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MESSAGE #908 BETTER LATE THAN NEVER…

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As you know, yesterday was Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

I read an amazing quote by the nonviolent activist on my friend Adnan Shamsi’s Facebook status. But I had already posted the day’s message. So today I am sharing it with you; better late than never, right?

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

In martial arts, when you are pushed, PULL and when you are pulled, PUSH.

If your opponent makes bad line calls, should you make bad line calls back?

If your teammates make fun of you, should you make fun of them back?

If someone cuts you off on the road, should you speed up and cut them off?

Of course not, but that happens all the time.

If someone does something bad to you, and you do something bad back, doesn’t that make you just as bad as them?

MESSAGE #631 DON’T READ THIS MESSAGE UNLESS…

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Don’t read this message unless you are about to do something important…

“The time is always right to do what is right.”
-MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR

“If it is to be it is up to me.”
-author unknown

“Opportunity’s favorite disguise is trouble.”
-FRANK TYGER

“Clear your mind of can’t”
-DR. SAMUEL JOHNSON

“People are like teabags. You don’t see their true strength until they’re in hot water.”
-author unknown

“Winners do what losers don’t want to do, especially when they need to do it.”
-ED TSENG

MESSAGE #598 BE GREAT…

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There are no menial jobs, only menial people.

“If a man is called to be a streetsweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, ‘Here lived a great streetsweeper who did his job well.’ “
-MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

Do you have to be the most skilled to start to be great?

Not at all.

Whatever you do, at whatever level you are at, give it your all-in your sport, in your job, at school and at home. People will notice, especially you. Trust me.



Thanks for reading.

MESSAGE #539 AT YOUR SERVICE…

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Every time our nation faces crisis, our national experience has shown Americans rise to the challenge. While government has an important role to play in helping rekindle our economy and addressing the problems of a distressed nation, President-elect Obama believes each of us, as Americans, have a responsibility to do what we can for our communities and fellow citizens. We are one nation.

The United States is once again at a crossroads and that is why the President-elect hopes to use the occasion of his Inauguration to rally our nation to commit to service in our communities. We are asking for your participation in meeting this challenge. In 1994, Congress transformed the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday into a national day of community service to further commemorate a man who lived his life in service to others. As a tribute to that legacy and the very real needs of our nation, the President-elect and Vice President-elect have launched a national organizing effort on the eve of their Inauguration to engage Americans in service. This national day of service will fall on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 19, 2009 and, unlike past calls to service, President-elect Obama is calling on all Americans to do more than just offer a single day of service to their cities, towns and neighborhoods. He is asking all of us to make an ongoing commitment to our communities. Never has it been more important to come together in shared purpose to tackle the common challenges we face.

This website (http://www.usaservice.org) is designed to help promote these events and for Americans to make their commitments, build communities, find opportunities to serve and share their results. These can be events that engage people in direct service, or bring people together to reflect on Dr. King’s legacy and how they can commit to becoming more engaged citizens. Please create an event or sign up to volunteer today.

(From USAservice.org)