#covering youth sessions ages me ten years every time

[stellewriites]

fuck me.. work tonight was so draining like i suddenly remember why i moved into admin a few years ago now. let me never complain about my job again

[shenglingyuan]

title: seize the day and after hours(ao3) pairing: gojo satoru/geto suguru A jujutsu sorcerer’s life is always busy, especially those of the strongest ones, so when a window of opportunity opens itself up just to relax and be with someone you care most about, one can only give in to it. Notes for this AU: In-demand jujutsu sorcerer Gojo x Teacher Geto! In this setting, Toji failed in his mission and still got k-worded, Riko successfully merged with Tengen, so Geto didn't spiral down the "I hate monkeys" hole and Gojo didn't think of becoming a teacher. \o/

“It’s of vital importance that you do not forget to put up a Curtain before you start a mission, even if you cannot see the curse at first glance,” Suguru then carefully dismantles the Curtain before five pairs of inquisitive eyes, “Can anyone tell me why?”

A hesitant hand rises up in the air.

“Yes, Nanako?”

“Uhm, because non-sorcerers might get to see if ever the exorcism becomes a big event and it’s important that we keep the matters of the jujutsu world hidden from them to keep the status quo?”

“Yes, exactly,” Suguru smiles at her. Then, upon noticing the nearby presence, he makes his voice a little bit louder, “So don’t ever forget to set up a Curtain unless you want to be like a certain someone whose magnificent accomplishment of exploding a house got featured in the news.”

“Hey Suguru, stop slandering my renowned name in front of the kids.” The ‘renowned’ Gojo Satoru saunters over to their group, distributing the several bags on his hands. “Got you all souvenirs!”

“Did I lie?”

“Nope. Totally happened.” Satoru grins cheekily, standing next to Suguru and hooking an arm around his shoulder. “Missed me?”

“We’re still having a lesson here.” Suguru flicks at Satoru’s forehead, but he doesn’t pry away from his hold. It’s been over a week since they last saw each other after all. He did miss the man. “Any contribution to make up for your disturbance?”

“Hmm, let me think…ah! If you want to exorcise curses, you’ve got to be crazier than them.”

“That’s not particularly helpful.”

“It’s because you’re unimaginative.”

In front of five unwilling audiences, Satoru clings to his side like a leech. Suguru tries with all his might to deliver the last few important points of the day’s lesson, with one of his hands keeping Satoru’s face at bay from smothering his own.

“And that’s all for today’s session. Tomorrow, we’ll discuss some preparations before your next field assignment.”

“Yay! Suguru’s mine now!” Satoru almost didn’t let him finish his final remarks, squeezing by his side even tighter.

“Gah,” Nobara is the first one to openly show her complaint about the public display of attention in front of them, “Can you please have some consideration for us single students, Gojo-san?”

“Aren’t you too young to be thinking of romance?” Satoru answers back as if he’s talking to someone of his own age. “No dating until you’ve graduated!”

“Weren’t the two of you already dating during your second year in high school?” Megumi points out without missing a beat.

“What?!” Yuji’s jaw dropped, “They’re that long already?”

“Because it’s true love, dear students,” Satoru answers confidently, providing Suguru much embarrassment.

“Anyway,” Suguru finally cuts them off, “This has been a very fruitful conversation. You can go spar now, maybe the second years are looking for sparring partners as well.”

Teacher and students finally part ways, with the teacher dragging a long clingy blindfolded man with him. Satoru recounts to him every detail of his trip the past two weeks, even those that are not related to the mission at all, and Suguru is all ears. Ever since they reached Special Grade level as sorcerers, they’ve been given fewer missions together. Sorcerers are very few, after all, and they need to maximize their numbers efficiently. Sometimes, Suguru would find himself wishing there’s some especially dangerous situation that would require both of their presence, but he’d take back the thought as soon as it’s out, still preferring this kind of stability. So for now, he can only live through Satoru’s lively retelling.

Right as they arrived at their shared room, Satoru finally ends his narration.

“Seems like it’s another breeze of a mission, huh,” Suguru pulls off the blindfold over Satoru’s eyes and smooths down his hair.

“Mhm,” Satoru wraps his arms tightly around Suguru’s waist, burying his face on the crook of his neck. “Would have been faster if you were there.”

“Do you even need me?”

“Of course! What are you talking about?” Satoru lifts his head and stares directly at Suguru’s eyes, “Individually, we are strong enough to take down the most powerful curses. But together, I bet we could take all over the world.”

“And your point being?”

“Since we’re not onto world domination yet, we can’t help but not be together all the time.”

“Idiot.” Suguru presses a finger on Satoru’s forehead, earning him a pout. “No world domination. Keeping the peace is enough.”

“Mmmm…yeah but I still want to do something about those idiotic higher-ups.”

“You’re too chaotic for your own good. How about settling here and teaching with me instead?”

“Suguru.” Satoru’s tone is suddenly serious. His hands grabbed at Suguru’s waist, pulling him close. “Is that a marriage proposal? You know I’m gonna say yes.”

“Still thinking about it.”

“What a tease.” Satoru’s fingers find their way through Suguru’s hair, undoing his bun to let his hair loose. He then leans forward, uttering lazily against his mouth, “If you don’t propose first, I might just do it ahead of you.”

“Is that a challenge?”

“Maybe.” With a smile, Satoru closes the distance with a kiss.

Suguru sighs into it, letting Satoru lazily nibble on his lips. Some days, it’s more than enough to just lay down and let time pass, no rush, no urgency, just the two of them entangled in each other’s arms. A jujutsu sorcerer’s life is always busy, especially those of the strongest ones, so when a window of opportunity opens itself up just to relax and be with someone you care most about, one can only give into it.

_ _

A familiar ringtone wakes Suguru from his sleep, his eyes opening to the darkness. The analog clock by the wall shows 07:21 PM…he has been out for a few hours. A weight is draped over him, rendering him unable to move for a moment.

“Satoru.”

“Hm?”

“Phone.”

Satoru doesn’t budge. “That’s yours.”

“Well, how can I move with you wrapped around me?”

After a slight pause, Satoru reaches for the phone himself and answers the call. “Hello? Oh, Auntie, you called! Yeah, he’s right here. Nah, you didn’t bother us at all. I’ll give the phone to him now.”

Suguru takes the call, stifling a yawn as he answers, “Hello Mom, it’s been a while.”

He watches as Satoru lazily walks to the cabinet and pulls out a set of comfortable clothes, simultaneously gracing him with an unhindered view of his naked back.

“Yeah, it’s good here, just a bit busy with the students’ upcoming field assignment…Hm? Wait let me ask,” he covers the mouthpiece and sits up, “Satoru, Mom’s asking when we can visit.”

“As soon as you’re free,” his head comes out of the shirt, hair all messy, giving him a youthful and unrestrained look, “I have all the privilege to request a leave anytime I want. I’ll go get us dinner, okay?”

“Sure, go ahead.” Suguru waves him away, returning to the phone call with his mother, “I think we can visit during the break if there’s nothing urgent. Is there something up?”

The door outside shuts close. Satoru turns to his side, his gaze landing on the frames displayed on the bedside table. The largest among them is a group picture from last winter vacation — him, his parents, Satoru, and the four kids. For some reason, it felt like a family picture, so he had it especially framed, taking center spot among the others.

“Well, the girls are always on their phones in their free time, of course, they’d be easier to contact than me. It’s a bit busy handling a class of five, they said it’s already a big batch. Yes, yes, I’ll tell them that.”

Ten years ago, after Suguru has successfully rescued Mimiko and Nanako from that one village, he immediately went to his parent's house to ask for their help. After all, what does a seventeen-year-old know about taking care of kids? His parents were initially shocked, but upon hearing the situation, they immediately took pity on the girls and gladly took them in. You’re always in Tokyo anyway, the house feels a bit empty without a kid, they said. But the girls wanted otherwise. After a bit of coaxing, Suguru managed to convince them to stay in his family’s house until at least he graduates from Jujutsu Tech, then he will take them back to Tokyo to live with him.

Little did he know, Satoru would also pick up two kids to take care of, and this was after he declared he would not babysit anymore after they completed their task with Riko two years prior. They’re not simple kids either; though they go by the surname Fushiguro, the boy — Megumi — has an inherited technique of the Zen’ins, and yet Satoru fought tooth and nail to be their guardian. Since he didn’t want them to be involved with the jujutsu world yet, he decided to let the kids stay in Sendai until Megumi has to attend Jujutsu Tech.

The twins and the Fushiguros occasionally met when Suguru would come to Sendai with Satoru, but last year’s winter, they decided to spend it in Suguru’s home much to his parents’ delight, and they were one complete family.

Suguru smiles at the memory, just as his mother finishes her long list of reminders for the kids on the other side of the phone.

“Okay, okay, you take care, too. I won’t forget. Love you. Tell Dad I love him, too. Bye.”

After stretching a bit, Suguru finally gets up from the bed and picks up his scattered clothes on the floor, dressing himself up. Just as he is about to wear his shirt, he catches sight of the marks on his body, most especially the bruising spot on the nook of his neck.

“Goddamnit, Satoru,” he mutters, coming closer to the mirror to check how badly Satoru left evidence. “Gonna make you pay next time.”

“Dinner’s here!” Just then, Satoru’s head pops from the doorway, his blue eyes peeking right above the rim of his sunglasses. He sees Suguru standing in front of the mirror, then chuckles audibly.

“Shut it.”

“What?” A sly smile grows on Satoru’s lips as he strides closer to Suguru. He caresses the bruising mark on the nook of Suguru’s neck, then bends down to lightly kiss it, murmuring, “Any complaints about my service earlier?”

“Magnificent as always,” Suguru sighs defeatedly, “The marks you leave though…”

“I made sure your uniform will hide this,” Satoru winks at him in the mirror. “Come on, I got food.”

He drags them to the dinner table where two bowls of meatballs and steaming rice are waiting for them, “Here, eat up.”

“You bought this?”

“No, the kids made that. Yuji was teaching them earlier when I dropped by. Mimiko and Nanako especially made these meatballs for you.”

“And how about the meatballs in the bowl you’re eating?”

“Megumi made this for me.”

“…”

“He made this for his friends, but I took it.”

Suguru flashes him a smile, “I love it when you’re being honest.”

“Shut up.”

“Did you really make that much of a bad first impression on that kid? I can’t believe it’s been nine years, but he still hasn’t warmed up to you.”

“I dunno,” Satoru pouts, trying to recall the memory of their first meeting together. “I wish he could rely on me more, you know, like how the girls rely on you.”

“I do think they rely too much on me, I’m still wondering if that’s a good thing or a bad thing. Well, I guess it’s because they see me as a parental figure, too. Does Megumi see you like one?”

“…”

“Figured as much. He doesn’t know about the real deal from your negotiations with the Zen’in clan, doesn’t he?”

“No need to tell him that. I don’t want him to feel indebted either way.”

“Mm-mh,” Suguru smiles. Satoru can be such an insensitive prick sometimes, but when about the most important matters, his compassion pulls through. “Megumi’s such a spoiled child with you.”

“As if you’re not spoiling the twins yourself? Why is Mimiko’s phone new again?”

“Ah…her previous one got destroyed while on a mission with Nanako last week. Of course, I had to buy a new one immediately.” Suguru reaches into Satoru’s plate and grabs one of the meatballs, quickly eating it before Satoru can complain. “Unlike you, buying stuff for Megumi and Tsumiki even though they don’t need it yet. A good thing those two kids have a sound head above their shoulders. You’re such a bad influence — huh, these meatballs sure have so much ginger.”

In revenge, Satoru steals one of Suguru’s meatballs as well, munching on it with much gusto, “Gonna have to use my money somewhere, you know, since you still don’t want to marry and all.”

“Can we get married here in Japan?”

“Mmm, I don’t think so. Not yet. Flying to another country to make it happen is no big problem though, just say the word.”

“Since when have you been a fan of formalities?” Suguru raises an eyebrow at him, “Don’t use me as an excuse to squander your fortune.”

“Come on! Think of it: when we get married, you’ll be officially under the Gojo clan. We’ll have two Special Grades in one family, the higher-ups would be so pissed!”

“You!” Suguru gives him a light kick underneath the table, “And here I thought you’re being serious. Turns out you just want to get under those old men’s nerves.”

“Of course, I’m serious! Just noting out the fact that there’s that bonus,” Satoru grins, wiggling his eyebrows, “What do you think?”

So many years have passed, it can be said that they’ve also developed in different aspects. But in simple moments like this, Suguru is reminded that though the two of them have grown together, many things never really change through the passing of time. Just like when Satoru once suggested the idea of going against Master Tengen and he readily agreed to it, this newer plan doesn’t seem less achievable. What’re a few higher-ups with the two strongest jujutsu sorcerers in Japan?

Finally, Suguru grins back, “Sounds like a great deal to me.”

[terrablaze514]

Being Black + R. Kelly, Living With Secrets, and Writing Catatonic Fanfics

Hey everyone.

I'm up extra early, because this is bugging my mind and heart right now. The words might leave if I don't voice (write) it.

In a few hours, I'll be going to church again. Christian, yes. Predominantly Black, you've guessed it. Both of these cancel each other out. Why?

Despite my suspicions growing up, the vast majority of Black people I knew (family, friends, acquaintances, etc.) were still jamming to R. Kelly's music. It makes all the more sense why he's known as, "The Pied Piper", and that's scary as buck if you stop to think about it.

I've never understood why he was permitted to keep making music. Why the buck does Wendy Williams still have an audience? Why did 2Pac and Michael Jackson get destroyed by false allegations (until their sunset), while R. Kelly is still a free man in the music industry with proof of sexual deviance in multiple court cases?

I was 7 when I was molested by a grown woman. I couldn't approach my parents about it, because she became a close friend to my mother, got closer to other notable family friends, and I was already misunderstood at school and church (Grade 2 was a horrible year). My parents were also coming to terms with their breakup, so it didn't help (because what if they had another physical altercation?). Top that with the ongoing belief that men were innately predators...

October 2018, I've had a nightmare of her stalking me while visiting my hometown (the 514) - woke up in a sweat, purchased Black Panther on Google Play Movies, and watched the movie until my eyes shut again... Because mentally, I needed to feel safe. I wanted Wakanda's protection. And I ended up getting it in my dreams (occasionally). M'Baku and The Jabari Tribe are the best!

Back on topic... So, while I'm happy that justice is happening, I'm also disappointed. Deeply disappointed in The Black Community for sweeping this issue under the rug.👏🏾Every.👏🏾 Single.👏🏾Time.👏🏾 I understand firsthand why it's hard to come forward. Allow me to explain (and these are some of the reasons why going to church is a farce in my book).

I've shared with a few Gundam Wing fans (via Discord) that I've sung in three choirs (four if school curriculum counts). To this day, I still jam to my favourite songs and sing as a secret means to calm down when times are too stressful (and if I have no access to a pen and notebook). So why bring this up? Simply put, during my tenure in the third choir, I was spanked and grabbed on the buttocks for holding the door open for an elderly man. [This isn't funny, so if you're laughing, check yourself or leave my blog ASAP]. Not only did this trigger my fear and cripple my confidence as a young adult, but I wasn't able to focus. I've felt scared... Moreso when I've relayed the incident to a few choir members. They've laughed it off, because it sounded funny to them.

It didn't help that this also happened a week after one of my closest friends had died from cancer (and I couldn't make it to his funeral). So being forced to laugh it off, take it with a grain of salt, and keeping it moving wasn't easy. Also, being Black means you don't cry. "Stay strong," is all people would ever say.

I've also been approached and stalked by some strange men, around my age (no older than 27). I'd be waiting at the bus stop so I can commute to work. Strange man shows up, and requests (to the point of begging) that I take the taxi with him. One week later, he begs me to skip work and come over to his place. For what, only God knows. I didn't go, but I've sent text messages to friends. The majority of them found it funny - except one, who also called to check up on me. If it were up to him, he'd drive across town and set the stalker straight.

