Month: September 2026

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Martial Tai Chi For Health

Steve Rowe

Everyone that practises Tai Chi does so for their health. The floppy, flaccid, empty Tai Chi is good for getting rid of excessive tension but won’t build robust health and a strong vitality. Good health comes from building a soft front and a strong back, physically, emotionally and mentally, it’s a toolbox for coping with life. The martial aspect is essential to animate the body, emotions and mind and to be able to focus that animation in a positive manner. Uneducated animation manifests itself as fear and anger, educated as power. It needs to be trained. I have seen so … Continue reading Martial Tai Chi For Health

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Between The Worlds

Steve Rowe

They say the closer you get to passingThe more those who have already gone come to find youThere is a differenceBetween dreaming about someoneAnd them actually being thereBetween dreaming about your petAnd them actually being thereTheir smellTheir auraThe touchIs realTheir voice or bark suddenly wakes youYou see them in your peripheral visionOr a sudden shining, smiling face appears right in front of youThe dog on your lapOr at your feetAs they always used to beLike a time-slipIt feels like time doesn’t exist anymoreYou’re inbetween the worldsAnd if it’s your time, you’re ready to go.Steve Rowe Continue reading Between The Worlds

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Warrior’s Mind

Steve Rowe

Warrior’s Mind A trained warrior will have a soft front and a strong back He will meet the world with the soft front Showing courtesy, patience, kindness, tolerance and compassion So this is not weak It’s supported by the strong back  With hidden resolve, determination and cultivated strength and power Because it’s cultivated, he is not subject to his emotions They are disciplined and therefore a part of his power His mind is aware, focused, sensitive and capable of great intensity He is able to ‘switch’ from soft to hard in an instant  He doesn’t require a build up of … Continue reading Warrior’s Mind

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Your Body Is A Prison

Steve Rowe

People sayIt’s a privilege to get oldBut they’re usually youngBeing in a bodyIs like being in prison When you go to prisonYou have to accept your environmentAccept all the things you can’t doAnd work with what you canSee your sentence outAnd hope for an early release Being in a body is similarWhatever our limitations areWe have to accept themAnd work with what we canIf we don’t get early releaseWe get more and more limitationsAnd what we can do gets less Gradually we become a burdenThe state doesn’t want us to liveIt puts up barriers everywhereAsking for helpPuts a burden on … Continue reading Your Body Is A Prison