The Block

Carlos Temple secret : work a break in the process as often as possible. Helps for good form, sanity and focus!

Focus-yours

I often ask a simple question to my self. Where is my Focus. A simple question to a not so simple answer. As a Jedi our Focus can be anything we choose, better yet it can be a number of things if we so choose. Now , that being said if you don't know let me tell you, Jedi ism, is a very open idea in to which many different ideas CAN and will be together to create something as individual as the person itself. We all have our different focus, that ok. I'm gunna Bold it so u can read it. WE DONE HAVE TO BE ALIKE. Your focus is your own. It is up to each Jedi to figure it out. Some understand more quickly than others and begin their choices to change or modify their own ideas and focus. It is entirely up to you what you choose to study and focus on in your life. Isn't that a nice thing to know? It is up to you to figure out whether its worth keeping or keep searching. It is up to you to know where to put your own focus. Jedi ism will never condemn, blame or tell you some one else's as you must, nope, and I think that we can all say here that if so, you might want to check it out a bit more. Most of us here are looking for a better path and a better focus. That seems to be the common goal here. Watch! look! see! take some time to ask, hmmmm where IS my Focus? It can and will change at times by situations and time. Count on it. Do you have a focus? Do you have multiple? Do u have enough? too many? This is the Mindfulness that combats ALOT of common stumbling block in the Jedi path as well as in common every day life. Life is constantly moving, going, flowing and it CAN be up to us where our focus is, or isn't. This week as we make attempts to focus on things this week, our lifes, family, friend's and Temple, be reminded friends and Jedi, if its your focus, ITS OURS and you can control and direct it with a bit of, MINDFULNESS.
May the Living Force be with YALL always!
Carlos

This week I lay this at your feet Jedi
In my studies I have found a truth, a reason , a pitch or a idea and it is taken from here ..


The World according to Mr. Rodgers
Important things to remember
by Fred Rodgers
copyright 2004 family communications inc.

This is not from the Land of Make-believe but his memoirs.

"If you could sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet: how important you COULD be to the people you never even dream of. There is something of your self that you leave at every meeting with every person. " pg 160.

I personally think Mr. Rodgers was part Jedi lol
We never know the impact we have on things, places or people by just us being there. I encourage those on the Jedi path to remember that we are the light, if you don't want to be the light then your in the wrong place. This place is designed to help grow and nourish this one of many ideas. We never know who or what and how we influence things. Be it known some times our presence IS the difference in some cases.
Jedi, be Jedi.
Continue to be the light, the more we see and the more we realize our surroundings some days the more we realize how in the dark so many things are, SOME TIMES WE ARE THE ONLY LIGHT SOME WILL SEE. Come on Jedi, shine. Do what it is that makes you shine. Be the light not only because its our path and chosen focus but to those without. (family friends co workers ect...)
My son looks to me for certain things, father, cook, companion, teacher, yet I fill them all every day , not to mention lover husband and a many other hats I stack on top of each other from others as well. We are not alone in this world friends, we would like to think we are and some even wish we were but the truth of the matter is we are not. Why Jedi? Why be the difference in things, hopefully you share the same thought with me, for those I see, for those I personally come in contact with. Be mindful Jedi this week about things, sometimes ,whether we like it or not we are the light some never knew existed!
May that Living Force be with yall where you stand this day!
Carlos

Our lives and beings are so intertwined , we dont even know the half of it , all the problems in the world that mean nothing if we ever get really disconnected and feel as if we dont matter , what an intens lonely feeling that must be. I notice how people get sad and upset when we fight in the Forum and i realise that for us , THIS is HOME , and nobody likes fights at home , we want to be together and cuddle , Jedi hugs all over , but let me tell you ,there is yet a family to be born that does not fight , the connection the learning , the leaving and the coming back . Its like my family here :laugh:

May the Force be with us

This world we live in is vast. Very vast. Some days there is a lot. (I wish I could underline the word is!) Too much if you ask me. I have learned through my studies that I personally can not handle it all some days. This rele-vation (pun intended) shows me a few things I would like to share. There is a focus. Now, taking the Buddhism course or two from Coursera will reveal many things in the course of the study. One of the minor things I have learned is that life goes whether or not I'm on the wagon. This causes me to think. Its the flow and ebb as some have said of things that we can either flow with or swim in or even allow to dismantle.
Now, it IS up to every Jedi to decide their own fate. Be it known, friends and Jedi, this is not a one size fits all, its really a your size can fit all kind of way of thinking. No path is the same and therefore no way will be similar, I'll say it again so those who take notes can catch that, NO PATH IS THE SAME. Knowing this, it seems silly to see a few things butt heads when we kinda know that we won't have the same answers, hu? hmmm. This is something for us as Jedi to think about. I never want to blame or shun any one ever in this place, not the intention ever, the intention is to build. When builders realize they have different tools and different skills, lets just say each house is going to be different. You can spend your day and time trying to make others see like us but in the end, Their house, their tools, their path. Why do we forget that as Jedi some times? I don't want to seem like a downer by any means. The Jedi way is a uplifting way of thinking, I can! If I were to sum up Jedi-ism in a nut shell my official stance is this, "yes you can" quote me if you like lol. Part of the reason I find myself sad and lonely some times is because I simply forget I am a part of something that can help. When you're feeling down and in a corner as some say , its ok, when you see everything is different and not in your control , that's ok. life is full. He who controls it, all of life, has got some problems on their hands, lol so rather than stress about the control of the vastness, turn to you Jedi. Notice your path and be happy , you have your own path. That's ok Jedi, you don't have to be like me and the best thing is and I say this with love I don't have to be like you. Yet we are...
May the Living Force be with yall
Your Knight and minister , Carlos

G day Jedi, normally this would be posted on a Monday and very live in case most didn't know. The Block was intended to post an idea for the week, something to chew on while we begin a new week. This week s idea comes today.


[Years ago, terms like "drop", "downer", and "out shoot" were used to describe the curve ball. A curve ball by an overhand pitcher will break mostly down. A curve by a 3/4 arm pitcher will break down and over. The curve ball is thrown with the elbow up, this is a must!!! It gives you the full radius of the circle, allows you to get on a downward plane, and increases hand speed. The size of the break is not as important as the angle of the break and the sharpness of the break. A ball breaking down, away from the plane of the bat is most important. There are a number of typical grips: across the seams and with the seams and the horseshoe grip and the Maglie grip.] Cited. This is just for a curve ball. How do you hit the curve? You have roughly .40 seconds to decide. The first times I began playing baseball the curve was my fall. UP, DOWN, IN, OUT I couldn't hit it. Damn ball was as quick as a Bee and just as blurry some times. Then my coach did something strange, he started to throw golf balls at me, and, and, AND! curving 'em at that. Jerk, I couldn't hit the broad side of the barn with a club. After a few consistent days of this annoying exercise , eventually I began to make contact, with which he began to throw those little bitty diveted demons harder. I can't begin to tell you the anger that brewed but he was the coach so I did what he said, not to mention the bruises I received from learning how NOT to hit em. I hadn't hit a ball in two weeks, a real baseball and...I was sat out a game. Two whole weeks of not hitting a ball but my only game was these golf balls from hell. (so my untrained young mind thought). Friday morning at practice coach says Martinez, jump in you're on the roster same starting spot, and don't miss any more. What can only be described as a gorilla with a telephone pole. Those balls seems so slow and large compared to those wonderful tiny golf balls I had been hating and hitting for two weeks strait. I not only couldn't miss, I had way more control and could see the curve coming a mile away.
What changed? What made the huge difference? What happen? The curve didn't change and neither did my time to react. Yet... the end result was drastic, so drastic that im 37 years old and can still hit 375 to this day lol.

What happened? What made the difference? Often times LIFE and the paths we choose have a way of throwing us curve balls, little things big things that we have no idea where or how or we just sit there and say, wow...how did...where...? That's part of life. No one is immune to the ebb and flow of things , I often say it rains on everything, learn to get wet. It is not the intention for me to ever tear any one down. EVER.
The idea here is when these things happen where does our focus go? We as Jedi can understand that it is up to us some days where we can place it. Do you call it quits? Do you let it get you down and see it as the end of everything, or are you more mindful? Would you like to be? Do we get frustrated and throw it all off and call it quits? It is at this point in time friends that I lay this encouraging word. At that point is character made, in that point in time where we strike out...where we fail where we fall , that we can make something different. Be mindful Jedi , life is full of curves and drops. Don't see things like you only get 3 strikes and that's it, oh no friend this is the practice field, nothing here is final and we get golf balls and eventually we may learn the difference. I'm not the smartest Jedi here but I am Jedi and so is my focus. Don't get upset if you strike out friends, on the contrary, use those times to bring the character you've always wanted to display. Just so you hear it, In life there are no three strikes and your out, you still have to pay bills and make dinner and take care of responsibilities. If you fail you fail, learn from your mistakes. Fall ...forward
All my heart Jedi
Carlos