That was then.

There was a fellow co-worker (cisgender woman) who used to touch, or feel up my inner thighs and buttocks without my consent, and in the presence of customers. How many times have I reported her, yet supervisors promoted her, and would say, "That's her way of giving people props."

What the heck?

Then, by the time I was 25, I've reached my breaking point despite graduating from college and acquiring two careers to call my own. My physical appearance (gaining weight), marital status ("let's find a boyfriend for you on WhatsApp Messenger"), and popularity were the only things that mattered. Damn it all to the grave.

Dating prospects were more like, groomers. And they were all Christian Churchians.💯 I've never given up the V-card, but I've tried to fit in to the point of mental starvation and social exhaustion. In the worst case scenario, I've heard adults (including a parent) poke rape jokes. What's so funny about that?

We sure as hell did not deserve Aaliyah, because the ignorance is real.

I've ended up writing a fanfic project that deals with the music industry, and emphasizes deep comparisons between a good rep team versus an evil rep team, by pulling bits and pieces of experiences by real artists, as well as my "inability to be more transparent/speak up/get out of my shell", and conceptions of what could go wrong if there was no access to a healthy outlet... Combined them into the realities of the characters I'm borrowing. It's still in progress; I'm a perfectionist, yet, the story needs to be told.

There's a second project where two cousins grow up together in the kingdom, get separated after the death of a family member, and the elder cousin searches for his bestie in America. Friendships are formed, but there's also a rampant rape culture against girls in the community where his cousin took residence... Pedophiles will get killed after witnessing the dismissal of reports by police. Go figure.

Writing these types of things, is an outlet. I don't condone abuse, murder, things of that dark nature, but honestly. I grew up in a rape culture. I need a healthy way to deal with (process) that.

Talking about it to people is only safe enough in therapy sessions. Outside of that, get laughed at. Mocked. Told that You deserve it (or did something to deserve it).

I've contemplated suicide last month. Resurfaced memories do more harm than good... And even if I followed through on December 29th (I'm glad I didn't), everything in this post, especially the woman predator who was a babysitter, is the secret I would've taken to my grave. Who could I talk to without feeling unsafe or unwelcome? Without laughing it off in a dismissive manner? Without assuming that I've done something to deserve it, like forgetting to pull on my panties first?

No one.

I've been taught that my big butt, juicy thighs, bust... Yet fat belly, rolls on my back, and somewhat bouncy arms, are something to be ashamed of. From 14 to 23, I used to sport Beyoncé's figure (used to be slimmer)... Yet I still had to feel guilty for embracing that, because if I didn't cover up... If I walked out late... If I didn't keep up with trends... if I didn't turn up for what... If I didn't drop it like it's hot, turn around and bump bump bump, my body too bootylicious for 'em, 'cause if it's worth it lemme work it... And whenever I did these things...

I am guilty.

Now that I'm older, and I don't do these things as often...

I am still guilty.

Because I grew up in a community and a society that hates rapists and pedophiles while making excuses for rapists and pedophiles if I spoke up. If other girls and women spoke up. If boys and men came forward with their true accounts without receiving homophobic comments, or the overused, "You became a real man, congratulations!" Canada's Supreme Court will not keep a sex predator behind bars for more than ten years. That's all the additional proof you need.

The hypocrisy was real, and it still is.

There was an incident where a little girl complained about a church elder touching her... No one believed her.

Later on in my teens, a teenage boy was falsely accused of sexual harassment, and everyone believed the lie (except his closest friends, whom told her to stop following them around).

Another church elder (and a Bible thumper), fondled my breasts out of spite - and my mother blamed me! The next time I've seen that elder, I've set her straight, but who the hell am I for talking? She's still the most respected because she knows every scripture passage, from Genesis to Revelation, and also knows every volume, word for word, from The Spirit of Prophecy. So she has no sin...

THE LIES!

I was nervous shaky the entire time.

So growing up Black, in a church community, as a girl (now a woman) had many catastrophes. I'm not crazy for putting this out there, just keeping it real. I'll be in church in approximately less than three hours from now, and if anyone cracks jokes or makes demeaning comments about R. Kelly's current and former victims, talking about how they're fast, and how they should've come forward... Nah, Hollywood gets away with sexual deviance against minors. A large percentage of them have bought R. Kelly's music, at music stores and on iTunes/Google Play Music. No surprise, huh? As much as I love my church family, I cannot accommodate the ignorance that's gone on for my whole life so far. *Sigh* This has blackened my heart, I just... I am at a loss, not only for R. Kelly's victims, but every child and youth who will be targeted by men and women who cannot be trusted.

I will always support Black Empowerment, Black Lives Matter and Black History... But I have zero tolerance for the enabling of pedophiles and rapists. Even the jokes. It's distasteful.

If you are a supporter/apologist of R. Kelly, Sparkle, Marques Houston, and any other person who'd used/subjected minors to assault and/or grooming, get off my page. And stop pretending to be a huge Aaliyah fan... We've lost her because the adults in her life had failed in exchange for her fame. We also owe Michael Jackson's family an apology for destroying his character and career under false allegations, while R. Kelly was still a free man, preying on girls and grooming boys to become like him... And all the evidence of his crimes were readily available on the archives while I was in Junior High. While we're at it, Kitti Jones and Drea Kelly need to take several seats. They've had every opportunity to approach the police. They've known what R. Kelly did to all those girls and how it's destroyed their youth. They are the poorest examples of how to put sex offenders in their place, just so they can get money now that #MeToo (who never gave a damn about half of your experiences, unless you were penetrated by a man)... Nuh-uh! The lives that were destroyed by rape, molestation, grooming and exploitation matter more than the money anyone might make from a case that should've been dealt with decades ago! My heart is very heavy throughout this post. I know it's Sabbath hours, but I'm currently listening to "Don't Stay" by Linkin Park, because it truly reflects my thoughts and memories, in the wake of #SurvivingRKelly.

Everyone (especially Black people) who put on R. Kelly during weddings and birthday celebrations, I've taken notes. You will not be trusted around my future children (if it's meant to be). I've never healed, yet. The community does not offer a safe space to heal from the damage that's been done. So when I hear about Chester Bennington (Linkin Park -I hope I spelled his name right), AJ and Nick (Backstreet Boys - their parents stood up for their sons), B2K (especially Raz-B), IMx, Sammy, O'Ryan, the victim of Brock Turner, a few victims of Bill Cosby and that actor from 7th Heaven, the young girl who was sexually assaulted and exploited by that loser who was granted a chance to finish up his studies at UofC (University of Calgary), Natasha McKenna who was stripped, dehumanized and tasered in her last moments by eight men, the former victims of Eddie Long who were forcibly silenced, the girl who was raped, hospitalized and raped again in the hospital by her father and brother... This is real ish. I have no more words. Leave my page if you support R. Kelly... Special shoutout to John Legend for keeping it real. Another special shoutout to Terry Crews who spoke up. To the victims of Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey, you also need to get your voices heard, because you also matter. To the victims of Ryan Seacrest, the same also applies. May Corey Haim Rest in Power, because Charlie Sheen is getting his just reward for what he did decades ago. Although I'm glad B2K is reuniting for tour, I've been conflicted with how R. Kelly wrote your popular hits. That wasn't your fault, though. Your former manager (Chris Stokes - another pedophile) had that set up for your grooming - good thing y'all left TUG behind when you did. Other artists and notable faces in the entertainment industry - you don't have to comment, but I beseech you to STOP collaborating with R. Kelly. What he did to those girls is beyond me. If you keep enabling him, you're now guilty for proving that rape is okay.

It is not.💯

[howwelldoyouknowyourmoon]

Moon neglected and beat his own children. How did it affect them?

Hyo Jin Moon: “I know my Father. He made me, so we are just like each other. We can kill one another.”  

At Pledge Service, November 1994 at Belvedere (video link below)

Shamanism in the Unification Church While church members generally consider themselves to be Christian, the church’s rituals and practices share much with Korean shamanism. Practices such as ancestor veneration / liberation from evil spirits, spiritual channeling, sacrifices, songs, drumming, rhythmic movements and beatings are all common in Korean shamanism and culture.

The Master Speaks These questions and answers have been transcribed from tapes made during our Leader’s sessions with members and guests at Centers throughout the United States during his trip in March and April 1965.

Question: Should we keep our physical children with us?

Sun Myung Moon: Yes, of course. You cannot leave them on the street. You must protect them. If they do not obey you, you can even strike them. In the satanic world, if you beat children it is from your temper and is sin. But now you know the absolute good, and if they do not obey you can bring them by force. It will be good for them after all. In our group, some people have neglected their children and devoted themselves completely to witnessing. This has happened because, if you are not restored, your children will perish automatically. If you don’t find three spiritual children, how can your physical children benefit? In that sense, your problem is more urgent. For this reason, some parents have neglected their children. After they are blessed they ... and take them back.

Sun Myung Moon: “From today on, if you meet anybody around you who criticizes or judges True Family because of what is happening right now, you can hit them in the mouth. If anyone writes a wrong letter to True Family you can break their arm.”  February 24, 1996, Sao Paolo, Brazil

Sun Myung Moon: “Your mission is only the territory of your relatives. How much easier it is for you compared to True Father’s course. You have absolutely no excuse. Those who have the confidence to fulfill your mission of accomplishing 3.6 [million] couples Blessing this year, show your hands. (Applause) Father wants Reverend Kwak to keep a baseball bat in his hand all the time and if he sees anyone neglecting their mission in this regard then he can freely use it. Particularly those who are sleeping and hiding, Reverend Kwak’s baseball bat will fall upon you at any time.”  February 13, 1997, New Yorker Hotel, New York

Hyun Jin Preston Moon interviewed in September 2010

Question: Do you have any episodes you remember while fishing with your father? Preston: “When I was a teenager, I remember fishing with my father one day on the cold Alaskan sea. I was in an accident. While my father was focused on fishing with other people at the stern of a small boat, I was fishing at the front of the boat and fell into the sea. The water temperature of the Alaskan sea is so cold that most people die from a heart attack after about 15 minutes in the water. But nobody noticed that I had fallen overboard! I tied the thick fishing line used for catching King Salmons around my arm and desperately moved toward the boat, barely surviving. At that time, my father continued fishing without batting an eye. I was shivering with cold but he kept me with him for the rest of the fishing trip and then we returned back to the harbor.”

Question: He was very strict in how he raised you. Preston: “(Laughter) Such training from my father made me who I am today. My father wanted his children to become better than him and wanted them to grow through challenges.”Trained during his youth on the rough sea, today when Hyun Jin Moon goes to the Alaska mountains to hunt, he will stay there for one or two weeks. Sometimes the guide becomes exhausted and goes back early. In the deep mountains, after hitting the target, he skins the animal himself, carves the meat and puts it all into his backpack. Then with a heavy load, he gladly completes the tough journey back that could cover several miles.”

Hyung Jin Sean Moon: “You know Father, he would slap me. Not only slap, he would smack me every day. Punch me. You know, he would smack these guys all the time. You know, and these guys took it every day… These guys have to be like ironman, they have to be superhuman, iron butt training. So don’t criticize them so quickly and easily. That’s not a sign of maturity… I saw them get smacked so many times… We got the most beatings.”  September 23, 2012, New York

In Jin Tatiana Moon (extract from Nansook Hong’s book, In The Shadow Of The Moons: My Life In The Reverend Sun Myung Moon’s Family, page 101) “In Jin disapproved of my friendship with her sister [Un Jin] but she could be nice to me herself when it suited her purpose. She came to me once, asking to borrow some clothes so she could sneak out that night. Her own room was next to her parents’ suite in the mansion and she did not want to risk running into Father. Why not? I asked. She told me that recently she had come into her room on tiptoe about 4:00 A.M. It was still dark. She thought she was in the clear, when she saw Father’s shadow in a chair across the room.

As Sun Myung Moon struck her over and over again, his daughter told me, he insisted he was hitting her out of love. It was not her first beating at Father’s hands. She said she wished she had the courage to go to the police and have Sun Myung Moon arrested for child abuse. I lent her my best blue jeans and a white angora sweater and tried to hide how shocked I was by her story.

As much as anything about my new life in the True Family, the antipathy between the Moon children and their parents stunned me. Early on, I was disabused of the idea that this was a warm and loving family.”

In Jin Tatiana Moon spoke in 2014: 5:15 “So …as angry as my father was for the first ten years that I lived up in Boston. He would scream at me for 3 or 4 hours every time I came back home to wish him happy birthday, or to wish him happy God’s Day. You know, Father was extremely angry.  In a way I am hoping that my marriage, and the dissolution of my marriage thereafter, can be a good example of what not to do to our kids, and what not to do to the future blessed couples that aren’t …

“Forcing people into marriage is not right. Political marriages is not right, you know. What I’ve been pushed to do which is really simply nothing other than institutional rape is not right. With two people standing outside your door because they’re afraid you’re going to run away. That is not right. And not wanting to deal with the consequences of your actions of forcing two people into marriage is not right. And not having support and not being nurturing while your child is trying to deal with what you crammed down their throat is not right either…

7:00 “Shocking as it was for my mother to hear my story, the last 30 years of marriage which I have never spoken to her about. You know, she had to learn too. A lot of people think that, well In Jin was just acting on her own behalf and she is just doing whatever she wants. No, I am not doing whatever I want…”  LINK

In the early 1980’s there was a gym at East Garden where a martial arts expert came to teach karate to the older sons. One day Hak Ja Han came there when Heung Jin, Kook Jin and Hyun Jin were training. She said “Let two of them fight until they are bloody.” The martial arts teacher was not happy about this and resigned shortly afterwards.

Nansook Hong and Un Jin Moon were both beaten by their husbands: VIDEO of them being interviewed on ‘60 Minutes’ Mike Wallace: “Whenever she told Rev. and Mrs Moon about the beatings, Nansook says, they blamed her.” Nansook Hong: “I was not ideal wife for Hyo Jin that is why he would behave in a certain way towards me, and I was not a good member of their family… so also it was my fate…” MW: “Who told you that? Mrs Moon or …” NSH: “Both, both of them, yes. And it was my fate that I have to endure these things.” Un Jin Moon: “Sounds familiar” MW: “Nansook is getting support from a surprising source, one of Rev. Moon’s daughters, Un Jin Moon. She told me her parents blamed her too when she was abused by her husband [Jin-hun Park, son of ‘Tiger’ Park]. MW: Did he beat you?” UJM: “Yes” MW: “And you would tell your folks?” UJM: “Yes” MW: “And they would say…” UJM: “I deserved it” MW: “Un Jin Moon is estranged from her parents, but she has never criticized them in public before. …” [Apparently Jin-hun Park used to drink.]

Nansook Hong: “Sun Myung Moon seemed to take pleasure in the reports that filtered back to East Garden of the beatings being administered by the Black Heung Jin. He would laugh raucously if someone out of favor had been dealt an especially hard blow.” (pages 150-153)

MLP: “Having grown up around them, I can confirm that when the Moons wanted something, it was there. Thus, they learned to take and only to take. They learned to brow beat, insult, demean and ultimately to physically intimidate those around them. But they never learned to give and never learned basic empathy for those that provided them all their untold wealth.”

Sam Park: “My mother’s involvement with Rev. Moon started in 1953 when, at the age of 17 years old, he forced himself upon her and took her virginity. At the time [pause] my father said that because my mother was destined to be his eternal bride or the “True Mother” in UC parlance, he had to have sexual relations with her to reverse what the … Forgive me because I am going to bring up UC / Moonie terms. Some of you might know it if you follow the church, but a lot of you won’t – just indulge me because there are a lot of Unificationists out there who may see this and it will probably help them. My father said to my mother that – he basically raped her – that he had to have sexual relations with her to reverse what the Archangel Lucifer did to the young Eve. Rev. Moon taught that the biblical Eve was seduced by the Archangel Lucifer when she was 17 years old which was the real reason for the Fall of Man as described in the Bible. That is how Moonies think about the Fall of Man.” LINK

It has been rumored that Won-pil Kim was beaten up by Sun Myung Moon and hospitalized… Moon was rumored to have used a baseball bat at leader’s meetings at East Garden and in Korea. There are rumors of Moon violence at meetings in Alaska. There are many witnesses, but they are keeping quiet. Perhaps that explains some of Moon’s power over his minions.

