Consider Realities over Stressors

Events Should Trigger Perspective

Acknowledgements:

• Thank you James for talking me through the statistics
• Mike for the Asheboro Zoo possibilities
• Contributors to the Content Development

Huge Thank You to Excel4Apps for inviting me as a guest speaker to their International Sales Force meeting.

We discussed how to apply Kung Fu principles to the continued success of an international company:

• Knowing Good Strategy is better than good technique
• Framework
• Being Successful while maintaining balance
• 
  
Chain of Command
• Skill Level of the Mind is Superior to Skill Level of Technique

• How do many driven people work, as a single unit?
• Are You in sport, or battling for position in your market?

Being MindFul of Certain Realities

Thursday Night, 9:30 pm, awakened by my 11 year old son,

"Dad, Heavily armed robber in area. They robbed a gas station on the corner, and got away. They may try to hide here."

Get him comfortable, I put PowChoy in his room, and back to sleep.

I go through my list, like I have many times before:

1. Points of Entry
2. Weakness - Got two that I want to see sturdier
3. Duct tape the deadbolt to buy me a few seconds
4. Place bottle on gate for rattle


5. On high alert - got things organized
6. Pretty secure, got my own covered
7. What about my neighbors? Are they on their own?

Next day, I go to Raleigh Police Department Website to find some information about home protection. I didn't find what I was looking for, but found a 'Contact' button, so I used it.

I wrote an email to Deputy Chief Joseph Perry explaining the events and what I was looking for, I also explained that I do our podcast and I would like to report something helpful. This was at 1:30, Friday afternoon. I didn't what to expect, but here is what I received.

At 6:30 pm Friday Night, Deputy Chief Perry wrote back. : Read the email.

As of Tuesday, I received another response from the Raleigh Police Department. Officer Lisa Keelin sent a king and encouraging email to put Kian at ease.

You can more of their information, some information is free at NC Crime Prevention : http://nccrimeprevention.com/Officer-Nominees.htm

Raleigh Police Dept. responses were incredibly comforting and quick.

These are realities:

Statistics from FBI database for Raleigh:

Most stats are presented as 1 out of 240. How many people are close to you that you would impacted hard if anything happened to them?

Lets say you are married, one child, one set of grandparents, include yourself, so that = 5 Family Circle

The numbers here are UNDER-estimates. Do you know how many assaults and rapes go Un-reported?

• Violent Crime : Murder, Rape, Robbery and Assault - 1 out of 241, Family Circle - 1 out of 80 -
• Propery Crime : Burgalry, Larcency, Motor Theft - 1 out of 32, Family Circle - 1 out of 6
• Check out the Crime Map for Raleigh for this date

Various Levels of concerns:

• Peaceful
• Stressful
• Threat

You may meditate on peace, harmony and calmness, but often neglect other parts of reality.
Are you thoughtful of what else can come knocking?

Balance the Warrior and the Sage. You may get bogged down in the minutiae of daily lives:

• she didn't call me
• they are against me
• how will I finish this project
• etc,

I am Encouraging you to take a real few moments and be thoughtful as the Warrior : Be Prepared.

Resources

MindFul Meditation Fundamentals, Without Religion or Theory : http://www.tibetankungfu.net/mindful/

Next Week, Physiology of Meditation

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