TNR Happenings, August 28, 2023

Have you realized by now that society has rules, regulations, and a controlling infrastructure that only allows the few, not the many, to have the choice to accept or reject the tenets of society? It’s all about freedom and choice, and even though it’s expensive, it can be done. Most people go to the gym to do the same thing over and over: run on the treadmill while watching TV or reading a book. They run the same distance and work up a lather and that’s about it. They repeat this routine over and over. It is an activity, not an achievement level. Some people play golf to be with friends and to get away from their spouse and bratty kids for 4-6 hours and this is socially acceptable. To practice golf is seen as a waste of time. Just play the game over and over and accept the predictable consequences of staying the same. They bitch about how they’re not getting better or how the foursome ahead of them was playing too slow. Playing golf doesn’t make you better, only practice, insight, instruction, etc. does. We see the same thing in public schools where the emphasis is placed on political agenda, sexual gender indoctrination, re-writing history, etc., and not true learning. Memorize, regurgitate, and repeat. Real learning and understanding principles are frowned upon. Looking deeply into things is not allowed. “The capital of MA is Boston.” This jeopardy-like sound bit is the zenith of education. What else do you know about MA? Only that the capital is Boston. Learning is superficial; learn only what is indoctrinated by agenda-driven people. It turns our children into robots, perfectly suited for computer usage to take over their brains and turn them into oatmeal.  Don’t have a factoid? Look it up on Wikipedia or Google. It’s a data search, not wisdom. Your mind does not get utilized or engaged, just like a muscle. Huge difference.

Early on a Sunday morning a MT client and I passed by my daughter’s office. Her car was there. She doesn’t stay there all day, just a few hours catching up on admin, studying, reading, and getting ready for the next week. She is not obsessive; she just realizes, like a farmer, that weeds grow in the garden on Sundays as well as on weekdays. She has plenty of time for hobbies, fitness, Cliff, playing with her dogs, and all the other things in her life. It matters to her to have her office in order. Growth doesn’t just happen. She loves to train; it’s a way of life and it shows.

My son is a former professional athlete and still has a competitive dimension to him. After playing golf with a couple of Princeton alumni, he played a disappointing round. His consciousness was triggered with a predictable, automatic response that guided his life: he went out the next day to practice, practice, and practice. Not play, practice. Just like he used to do in high school, he would be on the pond in our backyard until the wee hours of the morning after a disappointing game. Our house is near the pond. We could hear his skates tearing up the ice, the booming sound of a slap shot from his stick, the pinging of the iron goalposts, etc. We never pulled him from the ice to say he might be tired for school in the morning. What he was doing would serve him better than anything they were serving in school.  

Each and every one of us will see ourselves in this concept. Mundane activities, the expectations of society, or family and friends will do anything to dissuade you from becoming a master at anything, up to and including spouses, parents, siblings, etc. You simply get worn down. One thing TNR has always stood for is when the time is right, members accept training, actually looking forward to their next private training or group training, and they don’t feel the need to ask for permission or validation from anyone, up to and including. In your hands has been placed a sacred trust, guard it well.

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