Level 1.66 - Reflection

Level Your Life- [The Reflection Level][1.66]

Reflection

 All physicial performance has its ups and downs, subject to the natural cycles of life. Periodic fluctuations in performance are sacred opportunities to reflect upon your relationsship with all aspects of life - their patterns and rhythms shift and change. The Warrior understands life´s patterns through reflection asking "Where have i been, where am I now and where am i going?" the answers often lead to positive growth.

For the warrior, reflection is an inner voyage of exploring new ideas, new experiences, a new career or role.It is a time to question and reevaluate, to check in how things are going with your sport,work,diet,fitness regimen and perhaps your life as a whole.

Following battle, the samurai warrior would ask two important reflective questions : "What went well ? What needs work?

Aply this kind of evaluation to every aspect of your life where you might see it fit.

Like a brave,indomitable warrior, refuse to ride the windowless train, traveling blindly only to get off at the last stop and wonder "Where have I been? Whas was hat all about?"

The I ching says "Your inner stillness and reflection bring enlighentment ...you see situations in a strange new light"

Declaration: When I go inside, I can move outside. I will stop,look and listen to the inner voice of reflection.

Reflection: Today, how do I feel physically, emotionally and spiritually ? Why? How do these feelings impact me going forward ?

[paraphrased and inspired by Spirit of the Dancing Warrior]

Level 1.59 - Warrior

Level Your Life - [The Warrior Level][1.59]

Warrior

Traditionally, the warrior embraced war as a way of life, using swords to deafeat the enemy. Today, the modern warrior fights inner battles with weapons of the heart, and his war is the effort to inclube the subtle aspects of spiritual self-mastery in his way of life. Here we provide guidance for such spiritual training and transpersonal development, with self-awareness as the cornerstone of growth and change.

The Buddha is the awakend one, and the warrior strives for such awakening through action. Action is only possible because the warrior has both the courage to fail and the compassion to heal. Failure is the teacher, emblematic of extraordinary possibility and free of regret in an environment where risk is the rule rather than the exception. Integrity is, perhapts the most important trasit of the warrior, who consistently lives by his word.

Humility,loyalty,dignity,coutesy,intensity,perseverance, sacrifice and sufferung are some of the other elements that characterize a true warrior.

The goal of the warrior is to do the best you can to be the best you can be. You position yourself for the possiblity of victory within, against the inner demons of fear, failure, frustration and self-doubt.

Patience, diligence  and determination contribute to self-mastery. Iltimately the warrior has no regrets as he walks away from the mat of life,journeying with heart as in indomitable spirit


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Declaration: My challenge in sports,work and life is to practice the way of the warrior in pursuit of complete self-awareness and personal development.

Reflection : What can I do today  to demonstrate the courage to take a risk in order to improve myself in work, sports or life in general?

[paraphrased and inspired by Spirit of the Dancing Warrior]