Young-oon Kim: Washington, D.C.  After dinner Miss Kim began to speak: “Our Leader might be coming… If our preparation is not adequate it will take many years to clear from his mind our laxity. Our preparation must be thorough. Some of us remember his last visit when some were not completely prepared. We remember his anger at that time. If he comes and sees lack of preparation this time, his anger will be much greater and much longer-lasting.” New Age Frontiers  June 1967    pages 14 and 15    LINK

Nansook Hong: In 1992 she went on a fundraising trip to Japan with the True Mother. Before the return journey, she says: “I was given $20,000 in two packs of crisp new bills. I hid them beneath the tray in my make-up case. I knew that smuggling was illegal, but I believed that the followers of Sun Myung Moon answered to higher laws.” Much of the Moon money was given to Hyo Jin to fuel his cocaine and alcohol binges.  pages 171-175

Hyo Jin, she says, would frequently beat her. “I once tried to flush his cocaine down the toilet. He beat me so severely I thought he would kill the baby in my womb. He made me sweep up the spilled white powder from the bathroom floor even as he continued to beat me. Later Hyo Jin would offer a religious justification for beating half-senseless a woman seven months pregnant. He was teaching me to be humble in the presence of the son of the Messiah.” Her children, she says, were her only reason to live. “My main goal was to raise them decently.” Her children would ask her: “Why do we have a bad dad?”” pages 180, 184 and elsewhere

Here is another description of Hyo Jin Moon: “Most of what I’ve been told comes from people who were around him earlier, like Floyd Christofferson at the Manhattan Center studios, Leon Harris who used to watch his back when he went into the bad parts of town to buy cocaine, and others. He injured a friend of mine with a karate kick to the ribs in the New Yorker in the late 80s, he beat up another student at UTS, he smacked Ben Lorentzen around when he first went to work with him in the studio, he beat up second gens who I could name because I know their parents, he held a loaded handgun to Peter Kim’s head at East Garden and threatened to pull the trigger, he shot up a passing freight train with an automatic weapon, and he threatened to kill numerous other people including Nansook (and her unborn child)…

At a meeting in Kodiak in 1986 Hyo Jin assaulted Joachim Becker who was in his 40s. Hyo Jin got up from his seat, flung the older church brother on to the ground and hit him in the ribs. You could literally hear his ribs crack. The bewildered brother lay on the ground wheezing and clutching the side of his rib cage. Needless to say the meeting ended abruptly. Later Joachim went to the hospital and had a wrap around beige bandage wrapped around his chest to mend a few of his fractured ribs.

Those are just some examples of his out-of-control behaviour. I have good friends who worked on the ground staff at Belvedere and East Garden who used to hide when he was in the vicinity, in case he was coked up and in a bad mood. Security staff were on duty to keep an eye on Nansook when he went into one of his periodic rages. It was True Father himself who said that Satan walked in and out of Hyo Jin freely. Yet there was no direct intervention to get him into rehab when all the indicators were there, and he wasn’t taken out of position until the damage was done. Nor did he get sent to Cheongpyeong to have his evil spirits removed like ordinary mortals.

These were all eye-witness reports from people who were around him daily. And this pattern of misbehaviour persisted from his teens, when he was expelled from Hackley High for shooting at other students with a BB gun, until Nansook called time on their marriage because she realised she might end up dead, or one of their kids might die in an accident while handling one of the sixty or more guns that he kept unsecured about the old house at East Garden, which included a cache under the bed in the master bedroom, some loaded and some of those with the safety off.” LINK

Hak Ja Han wants followers to venerate Hyo Jin Moon who had many serious and well-known problems. Here his photo is seen on the altar in the main prayer hall at Cheongpyeong. Hak Ja Han also holds an annual music festival in honor of Hyo Jin.

It was 1989. The BCs used to gather every Sunday in Tarrytown. We loved being together. If Hyo Jin hyungnim was around we would follow him around and do whatever he wanted to do. He had a volatile temper and was often abusive but we were told that it was because we didn’t understand his and God’s heart. He was teaching us God’s heart. One day he had us lined up and he started raving and ranting waving his gun. Suddenly he stopped. We had our heads bowed but I looked up. He had his gun pointed at Jin Seung Eu’s head and pulled the trigger. The bullet went into the wall behind Jin Seung Eu, 2 inches from his head.  LINK

Hyo Jin was allowed to get away with his abusive behavior because there was no oversight and nobody but Reverend Moon himself had the authority to stop him. This was the type of dysfunctional and nepotistic system that Moon himself had set up.  LINK

VIDEO  Sunday November 1994 at 5am at Belvedere 0:05  Let’s welcome Hyo Jin Hyo Jin, the oldest son, is taking the place of his father this Sunday 0:40  Do you respect me? Fuck you!!! You don’t know me. … Don’t stop because I will kill you. I … Father and Mother and they know that …. miserable and I’m miserable. 1:44  “I know my Father. He made me, so we are just like each other. We can kill one another.” 3:26 “I don’t like this place, you know. I am standing here being judged by you motherfuckers. What the fuck do you judge me by?”

Hyo Jin Moon is rumored to have held a loaded handgun to Peter Kim’s head at East Garden and threatened to pull the trigger. Why?

Donna Orme Collins: “As I grew older, I witnessed frightening pre-marriage ceremonies in which the bride and groom-to-be beat each other with bats to rid themselves of evil. I had also learned that the lives of Moon’s followers were utterly controlled by him – and that he was the parent I was supposed to rely on.” LINK

Sun Myung Moon bullied Second Gen teenagers in New York

Testimony of a participant at Moon’s July 18, 2011 event in Nigeria: “I saw something I shouldn’t have seen during Hoondokhoe on the 18th July. Maybe Father sensed that the spiritual standard was not good enough, or for whatever reason it may have been, True Father slapped Hyung Jin Nim in his face in front of all the members. And after that he slapped Yeon Ah Nim, Hyung Jin Nim’s wife, in the face too. A very sudden unexpected situation. After that Father continued talking for 2 hours, but the African members were shocked to the core by what they had just witnessed. Some thought that Hyung Jin Nim’s couple paid indemnity for the failure of the members to properly attend True Parents.”

Mariah Blake: “Speaking on the Senate floor in July 1993, Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) urged fellow lawmakers to celebrate True Parents Day—a holiday honoring the Moons—in the name of family values. “It is in the interest of society and government to adopt policies strengthening and sustaining fathers and mothers,” he said. The following year, Congress passed a bill designating Parents Day a national holiday.

While lawmakers were lauding Moon’s family values message, his own family was unraveling. In 1998, his ex-daughter-in-law, Nansook Hong, published a devastating expose of Moon family life, which claimed that her husband, Steve, blew huge sums of church money on cocaine and beat her during her pregnancy. Hong and Moon’s estranged daughter, Un Jin, went on 60 Minutes, where they presented a litany of allegations about drugs, sex, and corruption inside Moon’s church. They also disclosed that Moon had an illegitimate son named ‘Sammy.’”  from Mother Jones (November 2013)  LINK

Extra-Sacramental Rituals of the Family Federation for World Peace After the Blessing ceremony, for the First Generation there is an “Indemnity Stick ceremony” where the couples all have to beat their spouse’s buttocks as hard as they can with a baseball bat or a heavy stick. The purpose of this is to pay a price for the sin of Adam and Eve by hitting the sexual area. It is also meant as the one time a couple is allowed to physically assault one another, after which all disputes should be settled verbally. This ceremony is public, and is not a private experience. Members have been hospitalized with spinal injuries because of this ceremony. LINK

An open letter to In Jin Moon and the Unification Church By Thomas Cromwell    September 13, 2012

The Incident at the New Yorker Hotel: Hyun Jin stopped talking – there was a familiar uncomfortable silence…

Hyun Jin Moon’s assault on Tim Folzenlogen

Kook Jin Moon – an elder American second generation: “Later on, there was the fight club. It was [Kook Jin] Justin’s idea and he held sessions at his parents’ compound in Seoul. “There were five or six of us, and we’d fight without gloves until we were bloody,” Porter says. Justin officiated and fought, but he didn’t always play by the rules. As one fight was starting, he unleashed a head kick. “This guy Isaac was just waiting for the fight to begin, and Justin leaped up and did this crazy swinging kick,” Porter remembers. “It landed in the guy’s face, and it looked like the guy was airborne forever, like he was levitating, until he finally dropped to the floor. It was cool. But it wasn’t an emotional thing with [Justin]. He was very calculated about his violence. He had to be the best.” Portfolio magazine LINK

Hyung Jin Moon (August 7, 2016) 1:20:50 [Probably late 2012 or early 2013] “Literally when she screamed at us, and we have shared it now, when she screamed, when we were having that conversation in the TV room of the Palace, in the inner chambers of the Palace, and when Kook Jin said: “You have to be like the Queen Mother and honor the decision of True Father.” She blew up and said: “I have absolute power” with her eyes bugging out and her face red. Both of us looked like … and we looked at each other [thinking] “Are you seeing this?, Are you seeing this?”” “Han Mother did an occult ritual … She has become a pagan.”

Sun Myung Moon (May 17, 1973, USA)

“Good morning! Sit down! I am going to speak about the significance of a training session like this….

In your own way, you can organize your lecture. In order for you to be a dynamic lecturer, you must know the knack of holding and possessing the listeners’ hearts. If there appears a crack in the man’s personality, you wedge in a chisel, and split the person apart. For the first few lectures, you will just memorize. But after that, you will study the character of your audience, and adapt your lecture. If he is a scientist, you will approach him differently than a commercial man, artist, etc. The audience as a whole will have a nature, and you must be flexible.”   LINK

The ‘True Father’ who could not forgive: “I haven’t been able to release my grudge towards Japanese people yet.” November 2011

Compare life in the Moon family with the teachings of Jesus: Six Surprising Ways Jesus Changed The World

The seven deadly sins of narcissism

Sun Myung Moon was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002

The Unification Church and Shamanism

How “God’s Day” was established in 1968

The FFWPU is unequivocally not Christian

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Live Not By Lies

There was a time when we dared not rustle a whisper. But now we write and read samizdat and, congregating in the smoking rooms of research institutes, heartily complain to each other of all they are muddling up, of all they are dragging us into! There’s that unnecessary bravado around our ventures into space, against the backdrop of ruin and poverty at home; and the buttressing of distant savage regimes; and the kindling of civil wars; and the ill-thought-out cultivation of Mao Zedong (at our expense to boot)—in the end we’ll be the ones sent out against him, and we’ll have to go, what other option will there be? And they put whomever they want on trial, and brand the healthy as mentally ill—and it is always “they,” while we are—helpless.

We are approaching the brink; already a universal spiritual demise is upon us; a physical one is about to flare up and engulf us and our children, while we continue to smile sheepishly and babble:

“But what can we do to stop it? We haven’t the strength.”

We have so hopelessly ceded our humanity that for the modest handouts of today we are ready to surrender up all principles, our soul, all the labors of our ancestors, all the prospects of our descendants—anything to avoid disrupting our meager existence. We have lost our strength, our pride, our passion. We do not even fear a common nuclear death, do not fear a third world war (perhaps we’ll hide away in some crevice), but fear only to take a civic stance! We hope only not to stray from the herd, not to set out on our own, and risk suddenly having to make do without the white bread, the hot water heater, a Moscow residency permit.

We have internalized well the lessons drummed into us by the state; we are forever content and comfortable with its premise: we cannot escape the environment, the social conditions; they shape us, “being determines consciousness.” What have we to do with this? We can do nothing.

But we can do—everything!—even if we comfort and lie to ourselves that this is not so. It is not “they” who are guilty of everything, but we ourselves, only we!

Some will counter: But really, there is nothing to be done! Our mouths are gagged, no one listens to us, no one asks us. How can we make them listen to us?

To make them reconsider—is impossible.

The natural thing would be simply not to reelect them, but there are no re-elections in our country.

In the West they have strikes, protest marches, but we are too cowed, too scared: How does one just give up one’s job, just go out onto the street?

All the other fateful means resorted to over the last century of Russia’s bitter history are even less fitting for us today—true, let’s not fall back on them! Today, when all the axes have hewn what they hacked, when all that was sown has borne fruit, we can see how lost, how drugged were those conceited youths who sought, through terror, bloody uprising, and civil war, to make the country just and content. No thank you, fathers of enlightenment! We now know that the vileness of the means begets the vileness of the result. Let our hands be clean!

So has the circle closed? So is there indeed no way out? So the only thing left to do is wait inertly: What if something just happens by itself?

But it will never come unstuck by itself, if we all, every day, continue to acknowledge, glorify, and strengthen it, if we do not, at the least, recoil from its most vulnerable point.

From lies.

When violence bursts onto the peaceful human condition, its face is flush with self-assurance, it displays on its banner and proclaims: “I am Violence! Make way, step aside, I will crush you!” But violence ages swiftly, a few years pass—and it is no longer sure of itself. To prop itself up, to appear decent, it will without fail call forth its ally—Lies. For violence has nothing to cover itself with but lies, and lies can only persist through violence. And it is not every day and not on every shoulder that violence brings down its heavy hand: It demands of us only a submission to lies, a daily participation in deceit—and this suffices as our fealty.

And therein we find, neglected by us, the simplest, the most accessible key to our liberation: a personal nonparticipation in lies! Even if all is covered by lies, even if all is under their rule, let us resist in the smallest way: Let their rule hold not through me!

And this is the way to break out of the imaginary encirclement of our inertness, the easiest way for us and the most devastating for the lies. For when people renounce lies, lies simply cease to exist. Like parasites, they can only survive when attached to a person.

We are not called upon to step out onto the square and shout out the truth, to say out loud what we think—this is scary, we are not ready. But let us at least refuse to say what we do not think!

This is the way, then, the easiest and most accessible for us given our deep-seated organic cowardice, much easier than (it’s scary even to utter the words) civil disobedience à la Gandhi.

Our way must be: Never knowingly support lies! Having understood where the lies begin (and many see this line differently)—step back from that gangrenous edge! Let us not glue back the flaking scales of the Ideology, not gather back its crumbling bones, nor patch together its decomposing garb, and we will be amazed how swiftly and helplessly the lies will fall away, and that which is destined to be naked will be exposed as such to the world.

And thus, overcoming our temerity, let each man choose: Will he remain a witting servant of the lies (needless to say, not due to natural predisposition, but in order to provide a living for the family, to rear the children in the spirit of lies!), or has the time come for him to stand straight as an honest man, worthy of the respect of his children and contemporaries? And from that day onward he:

· Will not write, sign, nor publish in any way, a single line distorting, so far as he can see, the truth;

· Will not utter such a line in private or in public conversation, nor read it from a crib sheet, nor speak it in the role of educator, canvasser, teacher, actor;

· Will not in painting, sculpture, photograph, technology, or music depict, support, or broadcast a single false thought, a single distortion of the truth as he discerns it;

· Will not cite in writing or in speech a single “guiding” quote for gratification, insurance, for his success at work, unless he fully shares the cited thought and believes that it fits the context precisely;

· Will not be forced to a demonstration or a rally if it runs counter to his desire and his will; will not take up and raise a banner or slogan in which he does not fully believe; · Will not raise a hand in vote for a proposal which he does not sincerely support; will not vote openly or in secret ballot for a candidate whom he deems dubious or unworthy;

· Will not be impelled to a meeting where a forced and distorted discussion is expected to take place;

· Will at once walk out from a session, meeting, lecture, play, or film as soon as he hears the speaker utter a lie, ideological drivel, or shameless propaganda;

· Will not subscribe to, nor buy in retail, a newspaper or journal that distorts or hides the underlying facts.

This is by no means an exhaustive list of the possible and necessary ways of evading lies. But he who begins to cleanse himself will, with a cleansed eye, easily discern yet other opportunities.

Yes, at first it will not be fair. Someone will have to temporarily lose his job. For the young who seek to live by truth, this will at first severely complicate life, for their tests and quizzes, too, are stuffed with lies, and so choices will have to be made. But there is no loophole left for anyone who seeks to be honest: Not even for a day, not even in the safest technical occupations can he avoid even a single one of the listed choices—to be made in favor of either truth or lies, in favor of spiritual independence or spiritual servility. And as for him who lacks the courage to defend even his own soul: Let him not brag of his progressive views, boast of his status as an academician or a recognized artist, a distinguished citizen or general. Let him say to himself plainly: I am cattle, I am a coward, I seek only warmth and to eat my fill.

For us, who have grown staid over time, even this most moderate path of resistance will be not be easy to set out upon. But how much easier it is than self-immolation or even a hunger strike: Flames will not engulf your body, your eyes will not pop out from the heat, and your family will always have at least a piece of black bread to wash down with a glass of clear water.

Betrayed and deceived by us, did not a great European people—the Czechoslovaks—show us how one can stand down the tanks with bared chest alone, as long as inside it beats a worthy heart?

It will not be an easy path, perhaps, but it is the easiest among those that lie before us. Not an easy choice for the body, but the only one for the soul. No, not an easy path, but then we already have among us people, dozens even, who have for years abided by all these rules, who live by the truth.

And so: We need not be the first to set out on this path, Ours is but to join! The more of us set out together, the thicker our ranks, the easier and shorter will this path be for us all! If we become thousands—they will not cope, they will be unable to touch us. If we will grow to tens of thousands—we will not recognize our country!

But if we shrink away, then let us cease complaining that someone does not let us draw breath—we do it to ourselves! Let us then cower and hunker down, while our comrades the biologists bring closer the day when our thoughts can be read and our genes altered.

And if from this also we shrink away, then we are worthless, hopeless, and it is of us that Pushkin asks with scorn:

Why offer herds their liberation? Their heritage each generation The yoke with jingles, and the whip.

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

February 12, 1974

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You’re about to discover a shocking statistic that will change the way you think about your health and future.

But first, we want you to think ahead twenty years from now and imagine a life where you’ll be able to move carefree and have all the energy in the world to enjoy your favorite activities… all because you’ve stumbled upon the closest thing to the fountain of youth.

Imagine you are climbing the Spanish Steps in Rome…all 135 of them…with your family. You are almost to the top when your grandchildren say “race you to the top” and take off in a burst of giggles. You chase off after them and, in a burst of energy and to their astonishment, not only catch them but pass them. But, of course, as you near the top you slow down and let them win. Everyone laughs and high-fives and together take in the marvelous view of the Piazza di Spagna at the top. You get to mark that one off of the bucket list but more importantly you also get a special moment with your family that you can cherish forever.

Sounds great doesn’t it? What could be better? But what if you weren’t able to race up the stairs with your grandchildren because your body wasn’t fit and healthy enough. Because your joints ached. Because you just didn’t have the energy. Because you were too worried that you would fall and either hurt yourself or embarrass yourself. What if you had to walk so slowly and take so many breaks that the grandkids are no longer having any fun because they are too bored waiting on you? What if you couldn’t even climb the steps at all and had to wait at the bottom while the rest of your family created that special memory…without you?

Let’s face it, the aging process is not kind and it wants to sap our bodies of stamina and vitality so that we aren’t able to enjoy special moments like these. Plus we end up spending so much money taking care of our health needs that we no longer even have the money to travel and visit family like we want to. It gets too expensive and our bodies can’t handle it.

This brings me back to the shocking statistic we wanted to share with you BEFORE it’s too late.

The shocking finding, which appears in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, looked at data from more than 3,000 people covered by Medicare in 2002-2008 to gauge the impact of health care cost on seniors.

Researchers measured how much Medicare-eligible seniors had spent out of pocket on healthcare in their last five years alive, and looked at how those costs weighed on their total household income.

After crunching the numbers, the report found that during that time period, more than 75 percent of Medicare-eligible households spent at least $10,000 out of pocket on health care.

Spending for all participants during those last five years averaged $38,688, and for the remaining 25 percent, the average expense was even greater; they spent a whopping $101,791 out of pocket.

A quarter of participants also spent “more than their total household assets on healthcare,” according to the report.

In 2011, approximately 58% of people didn’t even seek treatment that they needed because it was too expensive, according to a survey done by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonprofit research organization. But why will you end up spending so much money on healthcare costs?…

Every Year You Are Losing Crucial Vitality

Functional ability is your ability to handle every day functions like going up and down stairs and picking up the TV remote off the floor. Things you may find easy now, but have no plans to keep it that way.

Without a strategic exercise plan, each year that you get older your functional ability decreases, making everyday activities like gardening, playing with grandchildren and even picking up a piece of paper off the floor much more difficult than it is now.

And unfortunately, this domino effect has a drastic impact on your energy levels. It’s how your body works. If your functional ability is minimal, your body has to work harder in order to do simple tasks.

This explains why your energy decreases as you age as well. Which brings me to the next question…

Twenty Years From Now, Do You Know for Certain You Will Have Enough Energy to Spend QUALITY Time with Your Family and Friends?

There are memories to be made with family reunions and vacations, as well as playing chasing games with your grandkids. There are people to help through volunteer efforts and charitable organizations you help with. There are loved ones to visit and take care of.

Your spirit says, “Yes”, but unfortunately, without a plan, your body won’t allow it.

Your friends and family will be making memories, but all you will be able to think about are your aches and pains that just seem to not ever go away, no matter what you have tried… including way-too-expensive medications.

You soon realize that your body is holding you back from enjoying life to the fullest. You are mentally there with your friends or family in the moment, but physically, you want to be in bed asleep. You know this isn’t the best way to live.

Of course, you also have the infamous “bucket list”, those amazing experiences that you’ve always dreamed about that are now within your grasp. Ask yourself… how much of my bucket list have I accomplished?

There are places you want to see and even more memories that you would like to make, but if you have to deal with aches and pains and lack energy you won’t be able to pursue them. You don’t want that.

What if there was a solution for people just like you… who aren’t looking for the latest “fat loss” craze or looking to become the greatest athlete on Earth?

What if there was a done-for-you solution that improved your functional ability and energy levels and was tailored to your abilities?

You just want a simple, step-by-step plan that you can incorporate into your life right now to:

Discover renewed energy that recaptures your youthfulness so that you can do the things you’re doing now… even BETTER

Improve your confidence in your physical abilities so you get much more out of life and can say “Yes”, instead of “no thanks”

Dramatically increase your stamina and endurance so you can finally play a full round of golf or work in the yard for hours without your body being stiff and sore later.

Reduce or even eliminate any discomfort so you can actually get on the floor to play with your grandkids (and then easily get up again!)

Have the peace of mind that you will be fit and healthy 10, 20 or even 30 years from now.

Be confident that you will have the physical ability to enjoy all the adventures and wonders you have yet to accomplish.

There is a solution that we’ll share with you. But first, let’s look at why you’re reading this important message.

Why Other Plans Have Failed You (and How Much You’re Really Spending).

The truth behind expensive medication is that it’s simply a quick fix and it doesn’t get to the root of your potential problem. Medication simply “masks” your lack of functionality as well as your aches and pains and you end up depending on it.

In other words, if you stop taking the medication, you’ll continue to lack functionality and will continue to struggle with everyday activities as you age.

As you read in the study above, this becomes very expensive. Spending money on this medication means you don’t have the funds to do what you really want to do in life. But you don’t have a choice because if you don’t spend the money on your medication, your quality of life takes an immediate hit.

Now you’re probably thinking that exercise is a great option to avoid this as well as improve your health and it truly is!

But there is a downside…

The Programs On the Market Today Were Not Made for People Like You.

Everything from infomercials to DVDs were created to make you sweat, but have no impact on what you’re trying to accomplish. You could take a walk on a hot summer day and sweat, but are you improving the quality of your life and will that impact your functional ability ten, fifteen, even twenty years from now?

No, of course not. You’re also not trying to improve your bench press, either right? This is why other programs have failed you. They are focused on simply making you grind out long, grueling sessions that leave you feeling defeated instead of invigorated.

Think about it… when was the last time you were on an exercise program and stuck with it? It’s hard to stick to something that doesn’t do anything for you. The truth is that many programs do produce results but for the wrong people. The programs didn’t have YOU in mind.

Also, think about this… who is always on the cover of these programs and what kind of models are representing the programs?

It’s always a man or woman clearly in their 20’s or 30’s with six-pack abs jumping around or doing some kind of crazy exercise using expensive equipment and gadgets.

You don’t want that and it’s why you were smart enough to not invest in it. You’ve gotten wiser with age and perhaps you would have invested in something like that twenty years ago, but not this time. You’ve been looking for something more in touch with your wants and needs.

This is Exactly What We’re All About… Helping People Just Like YOU Improve Your Quality of Life and Discover Brand New Energy You’ve Had All Along with a Simple Step-by-Step System.

Hi, we are Cody Sipe, PhD and Dan Ritchie, PhD and our expertise is helping people just like you achieve maximum function for the rest of your life. We are experts in functional longevity and we want to share with you the same amazing success we have had with thousands of clients.

Dan Ritchie has a broad background in the fitness industry including training and management in commercial and university/hospital-based fitness, for-profit, not-for-profit and educational facilities. His primary areas of expertise are in personal training for special populations: athletes, pregnancy, blind, stroke recovery, Parkinsons, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, Fibromyalgia, Alzheimers, etc. He has worked with Division I athletes some of whom have been professionally drafted. He has also worked on state funded research on exercise for severe dementia alzheimers type. He regularly presents at national and regional conferences and has been active on committees for the American College of Sports Medicine. He is currently a Top 3 finalist for Personal Fitness Professional Trainer of the Year 2014. He received his PhD in Health and Kinesiology with a minor in Gerontology from Purdue University.

Dan recently was named the PFP magazine, Personal Trainer of the Year 2014 out of over 500 Trainers from 8 countries.

Cody Sipe is a professor, award-winning fitness professional, clinical exercise physiologist, sought-after speaker, author and functional aging exercise expert with 20 years of experience. Cody has a passion for taking the most recent scientific evidence on exercise and aging from the lab and applying it in meaningful and practical ways for mature adults. His innovative, evidence-based exercise philosophies and strategies have helped thousands of fitness professionals and older adults around the world.

Cody has completed numerous certifications including the Clinical Exercise Physiologist and Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist credentials from the American College of Sports Medicine and the FallProof Balance and Mobility Enhancement Specialist certification. He is co-owner of Miracles Fitness, a training facility specializing in mature clients, and co-founder of the Functional Aging Institute.

We don’t train high-level athletes or even help 31-year old Moms train for a triathlon. Our passion is for people just like you who want to feel and look better and get a blueprint in order to have a better QUALITY of life well into their 60’s, 70’s and beyond.

Our unique and innovative training facility in Indiana is dedicated to baby boomers and we have helped thousands of people like you regain their youthful vitality and physical function.

We have invested thousands of dollars and spent countless hours into discovering what unlocks youthfulness and vitality at any age. What combats the aging process and maximizes your ability to continue doing what you love. What brings you a sense of purpose and a desire to do more. What helps you feel better when you wake up and when you fall asleep.

Through years of academic preparation, research, real-life application and teaching we have truly discovered what works for people just like you. We truly believe there is a fountain of youth in all of us and we are passionate about helping people discover it.

These are just a few of our inspiring stories from people we helped discover their fountain of youth:

Jo Ann Bloodgood has faced her share of physical challenges—by pass surgery, two knee replacements, spinal fusions and Parkinson’s Disease. She knows that she must exercise routinely and she has faithfully done so for over five years at Miracles Fitness one of our facilities.

She had a long-suppressed desire to visit the Galapagos Islands, but when the opportunity arose she had valid doubts. Could she do it at age 80? The trip literature warned that it was a strenuous trip. Participants must be able to climb in and out of small Zodiac boats and must be able to walk over a mile if they wanted to see and enjoy the unique and fearless creatures that inhabit the islands.

Dr. Dan encouraged her to start slowly and gradually build up her strength and endurance, working on balance and stair climbing among other things.

Success! Jo Ann was able to do everything she wished to do on the trip. As proof, she shows off her dashing picture with her husband and of a Blue-footed Booby which was so close, she could have touched it while it was oblivious of the picture taker.

I retired in July of 2011. I am loving retirement , but I also knew that I needed to keep busy. Now it is time to do some things I wanted to, but never took the time.

Probably 75% of people make a resolution to get in shape by eating healthy and exercising more, in January 2012, I decided to do the same.

I joined Miracles Fitness and to my surprise I really loved it. I have dieted and exercised on and off my whole life (more off than on in the last 20 years).

The trainers are absolutely awesome! I look forward to going and working out. These are words that I never thought would come out of my mouth! The workouts have encouraged me to watch my food intake as well.

One of the things I was really determined to do was, as that “65” came closer and closer, to not be on a bunch of pills. It seems like you start on one medication and more just keep getting added. My blood pressure was borderline 148/78. I have been a member for just three short months and it is down to 120/80.

I would be the last person in the world to say I can’t miss my workout and now I am thrilled to say it and totally mean every word.

Now I arrange my schedule, for the most part, around my workout times. I have earned it and I want to be able to continue to be healthy.

As mothers and grandomothers, we have a right to be selfish and take this time for ourselves… everyone benefits! Miracles is a good name for the fitness center because I truly think it is a Miracle that is has become such a big part of my life!

And they aren’t the only ones:

“Adventure travel is our passion. As seniors, personal training at Miracles Fitness has made possible what heretofore only younger bodies dared to try. In fact, we had to get special permission to hike on this glacier here in Los Glaciares National Park in Patagonia since the “rules” don’t allow anyone over 65 out on the ice. In spite of the steep pitches and dangerous footing, our personal training made the glacier hike, while challenging, very doable– as well as a lifetime memory. We think personal training has added at least a decade to our adventure travel careers.”

While crossing Alaska my brother and I would constantly be impressed by the image of Denali, the highest peak in North America, which seemed to challenge us each time we were in its vicinity. Eventually, my brother decided he needed to face that challenge. He had plenty of others – dealing with cancer as a young man and then the after effects of radiation which weakened his heart. He decided to put a climb together composed of cancer survivors. I decided I should go along to push myself physically and mentally and support what I felt was a very worthwhile cause. The climb was quite the adventure and my brother and I shared the exhilaration of standing together on the summit of one of the worlds most impressive mountains. I survived but realized I had been fortunate. I considered some other peaks, but really had been satisfied with my Denali effort and was not looking for another alpine adventure.

My daughter however, thought otherwise. A group of acquaintances of hers had decided to climb Mt Kilimanjaro. Again I felt an obligation to accompany a family member and keep them out of trouble while I shared the experience and supported a worthy cause. This time however, I felt I needed a bit more guidance in preparation for climbing another 20,000 foot peak in equatorial Africa. This is where Miracles Fitness and their staff came to my aid.

I still felt I had the ability and the reserves to attempt this climb, but the last thing I wanted was to be unprepared. I was able to work with several of their training staff, all of whom were knowledgeable and thorough. I tried to work out three times a week at Miracles and then additional days on my own. But I found I would not push myself enough on my own and required the ‘encouragement’ of my trainers to make the progress I needed. Mary Ehresman,in particular, seemed to take a special interest in my effort. Ultimately, I was able to keep up with the kids who made up the climbing party and shared another summit experience with my daughter on the top of Africa.

Finally, we have the opportunity to bring the blueprint we use with our own clients directly to you.

Welcome to your Instant Life Upgrade… a system especially designed with YOU in mind because it’s what we do.