Cite
Pitching
The basic fundamentals and mechanics of successful Pitching
Pg. 86 The curve ball
by Bob Shaw

The Try factor

In every human Being lives something. Same as the connection we share together. I l never officially name it, im no fool but I will acknowledge it every chance I get. There is something that lives in us. For some its dormant and for others its blazing with constant give. Its the TRY. Im not sure what or where and I wont even begin to label things what they are and are not but in us is that try. That small spark of "I will" or the "I can". Often times in my life I find some moments so frequent that the try is sometimes automatically suggested. Well, if he's there he will figure it out. Now, I am no stranger to different mind sets and such, but to not try is I think most harmful. To not swing. To do nothing. Now trust me when I say I understand the uncarved block. I am the un carved block, but its the try that shapes me. It is the try's that make the evidence of what is needed or not needed. Its the try's that make the path what It is. When you have a doubt next time Jedi , here a encouraging word...
TRY
All my heart Jedi
Carlos

You are my Jedi ism

When I think of Jedi ism I often think of my own definition. Then I have to stop there. My idea of what is, is, is only a small part in the entire grand scheme of things. I am not saying every ones wrong and no one right, no, I don't use silly sayings labeled in a black or white and no other room for absolutes, that's not me. What I am saying is this thing we have called Jedi ism is difficult to explain and even harder to practice but so worth it. I often find my self thinking on terms of my own growth and in hopes, do hope it will aid in some one else's.
There is a small idea in Jedi ism I will attempt to explain. Grant it, I am not the best orator nor do I claim to be educated, yet this idea is simple and easy to understand , lol I hope....here we go

In Jedi ism there can be numerous ideas that exist at the same time. There is no set list or order , all that is up to each individual to decide for them self's. You can be, believe, practice, study, anything you care to choose or the amount you care to partake in. This is not solely a Jedi ism thing this is called, life. It is the idea of the mindfulness in practice that can be the mindfulness in every day real life.

This is my definition. With claiming only my own personal idea there are many who share the same idea as me. There are some here who see perfectly opposite of me as well. Then there are those I simply share a slight similarity too. All these differences are not right or wrong they have worked for me and have worked for you. So many times in my own path I have to be in the mindset of the way I word things as well. We share the same few ideas here. If we really take time to think, we all have the same story, our path, we go in different directions and some in the same but as we all take time to study things for ourselves we find the all story, the all struggle, the all myth. Your side of My Jedi ism is just as relevant as mine friend. If you need to hear it then here you go. Every definition of Jedi ism , if you claim it is...IS it is Jedi ism. Hard to understand, impossible to grasp due to some thing in my own mind that said, "uh-uhh no, its not like mine" The best part is if it was just like mine it probly will not work for you nor would your work for me. Our paths are different there for, our Paths, our answers will differ as well. There fore, they can not be the same. Now that you've read this does it make sense? I leave this to those who are a bit more than fans. I leave this to those who like me have come to this Temple seeking and finding. May the Force be with yall every where you seek it, Today and this week as well!
Carlos

I was thinking of that the other day , a few weeks ago in a Party meeting i got very upset because a school wants funds to expand the classrooms , that in itself was not unreasonable , what i got angy about is because they want it so the Lower education children will not be mixed with the Higher education children , mind you , we are talking about children age 12 to 18 that are being pushed by their parents do achieve the highest in their education. I got angry and said something about the apartheid of children through the schoolsystem and that i believe in equal rights for every child and that its fine if they ALL have math lessons in the same building so they can start to get along together and build this villiage on a foundation of trust and acknowledgement of each other, respect. Somewhere along the line honest hardworking labourours became ----> lower educated folk with no manners this makes me sick to my stomach and i expressed my anger about that. The council member wrote it down , and my arguments exactly will be used almost to the letter to not grant the School the money and they are urged to merge the room they have and if they need money for adjustments , they will get that .

Now that really scared me for some reason because as a Jedi i need to be invisible ..somehow , but i am also a Jedi , i cant hide when i see something thats wrong and not say anything about it , and then i realised , i am a Jedi ... i will find a way to combine politics and philosophy. Good lesson , i live across the street from the school , wonder when the eggs start hitting my window :laugh: