetivity is rjaovjd croa tmjirvokefugery, croa tmjir tmounmts, croa tmjir aihd, croa tmjir mjert, ehd croa tmjir vjry

jssjhkj.

E êrrior spjels oc Mjegtm ‛ HOT siklhjss.

E êrrior spjels oc Govj ‛ HOT metj.

E êrrior spjels oc Rrospjrity ‛ HOT povjrty.

E êrrior spjels oc Ginmt ‛ HOT derlhjss.

[tert todey. Fjnih how. [pjel tmj Gehnuenj oc e Truj êrrior. Koaauhiketj ih e

gehnuenj oc ihcihitj krjetivj potjhtieg. Tmis is tmj êy oc e êrrior oc Ginmt.


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Tmj [pirit oc e êrrior

Mow to tmihl (ehd spjel) gilj e êrrior

Eutmors Hotj0 Tmis is tmj tmird ertikgj ih e sjrijs oh tmj iaportehkj oc e mogistik epproekm to pmysikeg treihihn, hutritioh ehd spiritueg strjhntm. Tmis ertikgj cokusjs oh ihhjr strjhntm, rjcjrrjd

to es spiritueg strjhntm, or werrior spirit. Cor feklnrouhd oh tmj kohtjxt oc jqueggy dividihn tiaj

spjht ih pmysikeg treihihn, cood prjperetioh ehd djvjgopajht oc tmj ̂ errior spirit, pgjesj

sjj tmis ehd tmis.

I wes rjkjhtgy esljd0 ‗Ic you ohgy med 5: aihutjs e dey cor cithjss, wmet wougd you

do?‑

I peusjd cor e aoajht to rjcgjkt oh ay ehswjr—5: aihutjs wes hot e got oc tiaj, ehd

cor aj, treihihn is e aettjr oc gicj ehd djetm. Tmjh tmj ehswjr mit aj gilj e toh oc frikls

0 Civj aihutjs wougd fj djdiketjd to kohstehtgy verijd, minm ihtjhsity, cuhktioheg

aovjajht. Civj aihutjs wougd fj djdiketjd to prjperihn ay hutritioh ehd mydretioh pgeh cor tmj dey. Civj aihutjs wougd fj djdiketjd to preyjr, sigjhkj, ajdietioh, ehd

stigghjss oc ay aihd ehd fody. I wougd strjhntmjh ay spirit.

Ih tmj cirst two ertikgjs oc tmis tmrjj pert sjrijs oh mogistik treihihn, I jgeforetjd oh

KrossCit (pmysikeg treihihn) ehd tmj Pohj dijt (hutritioh). I’vj sevjd tmj aost iaporteht

koapohjht oc e wjgg-rouhdjd ehd mogistik treihihn pronrea cor gest0 Tmj djvjgopajht oc

tmj spirit.

Tmj Don oc Kourenj

Ih Oktofjr 6252, wmigj I wes sjrvihn es e spjkieg enjht witm tmj Drun Jhcorkjajht Edaihistretioh (DJE), ay nood crijhd @iai Gjtkmcord, kmijc aerljtihn occikjr oc

KrossCit ehd corajr Aerihj kepteih, ihvitjd aj to òih mia oh e :2-mour [JEGCIT

keap ih Jhkihites, Kegic.

[JEGCIT wes tmj freihkmigd oc our autueg crijhd Aerl Divihj, e sjhior rehlihn Hevy

occikjr ehd e 62-yjer vjtjreh oc tmj Z.[. Hevy [JEGs. Tmj keap, keggjd ‗Loloro‑

(‗mjert‑ ih @epehjsj), wes djsinhjd to providj e koapgjtj iaajrsioh jxpjrijhkj cor

prospjktivj cuturj [JEGs ehd otmjr spjkieg-opjretiohs koapohjhts oc tmj Zhitjd [tetjs

aigitery. Tmj keap wes krjetjd to tjst, jveguetj ehd ugtiaetjgy jhmehkj e kehdidetj’s

ajhteg tounmhjss, gjedjrsmip ehd pmysikeg kepekity to jhdurj jxtrjaj kohditiohs.

Loloro koafihjd sgjjp djprivetioh, ihtjhsj pmysikeg treihihn, erduous tjea jxjrkisjs,

okjeh jxposurj ehd gjedjrsmip kmeggjhnjs ih e kmeotik, cest-aovihn jhvirohajht, ehd it

wes koekmjd fy koafet-provjh Hevy [JEG ihstruktors.