Included in your Never Grow Old Fitness Program:

Inside this book we lay out the entire program including simple strategies you can implement immediately into your lifestyle to feel and look better. You’ll discover you don’t have to live in a gym or even go to one to see results.

You’ll discover the “7 Keys to Functional Training” and how you can use these 7 specific steps to live a healthier, more fulfilling life.

You’ll also get plenty of pictures and descriptions of exercises, workout plans and more, but that’s just scratching the surface…

Follow-Along Exercise Videos Including:

Level 1 Beginners These workouts are designed for anyone new to exercise or returning to exercise.

These foundational workouts are a great starting point for anyone at any level, whether you have not exercised for 20 years or are an avid exerciser there are movements in here for everyone.

Level 2 Advanced Beginners Okay, now it is time to pick up the intensity and complexity a bit. These exercise routines will begin to challenge your balance and center of gravity more, as well as take the level of intensity to a more moderate pace.

Level 3 Intermediate These are the workouts that really will begin to separate your functional ability from that of your peers. With workouts that are challenging and intense, you will use muscles and movements you may not have used in years, and breathe new life into your physical functional ability.

Level 4 Advanced These workouts are not for the faint of heart. Please be sure you have mastered the intermediate level before attempting. These are the workouts that will train you to be prepared for any adventure you may want to tackle in life!

The Science Behind the Never Grow Old Fitness Program Videos During this presentation Cody will quickly explain to you how this program works and the scientific evidence supporting it. This is not just some random program. It has been strategically created to achieve maximum benefit in the shortest amount of time. This presentation will help you better understand why you are doing what you are doing in the exercise program. Plus, you will learn the essential “7 Keys to Functional Training” that are the foundation of the program.

How to Get the Most Out of this Program Video In this quick video you will learn the basic terminology, movements and equipment choices along with great tips and strategies that will fully prepare you for your first workout. Plus, we will help you figure out which level to start with and how to progress properly.

Dynamic Warm-up Videos Inside these follow-along videos, Cody will walk you step-by-step through a proper warmup before an uplifting workout or even as an invigorating way to start your day.

Functional Flexibility Videos Tight muscles? Stiff joints? Let Cody teach you a simple and proven formula on how to eliminate these problems within just a few weeks or less!

Forget about expensive gadgets and equipment. You’ll be able to do these powerful workouts virtually anywhere using very little equipment. In fact, all you will need is resistance tubing or dumbbells.

You won’t be alone, either. Dan and Cody will be there every rep of the way, with workouts specifically designed to make you feel younger, give you vibrant energy and finally help you do the things you’ve always wanted to do BETTER… even if it’s just wanting to spend more QUALITY time with your family and friends.

The best part?…

These specially-designed workouts can be tailored right to your abilities and only last about 20 minutes.

That’s part of the secret of our system. Studies have proven to us that shorter focused workouts actually COMBAT the aging process.

Finally, You Can Live Your Life on YOUR Terms

Imagine telling your grandkids “Yes” instead of “I’m not feeling up to it”. Imagine twenty years from now doing the things you love to do now only doing them even BETTER… all because you took action on a proven system that reverses the aging process.

Instead of investing thousands of dollars in medications that will only “mask” your obstacles, why not use this PROVEN step-by-step system that will last a lifetime so that you NEVER grow “old”?

After all, Dan and Cody have already invested thousands of dollars worth of time and education to figure out what works for people just like you. And from the success stories above, you’ve already seen how powerful this system is.

Within minutes, you can have instant access to unlocking your inner fountain of youth and live a vibrant, healthy life full of energy and passion.

How Much Money Are You Willing to Waste to Improve Your Quality of Life?

Save thousands of dollars and the headaches of trying new programs from infomercials that weren’t designed with you in mind. (Just look at the covers and models).

We’re also not kidding about saving thousands, either. Imagine the medical bills you could avoid as you become a healthier version of yourself.

You won’t have to travel all the way to Indiana to train with us either. You’ll get instant access to us as your coaches and mentors as you go through the simple step-by-step system…

… all for less than ONE session with us at our facility.

Let’s work together, every step of the way to living the vibrant life you deserve for just a one-time investment of $20.00.

Within weeks, you’ll see a difference in everyday activities as you bullet-proof yourself for the future. You’ll quickly discover an energy you haven’t experienced before. We see it every day in our facility. Now you can, too.

We guarantee you’ll discover your inner fountain of youth, have more energy, become stronger and DRASTICALLY improve your quality of life.

If you don’t see a difference AND more importantly, FEEL a difference with our system, we will gladly let you keep the entire system and we’ll refund every penny of your investment.

You read that right. If you’re not thrilled with our system, then we don’t want your money. Give it a test drive for a full 60 days and if it’s not exactly what we said it would be, we will give you your money back… PERIOD.

It’s time to get working on that bucket list, Cody Sipe Dan Ritchie

P.S. This done-for-you step-by-step system is what you’ve been looking for to finally enjoy life again. You didn’t stumble on this page by chance. If you truly want to get more out of life, then invest in yourself and take action immediately with this proven system.

P.P.S. Remember – if you’re not 100% satisfied within a full 60 days with this system and you don’t discover your inner fountain of youth, then we’ll gladly refund your entire investment PLUS let you keep the system. That’s how much confidence we have in our philosophy after seeing thousands of people change their lives.

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Look out world.  After having written a post about an original Blue Note album, here comes my first post about an original Prestige album.  Mama I made it.

The Music

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The Tune:  “Airegin”

Recorded:  29 June, 1954 in Hackensack, NJ

Personnel:

Miles Davis-  Trumpet

Sonny Rollins-  Tenor Sax

Horace Silver-  Piano

Percy Heath-  Bass

Kenny Clarke-  Drums

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The Tune:  “Oleo”

Recorded:  Same as above

Personnel:  Same as above

Numerous people have extolled the greatness of this album, the legendary drama that took place during one of the recording sessions, the phenomenal lineup of musicians, etc etc etc.  And now, I add my name to the list of numerous people.

This album is an example of what many jazz record labels did after they phased out the 10-inch record:  Combine two 10″ albums together onto one 12″ LP, throw some alternate takes or unreleased material from the same sessions, and release it as a new album.  Prestige was particularly fond of this practice, which in a way was pretty revolutionary and forward-looking.  Decades later, music labels did the same thing with CDs, throwing numerous alternate takes and previously unissued tracks and false starts and studio chatter and…

The music on side one features Miles Davis, 75% of the Modern Jazz Quartet (Milt Jackson on vibes, Percy Heath on bass, and Kenny Clarke on drums), and Thelonious Monk on piano.  Recorded on Christmas Eve 1954, this was the session where Miles asked (told) Thelonious to lay out behind his solos and not accompany him.  The music from that session was released on the 10″ LP ‘Miles Davis All Stars, Volume 1′ PRLP 196.  For this “new” release as a 12″ LP, Prestige coupled the originally released take of “Bags Groove” with a previously unissued second take of the same tune.  The music swings, but one gets the idea that Prestige founder and session supervisor Bob Weinstock was in the control room motioning for the guys to keep soloing.  Miles’ solos on these sides are cool and perfunctory.  Without a piano to fill in the cracks, Miles sounds detached and removed from the music.  This detachment is amplified when he finishes his solo and Milt Jackson begins his ebullient solo and Thelonious assumes his role as accompaniment.  It’s a study in contrast.

Side two is the main reason why I bought the album.  Enter Sonny Rollins, with Horace Silver on piano.  Right from the jump, the music has a fresh vitality and feel.  Almost all the tunes on this side were written by Sonny Rollins, and all of them went on to become jazz standards- an impressive feat for anybody.  The opener, “Airegin”, is a classic.  That song and I go way back.  Over ten years ago when I was starting the 7th grade, I got a Miles Davis compilation CD and this song was one of my favorites.  I played it on repeat and thought I was the coolest thing ever, which of course it is.  My only gripe at the time was that “the piano player” (youthful ignorance) didn’t get to solo.  In the ensuing decade and some change, I’ve grown to appreciate Horace Silver’s tasty and stimulating comping behind Miles and Sonny, as well as his LACK of piano during the intro and melody statements.  Silver was a master of piano accompaniment, and in many ways his comping and chord choices are just as interesting as a full-blown solo.  Miles sounds stimulated by the music and his compatriots, weaving a minimalist, casually-cool solo that contrasts with Sonny’s solo.  Sonny’s full, sometimes breathy sax serves as the perfect foil to Miles’ trumpet.

“Oleo”, another classic, is a tune with a unique format over the familiar “I Got Rhythm” changes.  While the bass walks and the drums drum throughout the entire tune, the piano only comes in on the bridge and the soloist is free to play over the entire tune.  It doesn’t seem that wild on paper, but in practice it makes for an interesting listening experience.  Miles has his Harmon Mute firmly in place here, which combined with Kenny’s lack of a hi-hat on beats two and four, gives the tune a dainty, polite swing.  Sonny Rollins maintains the dainty air in his opening statements, using space to let the music breathe.  When he begins his second solo with more umph, Kenny finally throws in some hi-hat and the swing becomes more firmly entrenched.  Silver gets to solo this time (!!!).  It’s a fun performance, with Miles even throwing in a snippet from Duke Ellington’s “Cottontail” in the bridge during his second chorus.

The rest of the album is in much of the same vein, with “Doxy” being another Rollins original that quickly became a jazz anthem.  The music helped launch the hard-bop sound, history has been very kind to this album.  Over at Allmusic, Lindsay Planer gave the album a 10/10, admonishing that “Bags’ Groove belongs as a cornerstone of all jazz collections.”  It’s certainly great music on its grooves, and has what I consider to be the definitive versions of “Airegin” and “Doxy”.  The combined talents of so many major jazz figures with Miles Davis making jazz?  Yeah, I guess this album does belong in just about every jazz collection!

The Cover

Raggy Waltz Rating:  A+

The adjective ‘classic’ gets thrown around a lot, but I have to say, this is one of those classic jazz album covers from the 1950’s.  It’s original, artistic, aesthetically pleasing.  From the calming and playful usage of green to the fonts and typeset, the cover art succeeds.  The cover art is also unique in that it’s un-art cover art.  That is, it’s literally just words and no conventional art.  The art director over at Prestige managed to make something as mundane as an album title and information not just interesting, but a work of art itself.  It’s ironic.  The hipster in me is going nuts.  The artist responsible for this un-art art?  Reid Miles, who was also the star artist over at Prestige’s competition, Blue Note.  Phenomenal job, Miles!  Reid, I mean, although Miles Davis deserves an accolade or two, too.

The Back

Obviously, its seen better days since its release in 1957.  In the six decades since, the pristine white has aged and a C. Witherspoon (never Witherfork or Withispoon) stamped their name on it to prevent it being permanently borrowed.

The liner notes are rather lazy, which I wouldn’t expect coming from someone like Ira Gitler, famed jazz critic and writer.  He readily admits that he hasn’t actually listened to this new album as a unit, specifically the new tracks, and thus only comments on what he heard before.  Whether this is due to his not having the tapes available to listen to or willful negligence I don’t know, but it’s comical to read things like “[t]he take that I describe is the latter as the other will be as new to me as it is to you when I hear LP 7109.”

That aside, the notes are alright.  He ends with a then-topical reference to 1954 being a good year for Giants.  While 1954 was a good year for other reasons (my parents were legally allowed to go to whatever school they wanted!), it was good for the San Francisco Giants, the baseball team.  Speaking of Blue Note…

The Vinyl

The cross-fertilization between Prestige and Blue Note continues with Rudy Van Gelder lending his talents to Prestige.  The results are satisfying acoustics in glorious mono.  Having been recorded in 1954, just before high fidelity really took off, the sound isn’t QUITE that Van Gelder sound, and the reverb is a bit much, but it’s not bad.  It gives the instruments a sense of space and breatheability (did I just coin a new word?  Me thinks me did).  Percy Heath’s bass comes through loud and clear without coming across as boomy or muddy.  The vinyl itself is a bit noisy here and there, with delicious snap, crackle, and pop throughout.  Sure I’d like a cleaner record, but then again that’s why I collect vinyl and not CDs.

And speaking of collecting, is it or isn’t it a first pressing?  Let me say that I don’t really care that much about coveted first pressings or stuff like that.  I do prefer to get original runs of an album, but not necessarily first pressings.  Having said that, let’s get into the nitty-gritty, because who doesn’t like to know if they have a coveted first pressing?!

The short answer:  Probably not, but maybe.

Not a very satisfying answer, is it?

The evidence provided by the album doesn’t really give a definitive answer, and after pouring over London Jazz Collector’s excellent site for clues, I’m still not sure.  Based on the vinyl and its labels, it’s a first pressing.  The labels have the New York City address, which were used up until 1958 or so.  This album was released in 1957, so that checks out.  The labels also have “HI FI” as opposed to “HIGH FIDELITY”, another pre-1958 marker.  The vinyl is deep groove, and as mentioned before has “RVG” stamped in the deadwax (also “AB”, for Abby Manufacturing).  So far, it’s a first pressing.  Yahoo.

The album jacket is where things get tricky.  Allegedly, there was a second album cover that was made when this album was released again, differing only slightly in color.  My copy looks different depending on the lighting, so I’m not sure how reliable that is.  The back of my album has advertisements for other Miles Davis albums; this is allegedly a post-1957 feature.  So, what’s the truth?  It’s safe to say that this is an early pressing.  Best to leave it right there.  Yahoo.

The Place of Acquisition

I’ve sung the praises of my local record store so much, I think I deserve to get a check from them each month.  They’re like the best.  I actually got this record a year or so ago, after walking into the store not expecting to see much.  This being northern Alabama, most of the records on the illustrious wall displays are non-jazz.  The rare jazz records to make it up there are usually Blue Notes (reissues at that) or things like ‘Kind of Blue’ (also invariably reissues).  That day, however, there were two jazz records up on display:  ‘The Musings of Miles’ and this album.  The former album was a little more expensive than this one and since I already had bought the former on iTunes, I grabbed this one instead.  I thought the price of $25 was fair, and I planned to come back the following week to grab the other Miles album (it was gone, of course).  Vertical House Records deserves an award or something, both for the unbelievable amount of quality jazz they manage to stock their shelves with and for the unbelievable amount of money they have taken from me over the past three years.  Both are remarkable feats, let me tell you.

A new post on a classic album from Miles and Sonny Rollins. Bags Groove //Miles Davis (Prestige 7109) Look out world.  After having written a post about an original Blue Note album, here comes my first post about an original Prestige album. 

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Aboriginal Residential School Survivor Says The Queen of England Abducted Children In Canada

The abduction and abuse of children for unthinkable things from sex slavery to military mind-controlled warfare is something that's gaining more attention. Revelations seem to be occurring every single day. We are just hearing about Pope Francis being implicated in a sexual abuse cover-up at the Vatican, all as his right-hand man is also on trial right now for sexual abuse. The fact is, the Vatican has already dished out billions of dollars to settle child sexual abuse claims. So while it should now be clear that pedophilia runs rampant within the Vatican, they continue to be praised and worshiped by the masses, while world leaders usually greet them with open arms and a smile.

The same disturbing truths are also coming out in other areas which the global elite seem to dominate: in politics, within the military-industrial complex, and even in Hollywood. The truth is being exposed, and if we continue considering these people as our moral and political 'leaders,' they will continue to show by their actions that they don't really have the best interests of humanity in mind, but rather seek only to fulfill their selfish motives.

It's time for us to face the obvious: if we keep looking to 'them' for change, change will never come. Ultimately, we have to look squarely at what has gone on, and instigate changes ourselves.

Canada's Residential Schools

For those of you who don't know, Christopher Columbus did some very disturbing things upon his arrival to the New Land, from taking slaves to murder, rape and much more. It's a dark history, one that still has yet to be fully uncovered. The 'aristocratic' and Royal Family bloodlines that sponsored Columbus seem to have a 'dark' history, yet have been painted in a benevolent light.

