It's very hard to separate what is a conscious decision and what's not.
BJJ is like trying to solve a puzzle that keeps changing. . so magnificent. . . yet completely humbling.
The most valuable things in life can't be bought with money.
Lots of fans believe fighting is full of glitz and glamor. Fighting is blood sweat and tears.
Injuries, burns, and bruises will heal. But victory lasts forever.
Real friendship, love, respect, and trust are all gained without a single dollar.
We Americans have faith in ourselves, but not in ourselves alone. We do not know-we do not claim to know all the ways of Providence, yet we can trust in them, placing our confidence in the loving God behind all of life, and all of history.
Receiving the authority of the priesthood by the laying on of hands is an important beginning, but it is not enough. Ordination confers authority, but righteousness is required to act with power as we strive to lift souls, to teach and testify, to bless and counsel, and to advance the work of salvation.
By and large, I've been healthy all my life.
New diseases like SARS and bird flu cause anxiety in the community. People get worried, some to the extent that it even affects their health. You feel very sad, and yet you must carry on and maintain your cool in very trying and difficult moments. You have to tough it out.