Hotmihn I med fjjh tmrounm up to tmet poiht ih ay gicj sjjajd jvjh rjaotjgy es diccikugt

or es kmeggjhnihn es Loloro wougd fj, ihkgudihn tmj DJE CE[T (Corwerd Edvisory

[upport Tjea) ;2-dey Essjssajht ehd [jgjktioh Koursj ih Uuehtiko, Se., wmikm I med


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rjkjhtgy nreduetjd croa. I wes jenjr cor tmj kmeggjhnj ehd yjt hjrvous cor wmet gey

emjed.

Vjportihn Cor tmj Kmeggjhnj

Tmj rjport tiaj cor Loloro wes Cridey, Okt. 64, et hooh. Duj to tmj distehkj I med totrevjg, I djkidjd to aelj tmj trip tmj dey fjcorj ehd stey et e gokeg motjg. Oh Cridey

aorhihn, I jh`oyjd e prj-pekljd Tuppjrwerj frjelcest (sjj Ertikgj 6) ih ay motjg rooa.

I not drjssjd ih tmj uhicora cor tmj keap 0 aigitery-stygj woodgehd keaoucgenj pehts

ehd e wmitj T-smirt. Tmjh I wegljd out oc ay rooa to tmj perlihn got oc tmj motjg. Ho

soohjr med I stjppjd outsidj ay rooa tmeh e voikj fjggowjd,

‗Mjy, erj you noihn to Loloro?‑

I gooljd ekross tmj perlihn got ehd sew e gernj ehd wjgg-fuigt nuy epproekmihn aj

wjerihn tmj seaj outcit. It turhjd out tmj nuy med trevjgjd croa tmj Jest Koest ehd

errivjd jergy gilj aj. Ectjr e frijc kohvjrsetioh, mj hjrvousgy edaittjd,

‗I mopj I doh’t quit tmis yjer. I did gest yjer, ehd it wes so merd.‑

‗^met mevj I nottjh aysjgc ihto?‑ I tmounmt.

Fesjd oh @iai’s ehd ay prjvious gjedjrsmip jxpjrijhkj ih tmj aigitery, wj wjrj sjgjktjd

es kgess gjedjrs ehd iaajdietjgy tesljd witm ornehizihn tmj errivihn kehdidetjs ihto

foet krjws. Et jxektgy 5 p.a. oh Okt. 64, @iai ehd I corajd our kgess ihto cour foet

krjws oh tmj opjh kjajht sgef keggjd ‗Tmj Nrihdjr.‑ [mortgy ectjrwerd, Aerl

eddrjssjd tmj kehdidetjs oc Loloro Keap Ho. 56 ehd esljd e qujstioh mj wougd

crjqujhtgy rjvisit ovjr tmj hjxt :2 mours0

‗^met don erj you cjjdihn rinmt how?‑

Aerl jxpgeihjd tmet djjp ihsidj jekm oc us givjd two dons, ehd jekm don wes muhnry cor

cood. Ohj oc tmj dons rjprjsjhtjd kourenj, ehd tmj otmjr cjer. Zhgjss wj kohskiousgy

cjd tmj don oc kourenj, tmj don oc cjer wougd rjkjivj our uhkohskious jhjrny ehd

‗cood.‑ Tmj ljy to fjihn sukkjsscug ih Loloro wes to kohtihueggy cjjd tmj don oc

kourenj rjnerdgjss oc tmj pmysikeg kirkuastehkjs wj wougd cihd oursjgvjs ih.

Tmj ehegony oc tmj ‗Two Dons‑ is e fjeuticug iggustretioh cor tmj sinhicikehkj oc two ljy

werrior ettrifutjs0

5) Tmihlihn Rositivjgy

6) [pjelihn Rositivjgy

Tmj cirst stjp ih cornihn e positivj ajhteg ettitudj ehd jhmehkihn tmj efigity to spjel e

gehnuenj oc positivj jxpjktehky is djvjgopihn pmysikeg stigghjss ehd ajhteg sigjhkj.


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Jvjrytmihn ih our mogistik treihihn pronrea up to tmis poiht mes ihvogvjd ektioh 0 ^j

pmysikeggy treih ehd wj jet pmysikeggy. Mowjvjr, ih tmj cornihn oc e strohn spirit, wj

aust egso djvjgop our efigity to fj stigg. Tmjrj is e fjeuticug story tmet curtmjr iggustretjs

tmis poiht.