The residential school system in Canada was made up of government-sponsored religious schools that were made to assimilate aboriginal children into a Euro-Canadian culture, a culture that was made by the ruling elite for everyone else to “fit” into. This system originated in France, not long after the arrival of Europeans into the Americas, and was originally conceived by Christian churches and the Canadian government to education (brainwash) and convert aboriginal youth and to integrate them into Canadian society.

In the 1930s, the headmasters of the residential schools were made legal guardians of all native children, ripping the away from their parents under the oversight of the Department of Mines and Resources. All parents were forced to surrender legal custody of their children to a principal or a church employee, or face imprisonment. A few years later, “Indian Affairs” was taken over the Federal Government. (source)(source)(source)

Children here were abused, killed, tortured and raped.  They were also subjected to government and corporate experiments by pharmaceutical companies, used as medical test subjects whose bodies have vanished without a trace.

Pyramid of Control

The abduction and abuse of children, historically well hidden from us, is coming into view. It seems to be connected at the top with the 'Bloodline Royal Families and through the Church, and it funnels down the pyramid into all levels of control. Could this be true? We know that the Royal Family has a 'dark' history when it comes to their activities with children and some very strange modern-day connections. I went into more detail when millions were tuned into the Royal Family wedding.

Millions Tune Into The Royal Family Wedding When We Should Be Investigating Royal Family Pedophilia

We are talking about something that's been happening for generations. Babies are even born into this type of thing. It's all they know, to them it's normal and the implications they face when this all becomes transparent makes it understandable why some may want to come forward, but ultimately they don't.

Queen Elizabeth And The Disappearance Of Children

A residential school survivor by the name of William Coombes has spoken out about his experiences. Apart from witnessing and being the victim of multiple forms of abuse, he also remembers Queen Elizabeth paying a visit to his school in 1964. Here is the experience described in Coombes' own words, posted up by the International Tribunal into Crimes by Church and State.

I am an Interior Salish spirit dancer and am 58 years old. I live in Vancouver, Canada. I am a survivor of the Kamloops and Mission Indian residential schools, both run by the Roman Catholic church. I suffered terrible tortures there at the hands especially of Brother Murphy, who killed at least two children. I witnessed him throw a child off a three story balcony to her death. He put me on a rack and broke some of my bones, in the Kamloop school basement, after I tried running away.

I also saw him and another priest burying a child in the school orchard one night.

In October, 1964 when I was 12 years old, I was an inmate at the Kamloops school and we were visited by the Queen of England and Prince Phillip. I remember it was strange because they came by themselves, no big fanfare or nothing. But I recognized them and the school principal told us it was the Queen and we all got given new clothes and good food for the first time in months the day before she arrived.

The day the Queen got to the school, I was part of a group of kids that went on a picnic with her and her husband and some of the priests, down to a meadow near Dead Man's Creek. I remember it was weird because we all had to bend down and kiss her foot, a white laced boot.

After awhile, I saw the Queen leave the picnic with ten children from the school, and those kids never returned. We never heard anything more about them and never met them again even when we were older. They were all from around there but they all vanished.

The group that disappeared was seven boys and three girls, in age from six to fourteen years old. They were all from the smart group in class. Two of the boys were brothers and they were Metis from Quesnel. Their last name was Arnuse or Arnold. I don't remember the others, just an occasional first name like Cecilia and there was an Edward.

What happened was also witnessed by my friend George Adolph, who was 11 years old at the time and a student there too. But he's dead now.

Coombes Assassinated

Coombes, was to have served as a sworn witness at the September 2011 session of the International Tribunal into Crimes of Church and State as to crimes of torture, genocide and crimes against humanity committed by Elizabeth of Windsor (Queen Elizabeth II) and her consort Prince Philip in Canada in October 1964 at Kamloops, British Columbia.

Below is a video of Coombs. The only one I could find. Taken from this full video. In that full video you can also find testimony from a survivor claiming that Indian Affairs (mentioned earlier) was in on it as well.

The Queen came and visited or about three days…And a lot of children went missing there.

Below is another interesting video.

Change Is Coming

The point is, things don't have to continue this way. We do have a say in our world, its systems, and how we operate here and what happens to people. Every human being has the right to life, instead of being subjected to these things. We do not desire to have our current 'leaders' be our leaders, and that is more clear than ever. Change has never come from that way, solutions to the world's problems exist but our society is built in a certain manner which prevents these solutions to see their birth. But things are changing, and they are changing fast.

With transparency and information comes to change, which is why the “Deep State” is doing everything they can to silence and censor information, but it seems too late, it seems that they cannot stop what is happening, and that's the revelations of truth's about our world that do not and would not resonate with the vast majority of people on the planet who are, for starters, at least willing to accept them.

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Sympathy for the Incel

If you want to know why young men are broken, ask them.

There is a cultural crisis emboldening the misogyny and violence of the little-known incel movement (an abbreviation for the self-professed involuntary celibate community of men) and which has now been tied to three mass murders: Elliot Rodger, Chris Harper-Mercer and, this week, the alleged Toronto killer Alek Minassian, who is accused of killing 10 and injuring 15 people in one of the most horrific acts of mass violence in Canada in years.

One after another, media outlets are seeking to understand how this could happen while raising the question of how we got here. The Internet is enabling a community of men who want to kill women, read the headline in The Verge. Can the radicalization of incels be stopped? asked the Globe and Mail. But one headline stood out, from The National Post: What should we do about the incels? Maybe help them. Shouting about what horrible women-hating losers they are (which they may be) is not going to prevent one of them from murdering again.

This, in particular, is the question Im concerned with, and why I am attempting to find whatever empathy or compassion might be possible for the disconnected young men flocking to the movement and who might be at a crossroads. One young man stood out in the countless hours I spent listening to podcasts, videos and chat room conversations within the incel community which I have been following for months now: 19-year-old Jack Peterson, a socially awkward Chicagoan who after hours of interviews agreed to reveal his real identity for the first time to The Daily Beast.

To be clear, Peterson initially did not want to do any media regarding the group, particularly a profile on what the makings of an incel look like, but after considering my appeal that perhaps others might want to reach out if they could have a better understanding, he agreed.

Born Kalerthon Demetro in the suburbs of Chicago, Peterson (his mothers last name) is a high school dropout who lives with his single mother and whose father left when he was two years old. Peripherally involved in the online incel community for years, Petersons first reaction to the Toronto horror was to record a podcast specifically condemning violence and misogyny and underscoring that for the majority of participants, this is not their reality. For him and many like him, he says, the incel community is a means of supporting one another in a world when it sometimes feels like there is no one else.

To listen to the teenager speak, he does not seem psychopathic. He does not seem like he endorses psychopathy. On the contrary, he seems shy and awkward and lonely and angry. He laughs when other incels make dark jokes about killers, but he does not make them himself. He gets it. They are blowing off steam.

Being an incel is not about violence or misogyny, repeats Peterson, who is the only incel who has been on television doing interviews in recent days since the alleged Toronto killer pointed a finger at the incel movement in a cryptic post on Facebook confirmed earlier this week. Yes, for some guys it is, but not for me. Not for many of us.

The challenge in covering the incel movement is that in many cases the cherry-picked and sensationalist coverage reinforces these mens persecution complexes and drives them further into a pit of rage-fueled nihilism. Attempting to find any kind of compassion is in no way to excuse or normalize the deranged among them. On the other hand, it is to see what options we have left in reaching them at all.

In the groundbreaking book Change or Die, author Alan Deutschman writes, [The sense of self is threatened by any major change in the deep-rooted patterns of how we think, feel, and act, even a tremendously positive change such as leaving behind a life of crime and addiction. A change in progress demands new explanations for a past thats now cast in a darker light.

Essentially, reaching someone entrenched within a near-fanatical belief system is often impossible because the ego will put up a fight to the death in order to not deal with the psychic pain of feeling that everything that has been done up until this point has been done wrong. But it is possible.

In Deutschmans book, spanning extensive research on changing past negative behavior to future positive actions, one case study of a parole officer illuminates how he found the most success in reaching the seemingly unreachable. By realizing that the real reason why people dont change is demoralizationthe overwhelming sense of hopelessness and power he applied the theory that the most he could do is to inspire a new sense of hope and power. Indeed, this officer invited 14 of the most argumentative ex-convicts and spent 90-minute sessions listening to them rather than telling them what to do. The response was extraordinary. The parole officer recounted: In one and a half hours they calmed down. They said, These guys arent against us. Now they come back every week and say, At least Im being listened to. In the last year the difference has been huge. They want to make a change.

In speaking to Peterson on the phone, while a journalist is about as a far away from a parole officer as you can get, its amazing the difference that occurs when I listen to what he has to say about the reality of incel culture versus how he sees the media portraying its members.

In his view, as despicable and morally unfathomable as the psychopathic fringe is, the reality of the wider membership estimated in the tens of thousands of active members is far more complex.

The way Peterson tells itand as is supported by his digital footprint of videos, podcasts and commentsfor him and many others, to be an incel is to seek the camaraderie of a group of male peers who provide an outlet where, for once, they can honestly talk about the increasing fragmentation, disconnection, alienation and ostracization they feel in an always-online world in which, as far as they can see, they are not welcome or wanted.

Peterson compared the mischaracterization of incels to the xenophobic broad brush that takes a minority of radicalized Islamic suicide-bombers and uses it to condemn the vast majority of Muslims. Instead, he said, there is an acceptance that there is a vile minority who distorts the vision of the communitybut that it is not his vision for the group.

Like many in the incel community, Peterson essentially grew up without a strong father figure.

His mother kicked his father out because, in Petersons words, he used to beat the shit out of my mother and she got a restraining order. His father was the same age that he is now when he got his 39-year-old mother pregnant, and hes never met him, but they have spoken on the phone a few times.

I dont really have any feelings about him, Peterson says. He just kind of is.

From an early age, Peterson felt a level of social anxiety that was bearable but distinct. His kindergarten teacher asked him why he did not play with the others. He said, I dont know how.

Things started to change around the third or fourth grade. It was the first time the girls started making fun of him, he says, saying he was creepy and gross and weird.

I didnt understand it, he says. I was told either to act like a man or that girls could do no wrong. And yet I was constantly told that men were the cruel, bad ones. None of it made any sense to me. I was just extremely shy. I didnt talk to them, but the teasing was relentless and made me want to kill myself.

In the seventh grade, Peterson transferred to three different middle schools all in one year as the bullying followed him everywhere. By the time he reached high school, he says, one young woman started taking photos of him and sharing them with other girls who openly laughed in his face about how ugly he was and why they did not want him near them. He did not finish his freshman year at the Chicago Academy for the Arts, but dropped out after the first semester. His mother never knew the extent of the bullying he experienced.

I was just ashamed, he says. How do you talk about that?

The profoundly formative pain of youthful bullying has been around forever. When a classmate taunts you and proclaims your worthlessness to all your peers, if you are a kid, the humiliation of such an experience doesnt feel like its happening in a classroomit can feel like a worldwide-televised death sentence.

Very few kids on the receiving end of the cruelty know how to deal with itbecause of a lack of life experience that is just as undeveloped as their pubescent brains.

But for a kid growing up today, the tool of the Internet levels the game. No longer do you wonder, Will anyone ever love me? Now you can Google it, and find secret places and communities and bodies of knowledge that your parents dont even know exist. This can be exciting, emboldening, a total game-changer.

I remember the first time I found a site that even mentioned the word incel, I was like, Woah, these guys are outcasts, too, he says. I kind of felt like, maybe Im not alone.

At the age of 11, Peterson visited 4chan for the first time, and he saw his rage and loneliness expressed as well as the impotence of such advice as just get over it. He didnt know how to. He didnt have anyone to ask. He just didnt want any more ridicule.

It was kind of crazy to see and read a lot of the stuff I did, Peterson says. But it was also the only place where other guys talked about some of the things I was experiencing. Feeling so alone and rejected by the people around you. I was extremely shy then, and still kind of am, but it makes you feel really fucked up to be told youre a creepy loser by a pretty popular girl when youre just sitting there, saying nothing, doing nothing, wishing you were invisible but instead being the quiet freak with the cystic acne all over his face.

He also received an indoctrination into the culture of these young men who accepted him and what they found acceptableand what he would need to as well if he were to finally fit in somewhere.

To understand the increasingly irony-rich language of the users, its essential to read Angela Nagles book Kill All Normies, which exquisitely captures the critical shift in online perspective and the death of what remained of a mass culture sensibility that happened at exactly the same time Peterson began actively engaging with it.

In her brilliant book documenting the culture wars of the extreme left and the extreme right in recent years, focusing on subcultures including 4chan and incels, Nagle describes the attitude rebellion on the site against the sentimentality and absurd priorities of Western liberal performative politics and the online mass hysteria that often characterized it.

Peterson is one of the best representations of exactly how these culture wars are shaping our young mens identities.

When everything is ironic, nothing is. So they mock it. All of it.

Theres this big hypocrisy in the fact that so many people who say they are all about human rights and empowerment think its actually funny when boys get mocked, he says. I never said a single misogynistic thing growing up. And I was punished. Just because I was weird. I couldnt help it. I honestly wanted to die.

On the contrary, the incel communities he found online seemed different.

When I dropped out of high school, the one place I felt okay about stuff for a little while was when I was online, Peterson tells me. By the time I discovered the incel culture on Reddit, it felt like, Okay, Im not insane. I was reading all these other guys stories about how girls told them they were repulsive. I never identified with the misogyny, but I did identify with the rage at the hypocrisy of just how untouchable women were in society. No matter what, no matter what awful thing a woman did, it was always supposed to be like, Oh yeah, thats female empowerment. But when you have no friends and are getting bullied and humiliated by women constantly and are told to both man up and renounce your masculinity its like the one bright light you see is this community.

By the time he was 16, Peterson finally met in person a young womanfour years older than himwith whom he had been chatting online since he was 12 years old. She did not know what he looked like for some time, and when he finally shared his picture, she told him that she didnt find him attractive. He lost his virginity to her, after which he says she ridiculed his penis size and laughed at him. Later, she sent him copies of messages that she had sent on to other men she was cheating on him with where she explicitly described the sex acts she wanted done to her. (Ive seen corroborating evidence of all of this.)

I was literally cucked, Peterson says. That word doesnt have any meaning anymore, but thats what I was. I still wanted to see her though. She was the only girl who had ever expressed interest in me, even though she tore me down and told me how ugly I was. It was still better than nothing.

According to Peterson, the relationship finally disintegrated when she began choking him and tried to go after him in her car. He ran to a nearby store to get help, and has the actual footage of the security cam showing him flailing against the glass window. The police came, and to cover for the girl, he said that he was suicidal. He spent three days in a mental institution because of it.

This was a turning point for Peterson.

He finally aligned himself fully as an incel. He was, in the words of Internet argot, black-pilled.

Anyone who has dabbled in understanding Internet lingo is likely familiar with the term red-pilled (inspired by the film The Matrix, where Neo is offered a blue pill where everything stays status quo or a red pill where the ugly truth is supposedly exposed). Adopted by mens rights activists around 2004, to get red-pilled is to subscribe to the particular ideology that feminism is a cancer and men are the real victims. But what does it mean to get black-pilled, as many refer to this communitys belief system? It sounds as bleak as it is.

Essentially, the philosophy is that everything is broken and the answer lies in refusing to engage in a meaningful or constructive way with society. (The phrase black pill first appeared in 2012 on a blog called Omega Virgin Revolt.) A critical part of being black-pilled is recognizing, with zero sentimentality or euphemism or explaining away, that women do not like genetically inferior men. They now have infinite options in the form of men who are higher status (be it, economic, physical, or intellectual) because of the breakdown in societal monogamy and now high-status men can game apps and use hypergamy (or dating up) to their advantage. (Meaning, a less attractive woman will nowadays reject a less attractive male if she is suddenly able to have meaningless sex with a high status man, who can juggle multiple women. This leaves men who are not as good-looking in the dust.)

