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She Pours Herself Out

In the dark hours of winter and advent, I find some time to sit in the quiet stillness and breath and sit. Thoughts and prayers and hopes and fears weave in and through the stillness. I’ve learned that these times are necessary training to prepare my heart for moments like this……

A picture sent to me on a busy day. A picture of the woman who is the love of my whole life. The woman I love with my…

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She Pours Herself Out

In the dark hours of winter and advent, I find some time to sit in the quiet stillness and breath and sit. Thoughts and prayers and hopes and fears weave in and through the stillness. I’ve learned that these times are necessary training to prepare my heart for moments like this……

A picture sent to me on a busy day. A picture of the woman who is the love of my whole life. The woman I love with my…

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Waiting in the cold morning air

Advent has begun. And returning to the readings of the season, I’ve come back to a practice that I had forgotten. The cold weather has returned this week. It has gotten truly cold for the first time here in Nashville. Walking in the cold morning air, pulling my coat tightly up to keep my neck warm, the crisp smell of the air. My senses have brought the memory of Advent practice back to my heart.…

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Aikido Rank Mr. Neil Stinson has passed examination and received the rank of 6th kyu at Dojo of Nashville…

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In the Muddle of Advent

In the Muddle of Advent

We stand in a through-way of our small home each night. On the way hangs a tin panel with 25 small tin pockets like little half buckets. Inside each pocket, my six year old daughter stash a bit of paper with different prayer intentions. Our family advent practice this year, we gather together, lite a candle, my daughter fishes a bit of paper from the pocket and we focus a prayer on the intention.…

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Helpless

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Today, I read the prescribed reading for the second week of Advent. They are about making ready our hearts to receive the Spirit. “Prepare the way” is the message. A voice crying in the wilderness. It struck me that these lessons and readings are the same each year but I must approach them from a different place. I have to take the lesson in a different way every time. Start where ever I am now.

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A Cosmos Christmas

3/24/2014

About eight months ago, my son was born. He is beautiful. Named for my Wife’s father; a great friend to all who know him. He is named also for my mother, a name from an old elegant line of her family. When he was born, I was wrapped in happiness and joy for his arrival. I swaddled him and held him. Pure joy and wonder and awe was mine.

After a week or two at home, when baby and parent…

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The Morote Seoi Nage Throw

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Happy Birthday Sensei McLain Sensei celebrated his 70th birthday last week. Happy birthday Sensei! He is seen here in the 60's with…

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Congratulation Mr. Ezra Scott Mr Scott, while continuing to train and teach as the Chief Instructor and Nidan of James McLain's Kosho School of Karate, has also been training Ju Jitsu with Mr.

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Our new Shodan

On Saturday, Mr Neil Stinson was promoted to the rank of Shodan. Congratulations Mr. Stinson.

“great thanks and appreciation to everyone to have trained with me these passed years. I am honored to be Sensei McLain’s student and honored to train Shuri Ryu Karate. Thank You Sensei, Mr. England, Mr. Scott, Mr. Garrett, Mr. Tillman.”

Sensei McLain 9th Dan and Mr. Stinson 1st Dan

McLain’s Kosho School…

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Chop Talk

Please visit Mr Nate England’s audio website for some fascinating history of Karate

http://choptalk.podbean.com/

Also, please like the site on facebook.

Mr. Nate England

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Promotions

We’ve had several promotions to announce this season.

Congratulations to Mr. Ezra Scott, head instructor for McLain’s Kosho School of karate. He has been promoted to Ni Dan.

Congratulations to Mr Richard Garrett. He’s been promoted the Ni Kyu.

Congratulations to Mr Jason Tillman. He’s most recently been promoted to 4th Kyu.

Congratulations to our newest member, Mr Patrick Boals. A Whit Belt, he…

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We Walked Along the River and Found the Current Soothing.

We Walked Along the River and Found the Current Soothing.

We walked along the Stones River on the Greenway path. The current was fast but patient. Watched the water curl and swirl and eddy and flow. The river was soothing this morning. We looked at the trees and the bushes and heard all the creatures going about their day. Our walking pace was steady but not hurried. Time in no shortage this day.

As we crested a hill, we stopped to stretch and drink a…

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