E youhn aertieg ertist esljd, ‗[jhsji, mow wigg I lhow wmjh I’a rjedy to djcjhd aysjgcoh tmj strjjt?‑

Mis [jhsji, e wisj ogd aestjr, rjpgijd,

‗^mjh you keh sit ih sigjht ajdietioh, ehd hot tmj rounmjst ruccieh wougd derj aelj

ohsjt to your prjsjhkj, tmjh you erj rjedy.‑

Cihdihn [tigghjss

Tmj cirst stjp ih krjetihn pjekj ehd sigjhkj ih our aihd is to krjetj stefigity ehd stigghjss

ih tmj fody. Rjrsoheggy, I mevj couhd rjsouhdihn sukkjss witm tmj Yone posj lhowh es‗Kmigd’s Rosj.‑ Duj to tmj eaouht oc surcekj erje ih kohtekt witm tmj nrouhd tmis posj

eccords, it is vjry jesy cor aj to fjkoaj koapgjtjgy stigg cor gohn pjriods oc tiaj. Ih

edditioh, tmj posj mes fjjh smowh to occjr siaugtehjous pmysikeg mjegtm fjhjcits ehd

ihkrjesjd aofigity ih tmj gowjr fekl, mips, smougdjrs, lhjjs ehd ehlgjs.

Ohkj I sjttgj ihto Kmigd’s Rosj, I kgosj ay jyjs ehd fjnih to frihn ewerjhjss to ay

frjetmihn. Jssjhtieggy, I ‗wetkm aysjgc frjetmj.‑ I jhsurj tmet jekm ihmegetioh is cugg

ehd koapgjtj. I kohkjhtretj oh tmj frijc peusj et tmj top oc tmj ihmegetioh, ehd tmjh I

kohtihuj to coggow ay frjetm es I jxmegj koapgjtjgy. Fjihn ih Kmigd’s Rosj eggows aj to

cjjg ay diepmrena ehd stoaekm risj ehd cegg witm jekm frjetm. Ohj oc tmj ljys wmjh

djvjgopihn e ajdietioh prektikj is to rjgjesj tmj tjhdjhky to `udnj oursjgvjs. Tmjrj isho ‗rinmt‑ or ‗wrohn.‑ ^j siapgy wetkm our frjetm koaj ih, ehd wj wetkm tmj frjetm

no out.

Ectjr I telj sjvjreg djjp frjetms ehd nrouhd aysjgc witm Kmigd’s Rosj, I usj e frjetmihn

tjkmhiquj I gjerhjd croa Gt. Kog. Devid Nrossaeh (eutmor oc Oh Liggihn ehd Oh

Koafet). Devid teunmt aj tmis kohkjpt wmigj I wes e studjht et tmj DJE Ekedjay, ehd I

mevj sihkj sukkjsscuggy usjd tmis tjkmhiquj ih kmeggjhnihn situetiohs rehnihn croa

epprjmjhdihn viogjht occjhdjrs to diccikugt KrossCit worlouts. It’s keggjd ‗Fox

Frjetmihn‑ or ‗Koafet Frjetmihn,‑ ehd I rjcjr to it wmjh I gjkturj ehd tjekm sjaihers

es ‗Tmj ^errior’s Frjetm.‑ Mjrj’s mow it worls0

Ihmegj tmrounm your hosj cor e cugg cour-kouht. (Ohj-ohj-tmousehd, two-ohj-tmousehd,

jtk.)

Mogd cor e cugg cour-kouht.

Jxmegj tmrounm your aoutm cor e cugg cour-kouht.


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Mogd cor e cugg cour-kouht.

Vjpjet tmis sjqujhkj e toteg oc cour tiajs.

Tmis frjetmihn tjkmhiquj is djsinhjd to sgow tmj mjert retj ehd rjspiretiohs, kega tmj

aihd, ehd jhefgj e kohtroggjd ehd kohskious kmoikj efout our tmounmts, words ehdektiohs. Fy prektikihn tmis frjetmihn tjkmhiquj wmigj ih Kmigd’s Rosj, I jxpjrijhkj

iaajhsj rjgexetioh, ajhteg stigghjss ehd ihhjr trehquigity.

Aorhihn Rrektikj

Es e youhn djputy smjricc sjrvihn witm tmj [ehte Kruz Kouhty [mjricc’s Occikj, I gjerhjd

croa tmj aoajht I mit tmj strjjt, tmet I wes et tmj ajrky oc tmj dispetkmjr. I kougd mevj

gocty pgehs ehd noegs cor sjrvihn errjst werrehts ehd ketkmihn fed nuys, fut ih rjegity, e

dispetkmjd kegg egweys med priority. It wes iapjretivj I smow up to worl prjperjd cor

tmj ‗uhlhowh ehd uhlhowefgj‑ kmeggjhnjs ay dey wougd mogd.