Incels theorize that once you are black-pilled, you are finally given the gift of brutally honest Darwinian truth that, essentially, the game is rigged, so why bother? With such entrenchment in the truth of the doctrine comes freedom. No longer do you have to run around in circles. You can accept the world for what it is and settle back into your status on the lower rungs.

If you are red-pilled, you might take this theory of female behavior to use it in manipulative pick-up strategies to try to game women into thinking you are higher status or to find the weakest prey.

If you are an incel and have never had a single successful romantic attempt or only disastrous ones, this type of theorizing provides that wonderful feeling of certainty that comes with confirmation bias and the emancipation from regret of knowing that nothing could have been done anyway. Which is why many incels describe being black-pilled as an awakening from humiliation. Like finally realizing that you have been the subject of a joke that everyone else has been in on the whole time.

For a young man like Peterson, spouting such beliefs, he seems not so much a product of toxic masculinity as a failure of masculinity itself.

No one is teaching these men how to be men. This doesnt mean men in the sense of mens rights activists, but a healthy, balanced (not extremist) definition which includes someone who treats women well but also treats himself well by not being afraid to think for himself with opinions that deviate from the loudest, most hateful elements in the community.

But isnt the worst parts of the incel community hate speech? And shouldnt such hate speech be eradicated?

In Nadine Strossens timely new book Hate, she makes the case for countering bad speech with more speech, and illustrates how in countries where hate speech speech laws have been enacted, support for racist and xenophobic politicians has risen. In Europe, hate speech laws have in fact been used as a means of stifling dissent amongst the disenfranchised.

Equal justice for all depends on full freedom of speech for all, she writes.

Not only that, but as Keith Whittington argues in his new book Speak Freely, offensive speech is crucial to safeguard because of its utility in generating, testing, and communicating ideas.

One of the most brilliant defenses of the subject is Jonathan Rauchs 2013 essay, The Case for Hate Speech in The Atlantic, where he thanks the loudest and most noxious voices he faced along the way in his fight for gay marriage. [W]e won in the realm of ideas, he writes. And our antagonists–people who spouted speech we believed was deeply offensive, from Anita Bryant to Jerry Falwell to, yes, Orson Scott Card–helped us win.

For the incel community, of course, many of the ideas espoused are in defense of their identity as the losers of society, which frees them of the need to take personal responsibility.

I think thats a valid criticism, Peterson says. I get sick of the guys who seem like they just want to keep others down no matter what. Its almost like you are scorned when you experience a little bit of success.

The podcast Peterson recorded after the Toronto attack represents the incel community as not seeming as extreme as a cursory visit to the incel-tracking site We Hunted the Mammoth or the incel-mocking community Incel Tears might lead you to believe. On these sites, in the communitys most chilling screengrabs, posts include suggestions that in order to truly terrorize the women who have rejected incels over the years, perhaps mass acid attacks and rapes could be coordinated in order to inflict the same damage upon women that these young men feel has happened to them.

In contrast, Petersons podcast discussion contains an unusual degree of literacy about sociological phenomena, including the Japanese trend of hikikomori, or isolationism and utter retreat occurring with young men, which many incels predict will spread around the world in due time.

But at its core, it is still a conversation littered with misogyny and resentment.

At one point, someone says that women use men like emotional tampons. Another brings up the possibility of mandated girlfriends (or state-sanctioned rape, as shown on the new season of The Handmaids Tale). A joke is made that the best-case scenario is when incels go ER (or Elliot Rodger). There is discussion about the evolutionary benefits of sexual violence, which harkens Rodgers infamously deranged advocacy of a program where men could kill all women because if women were able to choose their own mates, their inferior brains would devolve humanity completely. Someone laughs about the idea of blackmailing women into having sex with them by threatening to post nude photos online. Peterson himself brings up the idea of access to assisted suicide for incels to prevent future attacks, and he suggests that talking to those who wonder about incel culture might help with improving our image, especially if you attach a face to the incel phenomenon, I think that that makes it more sympathetic.

Peterson clarifies to me: He was not suggesting it be him.

I meant someone else, but then it turned out, I guess I was the only person dumb enough to show my face in videos I made online, he says. So here we are.

When I ask him about the references in the podcast to Rodger, he responds, That guy was fucking nuts. I dont really joke about going ER, but I dont tell the guys who make those jokes not to do it because I know theyre being sarcastic. All this shocking stuff is often just the guys trolling. I would argue that I dont think anybody is going to be stupid enough to believe that sanctioned rape is being talked about as an actual suggestion. Sometimes the most ridiculous shit makes me laugh, even though I dont condone it. So if I do laugh at some of this stuff its probably me laughing at something because its fucking stupid.

The psychopaths are the problem, not the incels, he says.

If someone is going to carry out an attack like this theyre gonna have to be severely mentally ill to be capable of that, he says. Making jokes or being active in the incel community doesnt cause it. Being mentally ill does.

But what about when jokes arent just jokes?

I mention how last year when the Nazi website The Daily Stormers guidebook was leaked online, it contained the message: The unindoctrinated should not be able to tell if we are joking or not. So what about when such humor is actually a means of subversive propaganda?

I can see that, Peterson acknowledges. I mean, Ive had guys tell me some really fucked-up shit, and Ive told them, you know, get some help because I dont want you to hurt anyone. But I do think that making dark jokes for people who arent mentally ill helps keep a lot of us from going crazy.

And how exactly does he feel about the disparagement of women in saying that they use men as emotional tampons? Men do the same fucking thing, Peterson says. Thats not a one-sided thing. Men can use women emotionally, too.

And what of the suicide idea?

What it really comes down to is that Id rather these mass shooters and attackers just kill themselves than kill 10 or more innocent people. So maybe if it was easier to commit suicide wed see less of these attacks. Im not condoning suicide but I prefer that to innocent people dying.

On the incels.me forum, a stated list of rules for participation include guidelines that are stricter than most elite private clubs in America.

No women allowed. No exception.

Yes, this means that a forum dedicated to decrying success with women has as one of its primary rules a focus on enforced isolation. Other rules also brutally shut out any chance to provide advice or mentorship to other young men.

A few months ago, when Peterson was using the forum, he suddenly found that he was banned from having certain privileges in the chatrooms. Even the incels, it seemed, were rejecting him.

In response, he filmed and put on his YouTube one of the most astonishing, hyper-granular deconstructions of modern Internet life Ive ever seen.

It is bizarro land for anyone not deep in the world of Internet language.

To create the video, he spent three days nonstop (two days spent up for 24 hours straight in between passing out) to create a meticulous 30-minute PowerPoint video that he filmed objecting to the ban and making his case that he in fact was a genuine incel using a barrage of evidence and minutiae and dictionary definitions and failures of logic to try to break down the bullying he felt he experienced on the forum.

And, if you want to get brutal about the absurdity of the exercise (and the insanity such subcultures can create amongst its members), to prove exactly why he was just as reprehensible to society as the rest of the incels.

It was pretty ridiculous, he says in retrospect. Its like American Vandal, Netflixs mockumentary on super-deep-dive crime docs, except with the heartbreaking element of seeing how brainwashed a young man is into trying to obtain peer approval.

At one point in the video, he even includes a diagnosis that he is paranoid schizophrenic as evidence that he ought to qualify as an incel because of this mental illness. The reality is that after he was given that diagnosis, another psychologist said he was not. Instead, the doctor told him (and is evidenced in the video), he was making himself sick with his own thoughts.

All of this humiliation is laid out for his fellow community of incels to seeand all of it to get back into good standing in the incel community. Thats how bad isolated young men want status and the reassurance of having a community to call their own. Even when the group identity is in how perversely low and entrenched their status really is.

Is it any wonder that these boys need a father figure?

Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson (no relation to Jack) has been known to be moved to tears in interviews when discussing the crisis of alienation he sees amongst young men today and the need to provide them with tools that will reach them.

As he told Tim Lott of The Spectator late last year about his 90 percent male audience, Im telling them something they desperately need to hearthat there are important things that need to be fixed up. Im saying, You guys really need to get your act together and you need to bear some responsibility and grow the hell up. The lack of an identifiable and compelling path forward and the denialism these kids are being fed on a daily basis is undoubtedly destroying them and that is especially true of the young men.

Lott then observes the author of The 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos displaying a level of vulnerability on the subject that is striking.

At this point, to my astonishment, Peterson begins to weep. He talks through his tears for the next several minutes. Every time I talk about this, it breaks me up, he says. The message Ive been delivering is, Find the heaviest weight you can and pick it up. And that will make you strong. Youre not who you could be. And who you could be is worthwhile.

As psychologist William Pollack articulates in the documentary The Mask You Live In about the boy code that warps masculinity from an early age: The way that boys are brought up makes them hide all of their natural, vulnerable, empathic feelings behind a mask of masculinity When theyre most in pain, they cant reach out and ask for help because theyre not allowed to or they wont be a real boy.

In fact, boys express depression in a completely opposite way than girls. They act out. But most people see it as a conduct disorder or just a bad kid.

After the Parkland high school shooting in March, one of the foremost activists in trying to address the crisis of reaching out to troubled young men before they become killers met with President Donald Trump to say his piece. Every single one of these school shootings has been from young men who are disconnected, said Darrell Scott, the father of the first student murdered at Columbine High School almost 20 years ago. In response, he founded Rachels Challenge to intervene with action rather than yet another toothless spectacle of condemnation of the empirically condemnable violence itself.

In a tweet rant posted during this same time by Martin Daubney, the editor of the English lad magazine Loaded, he articulated a similarly jarring portrait of collective angst from young men who feel callously tossed aside and branded as innately wrong, which only serves to compound the sense of victimization even further.

Im mindful of a seminal TEDTalk by Warren Farrell, author of The Boy Crisis, Daubney wrote. He looks at school shootings, and says: Boys who hurt, hurt us…They say todays boys feel part of some grand problem. You could frame it as #ToxicMasculinity: the notion that all males are to blame for the actions of a minority of damaged individuals. This is identity politics at its most destructive. Because we live in a world where every male indiscretion is used to attack all males. Im saying this: many boys are switching off. Were losing them.

How does an incel feel about all of this concernextended within the realm of ideas and intellectualism?

Itd be nice, Jack Peterson says, if he just had someone else to talk to about it.

I like Jordan Peterson a lot, he admits in a tone that sounds more upbeat than the rest of our conversation. I was going to go see him with another incel but that guy ended up not being able to go. But I bought a VIP ticket so I get to meet him next week.

In the wake of the Toronto attack, Peterson is unique in that unlike many in the incel community who have scrubbed their social or taken down their WordPress blogs that chronicled their life, he decided to see what happened when he went on TV to talk about his life in this widely reviled community now most associated with mass murder.

The decision to do so was gutsy. Especially considering the against-the-agenda talking points he is now presenting in condemning misogyny and violence.

The reaction he has received from other incels has been negative. And the public certainly doesnt like anyone who might be an incel.

Its an unwinnable place to be for someone who might still have a chance of climbing out of the twisted, self-fulfilling prophecy gutter that such dangerous places can become for young men who dont think they have anywhere else to go.

But Peterson doesnt regret doing the media and putting his face out there.

Instead, he speaks with an inverse of the perverted sadism of the Toronto attacker. It is a nihilism of potential that is in stark contrast to the nihilism of murderous revenge.

As he describes the decision, you can almost hear an epiphany clicking: When you dont care when you have nothing else to lose, it can be used for good or evil.

I dont know why I said yes to identifying myself as an incel, he says, mulling it over. I just felt like, you know What do I have to lose?

Of course, within the incel community itself, the answer is clear.

He could very well lose his status as an incel.

They called him all the predictable names. He was a cuck. He was a status-seeker. He was an opportunist. He was a number of slurs that are not fit to print. But for an incel, the worst insult he received of all was that he was a fake.

And, this being incel-world, the name he was called was targeted and precise.

You see, for incels, each man within the community self-identifies with how they qualify for their incel status. For instance, mentalcels achieve their status as a result of mental illness. A braincel is that way because of intelligence. A truecel has never had sex, a relationship, any kind of success at all.

Thus Peterson was called a fakecel. No, Peterson says, thats wrong. He definitely still is an incel. He is a part of the group. Where then does he now belong?

Peterson is quiet as he considers the answer.

I think something where I can help people, he says. I like talking about the positive stuff more, even if its frowned upon.

He considers a while longer.

I dont know, he considers, maybe Im a hopecel.

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NEW ZEALAND — Tana Umaga is in the boardroom of the Blues’ HQ. On the walls guiding him are photos of greats previous there are reminders of the existing team and he pauses in advance of weighing up no matter whether All Blacks are one of a kind.

“I will not feel All Blacks are distinctive in phrases of tradition and mind-established as each individual team needs the same detail,” Umaga tells ESPN. “But what you have is a group of players who are on top of their game.

“With the All Blacks it is really in phrases of talent amounts, conditioning amounts — they are at a substantial high quality. When you’re there, Test match rugby is so quick. As a player you just have to stress about by yourself as you will not have to stress about no matter whether that guy is familiar with the calls or what ever. You have the greatest of the greatest in our state, who are ordinarily up there with the rest of the earth.

Rugby clubs the earth around each and every have their very own one of a kind story to convey to. But several come greater than that of Ponsonby District Rugby Football Club, exactly where the regional community is just as crucial as a document forty five All Blacks.

The British & Irish Lions deal with a gruelling ten-game tour of New Zealand, together with 3 Checks against the All Blacks. ESPN will be there with comprehensive, up-to-date coverage each individual action of the way.

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“You can appreciate it as you have collective obtain in. You go out there and appreciate teaching as absolutely everyone has substantial expectations and you will not want to enable anyone down.

“You are pushed by the legacy of the All Blacks and there’s a motive for why you want to do your greatest. It was quick rugby, as I knew what I experienced to do. When you have these substantial amounts of talent and players, and then the substantial amounts of confidence in what you’re attempting to do it flows as a result of.”

That does not all happen by accident. There is a technique below in New Zealand, just one geared in the direction of realising an individual’s possible, a framework crafted all around achievement and rugby being engrained in the soil.

More than the previous 6 weeks we have travelled the duration and breadth of this amazing state, immersing ourselves in rugby and spending time with the most welcoming of locals. This is the story as I see it of why the All Blacks are the envy of the earth.

The school technique focused on personal and collective growth

“You will find no question about it that some of these elite faculties are building fantastic pathways,” Umaga claims. “Rugby is witnessed as a occupation path, you can definitely improve up being a qualified rugby player. Every thing is geared in the direction of that. I feel that will help.”

In the course of his time at Rongotoi College or university Ardie Savea encouraged his teammates to “be the male who just does it”. Hannah Peters/Getty Photographs

On the walls of Rongotoi College or university is a photo of their 2011 head prefect, Ardie Savea. The college or university, stationed in Kilbirnie on the outskirts of Wellington, has witnessed 9 All Blacks pass as a result of its doorways, but it is the Savea brothers and Ma’a Nonu who are their most the latest achievement stories. The school’s values are summed up by the acronym Finest — Remaining respectful, Encouraging brotherhood, Striving for excellence and Taking pride.

They will not have procedures willpower and achievement revolve all around these four cornerstones.

By Ardie Savea’s photo is the mantra he brought to the school: ‘Don’t be the boy who requires to be explained to what to do… be the male who just does it’ — words over and above his years, an knowledge and acceptance of early maturity and expectation filtered down from the All Blacks’ tradition.

The college or university has a strict policy: if a student has an attendance document under 90 %, then they aren’t authorized to perform sport. Specified that amongst the ages of 13 and eighteen, there aren’t academies for players to turn to if they enable expectations slip, the only competitive rugby they perform — and the only location they will get noticed by scouts — is at school. The emphasis is on understanding, rising and enjoying.

There are currently 9 players of Polynesian heritage in their initial-preference 23-male squad. But rugby is a great leveller for culture these from effectively-to-do and considerably less affluent backgrounds are all beneath just one badge, putting on the same shirt when they get to the subject. It is the band of brothers mentality that is crafted at the top of the game below, but is adopted, emphasised from All Blacks down to the rugby players throwing their initial Sonny Monthly bill Williams-esque offload in the playground.