Ih tmj êrrior treditioh, tmj kohkjpt oc fjihn prjperjd is teljh e stjp curtmjr 0 E truj

êrrior is prjperjd cor tmj uhlhowh ehd uhlhowefgj tmj aoajht tmjy gjevj tmj rjgetivj

secjty oc tmjir croht door. Tmis is tmj rjesoh tmj aeòrity oc êrrior tjekmjrs edvoketj

djvjgopihn tmj ritueg oc e aorhihn prektikj. Tmj aorhihn prektikj I coggow ehd tjekm

otmjrs is djsinhjd to prjperj tmj aihd ehd spirit cor ehy kmeggjhnj tmet eweits.

Coggowihn erj tmj stjps I tjekm.

5) Zpoh eweljhihn ih tmj aorhihn, rjaeih sigjht. Vjsist tmj tjaptetioh to sey ehytmihn

et egg.

6) Rour yoursjgc e ngess oc wetjr, drihl tmj wetjr, ehd witm your ihhjr voikj, jxprjss

nretitudj cor tmj wetjr, ehd your fody’s efigity to rjkjivj tmj hutrijhts tmj wetjr mes to

occjr.

;) No to e sjktioh oc your moaj wmjrj you wigg hot fj disturfjd ehd sjttgj ihto Kmigd’s

Rosj.

4) ^migj ih Kmigd’s Rosj, pjrcora cour kykgjs oc Fox Frjetmihn.

:) Ectjr tmj cour kykgjs oc Fox Frjetmihn, rjaeih ih Kmigd’s Rosj cor es gohn es you

kmoosj. Jhòy tmj stigghjss oc tmj aihd ehd tmj fody.

3) Occjr up your ‗Cirst ôrds.‑ Tmis ajehs to fjkoaj vjry kohskious oc tmj cirst

uttjrehkj oc words you spjel tmet dey. Jhsurj your cirst words erj positivj. (Rjrsoheggy,

I egweys spjel Fifgj vjrsj es ay cirst words.) Your cirst words smougd fj ih tmj cora oc e

aehtre oc ecciraetioh (i.j., ‗I fjgijvj ih aysjgc‑ or ‗I govj aysjgc‑ or ‗I kohstehtgy

rjihcorkj ay efigity to sukkjjd‑) or e sihnuger word tmet fjst djskrifjs your gicj’s

ihtjhtioh (i.j., ‗kourenj‑ or ‗ceitm‑ or ‗sjrvikj‑). Ectjr your cirst words, sgowgy aelj


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your wey out oc Kmigd’s Rosj, ehd kohtihuj witm your dey. Tmj aorhihn prektikj is eh

opportuhity to kohhjkt witm your minmjr sjgc, witm Nod ([ourkj, Zhivjrsj, [pirit, jtk.)

cihd stigghjss, jxpjrijhkj sigjhkj, ehd djgifjretjgy fjnih your dey.

Ay Yone tjekmjr, Vogc Netjs (e corajr Eray Vehnjr) jxpgeihjd tmj kohkjpt oc ihtjrheg

sigjhkj to aj ih tmis aehhjr 0 ‗Iaenihj you koaj ekross e vjry stigg fody oc wetjr. Tmjwetjr is so stigg, e sihngj stohj, droppjd ihto tmj kjhtjr oc tmj fody oc wetjr, krjetjs e

rippgihn jccjkt. Tmis rippgj sprjeds jvjhgy tmrounmout tmj jhtirj fody oc wetjr. Ohkj tmj

rippgj mes rjekmjd tmj smorj, tmj wetjr ohkj eneih fjkoajs stigg.‑

^mjh our aihd ehd fody fjkoaj stigg, wj fjkoaj gilj tmj fody oc wetjr. Our cirst words

rjprjsjht tmj stohj, wmikm krjetjs e rippgj jccjkt tmrounmout our gicj.

Tmj Kmeggjhnj

I jhkourenj you to pertikipetj ih e ;2-dey kmeggjhnj. Jvjry dey cor tmj hjxt ;2

kohsjkutivj deys, jhnenj ih tmj aorhihn prektikj I djskrifjd efovj. Tmj positivj jccjktswigg fj hotikjefgj witmih ohgy e cjw deys. Mowjvjr, kohtihuj tmj prektikj cor egg ;2 deys,

wmikm wigg krjetj e gicjtiaj sligg cor your efigity to frihn ewerjhjss to tmj quegity oc your

tmihlihn ehd spjelihn.

E werrior J]JVKI[J[ e kjrteih wey.

E ^errior JET[ e kjrteih wey.

E ^errior TMIHL[ ehd [RJEL[ e kjrteih wey.

Zhtig hjxt tiaj, treih gilj your gicj djpjhds oh it ‛ fjkeusj it dojs.

Koapigjd fy Aertih Ngedu ih Eprig 6253.

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