Rongotoi College or university is a interesting location the school moulds the players of the foreseeable future into grownups, and beneath the coaching of Dave Meaclem, foreseeable future All Blacks.

They aren’t probably witnessed as a standard generation line for the All Blacks, but in Hamilton, the Hamilton Boys’ High School has a rich heritage of manufacturing top degree sportsmen and females.

Their head of rugby, Nigel Hotham, holds 25-cap scrum-50 percent Tawera Kerr-Barlow as the shining mild for every little thing he needs in a student, and role model. “The boys come again just after enjoying for Waikato, the Chiefs or New Zealand and the message is constantly the same,” Hotham claims. “It’s appreciate your time in school, and appreciate your time in the initial XV, as it is really your most pleasurable time of your life.

“That story is so frequent that it has to be genuine. Tawera’s mom is Australian, and his dad’s a regional Waikato guy. He arrived below as a Calendar year 9 boy and I asked him what his goal was, and he claimed he desired to perform for the initial XV. I claimed that’s a great goal, but then I realised he was being severe about it.

Kerr-Barlow, next suitable, celebrates successful the Globe Cup in 2015. Phil Walter/Getty Photographs

“In pouring rain he’d be outdoors my workplace throwing passes, just to demonstrate to me that he was being severe. He finished up captaining the initial XV and we gained the Top rated Four [an inter-province faculties match]. He’s experienced an exceptionally close romance with us.

“The traditional second was just after the 2015 Globe Cup ultimate, he turned up to our Monday morning session which is quarter-previous-6 to 50 percent-previous-7 which was a definitely tough, grinding session. And he turned up to that just after successful the Globe Cup. Which is a indicator of how significantly he offers again. I use him as an case in point all the time.”

And working alongside these who are rugby-focused, is a wider love for sport in basic. For Piri Weepu, who was scrum-50 percent when the All Blacks gained the Globe Cup in 2011, this is why New Zealand rugby is so profitable.

“Harmony is the crucial,” Weepu claims. “I place it down to little ones being in a position to perform what ever they desired, and parents ended up free of charge to enable their youngsters do what ever they desired as well. So if you desired to perform softball, you did. And then with rugby, all you required was shorts and socks – it is really the same with league or basketball.

“It was being in a position to have a go at just about anything that you desired to do and tried out to be fantastic at. It then turned enjoyable and you savored it. If you are fortunate enough to get paid out to do anything you love, it is really the icing on the cake. You by no means feel that at the time, you’re in it for the love of the game. Everyone’s enjoying for the love, when you’re youthful.”

Shared knowledge and drive

“We share details, we share ideas,” Umaga claims. “The All Blacks are at the top and they push details down, we will not have to get it but we have the possibility to study from it and place it in our memory banking institutions.”

Sir Graham Henry reveals off the Webb Ellis Cup with Richie McCaw in 2011. David Rogers/Getty Photographs

The pyramid technique of collective knowledge puts the All Blacks at the top, then the 5 Tremendous Rugby franchises, the Mitre ten Cup teams and so on. Coaching ideas are shared tactical nuances produced, and players from beneath-six degree have, no matter whether they know it or not, a semblance of All Blacks DNA in their teaching sessions.

Sir Graham Henry sees New Zealand’s achievement in rugby as being down to “fantastic competitions” and the players being “effectively coached”. There is an emphasis on catch-pass, and enjoying at substantial speeds with rate. It’s expected, taken in strides, somewhat than pressured.

New Zealand coaches are in substantial-demand from customers with 3 of the four dwelling nations coached by Kiwis very last season. Warren Gatland is below in charge of the British & Irish Lions, Dave Rennie will be at Glasgow Warriors next season, Wayne Pivac has just gained the PRO12 with the Scarlets — New Zealanders are sought just after.

New Zealand Rugby (NZR) is clearly keen to retain its greatest coaches, but abroad practical experience does enhance knowledge, with both Henry and Steve Hansen previous Wales coaches. They then return to their homeland getting experienced a flavor of rugby away from below, and place what they have figured out into a technique crafted all around sustainability and achievement.

“What New Zealand rugby is geared up to do is share,” Henry claims. “There are several insider secrets. So the All Blacks coaches, Tremendous coaches and provincial coaches assistance school coaches. You will find a large amount of sharing of details and how to build a team and players.

“Everyone who performs for the All Blacks performs below, so they perform in the Tremendous level of competition. They have to perform below. They are on the same energy and conditioning programme, persons are doing work jointly to build players. You will find a sharing of ideas from the All Blacks to the 5 franchises.

“So if we’re talking Crusaders, there’s [Mitre ten Cup sides] Tasman and Canterbury and then there’s West Coast and Mid Canterbury and South Canterbury who perform in the level of competition under. And then there are the faculties like Canterbury Boys’, Christchurch Boys’, Ashburton College or university, St Bede’s, Canterbury College or university and so on. So, they are finding details from the provinces. So there’s loads of details being shared to build teams and players.”

Then there are the central contracts and the cultural melting pot. The existing All Blacks squad mixes jointly Maoris, Polynesians and Pākehās, but all are brought jointly beneath just one fern, and centrally contracted by NZR. Gamers are brought up in the same technique, enjoying the same manufacturer of rugby, with the same coaching messages.

And then there is the knowledge that you have to perform in New Zealand to symbolize the All Blacks. It is sacred and delivers extra than financial reward, the body weight of legacy is anything that evokes.

The body weight of the legacy and continuity

“The Kapa O Pango was anything manufacturer new to this All Black legacy that has been profitable,” Umaga claims. “We experienced to influence younger players to get on the same waka as us, and they took convincing, and did not want to jinx just about anything. We ended up forging forward as we desired to include to it.”

Tana Umaga led the new All Blacks haka, Kapo o Pango, for the initial time against South Africa in August 2005. Ross Land/Getty Photographs

The post-professionalism watershed second for the All Blacks arrived in 2004, when the players and coaches enforced a adjust in tradition. They felt they ended up in hazard of forgetting their roots, and heritage classes ended up offered on the 1905 ‘Originals’.

The phrase ‘better persons make greater All Blacks’ was coined by Sir Brian Lochore, and other themes ended up brought in like only being short term custodians of the black jersey, and dwelling by All Blacks values during day by day life.

Liam Messam, the 43-cap flanker, produced his debut in 2008, and was in awe of his teammates. But beneath Richie McCaw, he felt approved and understood what it meant to be an All Black.

“I am not guaranteed what the jersey does to you, but you have a accountability of trying to keep the legacy of the All Blacks, which is bloody robust,” Messam claims. “And you have the accountability of leaving your mark on the jersey. You have a legacy to uphold, but also your mark. It’s not your jersey though, we’re just guardians and we are there to established it up for the next boys who are coming as a result of.

“When you’re an All Black you are an All Black 24/7 — no matter whether you’re a previous or present All Black, you have to reside up to these values. We do make errors but we have an understanding of our tasks.”

Umaga and Henry oversaw that adjust in tradition in 2004, they ended up the basis stones for present-day achievement. Along with a shift in target, they instigated two extra crucial improvements. To begin with, they brought in a new haka — the Kapa O Pango — to sit alongside the standard Ka Mate.

It was originally prepared for the Lions tour in 2005, but Umaga, then captain, felt that not all players ended up on board, and there was a concern they would jinx the badge. The leaders in the group embraced it, but only when absolutely everyone was guiding it. When that was agreed, they experienced crafted a collective knowledge and believe in, channelled as a result of the Kapa O Pango.

The translation of the Maori in the fourth stanza, highlights the energy of the collective message: “This defines us as the All Blacks. And it is my time! It is my second! The anticipation explodes! Really feel the electricity, our dominance rises, our supremacy emerges, to be placed on substantial.”

That it was player-led was the next crucial adjust. “It was crucial,” Umaga claims. “You have to give credit score to the coaches for letting it. We experienced these discussions with the coaches.

“Why is All Blacks rugby great? It has a legacy. You will find pride in the heritage”

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“I was an more mature male and I’d witnessed what experienced gone in advance of and Ted [Henry], Wayne [Smith], Steve [Hansen] experienced come again from Europe and they ended up ready for us to get jointly but we’d just concluded Tremendous Rugby. So they’d witnessed how we’d properly trained around there and when we all obtained jointly it was like we ended up enjoying Test matches, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday.”

The players spoke with the coaches just after the 2004 Tri-Nations and asked for the programme to be tweaked. “I constantly get my hat off to the coaches as they listened,” Umaga claims. “We observed some massive shifts — there was extra guidance for the captain as we ended up rising leaders in other spots, he experienced lieutenants on his wavelength.”

“Why is All Blacks rugby great? It has a legacy,” Henry claims. “It’s been likely on one hundred twenty years and there’s pride in the heritage of All Black rugby and pride in the existing team who ended up named earth sporting team of the yr so there’s a large amount of pride. And youthful teams want to get into that team.

“What impresses me is the passion in the younger players. They love enjoying the game and expressing themselves and you can see it. The youthful men love expressing their competencies and pride in the game. All of these points.”

It’s not constantly basic sailing being an All Black. The defeat in the 2007 Rugby Globe Cup quarterfinal led to popular criticism of the coaching group and players. But NZR stuck by them. Henry would direct them to the 2011 Globe Cup title and Hansen would continue on the momentum with the 2015 triumph.

“If we hadn’t missing in 2007, I will not reckon we would have gained in 2011 or 2015,” Hansen claims. “Even though it hurts if you do get rid of, you study as you go.”

Lessons ended up figured out. Gilbert Enoka, the All Blacks’ mental competencies mentor is credited with trying to keep the team mentally robust – “he is the mastermind” is Messam’s get – while the continuity in coaching usually means it is a wheel that just retains on turning.

“My task in this team is to make guaranteed we win Test matches these days but also that we enhance who we are and what we are and exactly where we go tomorrow,” Hansen claims. “If I get operate around by a bus, I know the team’s in fantastic palms and is likely to keep likely. You’ve obtained keep feeding in – if you get off the top, you’ve obtained to place in at the base.”

Sustainable achievement

Liam Messam believes rugby is in the “heads” of kids in New Zealand. Phil Walter/Getty Photographs

The pyramid of achievement has place the All Blacks at the top – the coaches, the school technique, the organisation of competitions, the legacy of legends previous, the empowering of players and central contracts all place in the direction of its sustainability. And then you have the deep-rooted love for the sport in this state.

“It’s in our heads, bro, it is really in our heads,” Messam claims. “When you are an All Black you have a accountability to your community, but you have a accountability to inspire the next group of little ones who want to be All Blacks.

“You improve up with it. All my 7-yr-aged son needs to be is an All Black. He is working all around pretending he is Sonny Monthly bill Williams, he operates down the street, practising his kicks, contemplating he is Damian McKenzie. He wears a Chiefs or All Blacks jersey practically each individual day to school, and when you select him up he is throwing a ball all around.

“It’s small points like that you just improve up wanting to be an All Black. If you head anyplace in New Zealand, you will come across boys and girls who are just the same. It’s in our blood, it is really in our DNA, it is really like we have rugby balls flowing as a result of our veins.”

When Messam retires he will pass on his know-how to the next generation. It is what Umaga’s carrying out now: seeking for foreseeable future All Blacks, making certain they study life classes, and above all, place an emphasis on getting enjoyable.

“Young children at a youthful age are being uncovered to the love of the game by their parents who want their youngsters to have an understanding of the All Blacks and their legacy,” Umaga claims. “That legacy of achievement grows into anything persons want to be a element of, particularly in a tiny state like ours, but we can contend on a earth phase in particular spots and we rejoice that to the hilt.

“Youthful players get involved in rugby and how it gets sustainable is the drive to have on the black jersey and how we keep that important. The persons realise their roles in just that legacy and how they can keep it likely and all these points come with it.

“We will not select players from abroad and that’s a essential element of our achievement. Other international locations make it possible for it, but we will not have that investment decision, but they do get investment decision from the coaches to distribute the phrase all around rugby and keep making that know-how and passing it on as it filters down.

“I believe that if we make it possible for our players to go, then it will dilute what we’ve obtained. It retains men below pushed for anything other than income. I see it as a good detail. Ideally it continues as it will help us do effectively.

“Individuals that have been in advance of, I want us to keep there at the top so I want to pass on what I’ve figured out in this ability as a mentor so we can continue on to do that. There are a large amount of ex-players carrying out the same detail and are focused on producing New Zealand rugby robust and extensive could it continue on.”

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Let’s have it all in the open. And many citizens in the West like it as well – new titillating experiences, free ‘entertainment’, and a welcome break from the dire and empty, grey, loveless and meaningless routine of daily life in both North America and Europe. Hundreds of millions glued to their TV screens. Your popularity is going down, lately, isn’t it? The more missiles you shoot, the more bombs you drop, and the more countries you intimidate and confront, the broader your ‘support base’ gets. You are a businessman, after all. The trade, the deal is simple, easy to grasp: you give to the majority of your people what they desire, and they give you support and admiration. True, isn’t it, if stripped of all that ‘political correctness’. The psychologist Jung called this culture ‘pathological’. It has already destroyed basically all continents on Earth. It is now, perhaps, attempting to finish what is left of the world. Public Pool Still, you ought to know and understand and should be fully aware of the following: you might now get some generous endorsement from your fellow mentally ill citizens, but if you blow up the DPRK or any other country on Earth, sky-high, and if we as the planet Earth still somehow manage to survive, you and your ‘culture’ will be cursed for centuries and millennia to come! Think about it. Is it really worth it? Perhaps you don’t give a damn. Most likely you don’t. Still, give it a try, try to think, and try to imagine: you will go down in history as a degenerate mass murderer and a bigot! ***** Three years ago, this is how I described the 60th anniversary of the Victory Day in the DPRK: The brass band begins to play yet another military tune. I zoom on an old lady, her chest decorated with medals. As I get ready to press the shutter, two large tears begin rolling down her cheeks. And suddenly I realize that I cannot photograph her. I really cannot. Her face is all wrinkled, and yet it is both youthful and endlessly tender. Here is my face, I think, the face I was looking for all those days. And yet I cannot even press the shutter of my Leica. Then something squeezes my throat and I have to search in my equipment bag for some tissue, as my glasses get foggy, and for a short time I cannot see anything at all. I sob loudly, just once. Nobody can hear, because of the loud playing of the band. Later I get closer to her, and I bow, and she reciprocates. We make our separate peace in the middle of the boiling-hot main square. I am suddenly happy to be here. We have both lost something. She lost more. I was certain she lost at least half of her loved-ones in the carnage of those bygone years. I lost something too, and now I also lost all respect and belonging, to the culture that is still ruling the world; the culture that was once mine, but a culture that is still robbing people of their faces, and then burns their bodies with napalm and flames. It is the 60th Anniversary of Victory Day in the DPRK. An anniversary marked by tears, grey hair, tremendous fireworks, parades, and by the ‘memories of fire’. That evening, after returning to the capital, I finally made it to the river. It was covered by a gentle but impenetrable fog. There were two lovers sitting by the shore, motionless, in silent embrace. The woman’s hair was gently falling on her lover’s shoulder. He was holding her hand, reverently. I was going to lift my big professional camera, but then I stopped, abruptly, all of a sudden too afraid that what my eyes were seeing or my brain imagining, would not be reflected in the viewfinder. This is how I still remember the event. The West has already killed millions of North Koreans. How many more have to vanish, just for not surrendering? What is the price of not agreeing to serve the Empire? Would it be one million more, or ten million? The number, please: you are a businessman; so do define the price truthfully! ***** The DPRK has never attacked anybody. The United States which claims it now ‘feels threatened’, has attacked dozens and dozens of countries, robbed millions of people of life, and raped freedom, democracy and cultures all over the world. There is one image inside my head, which I want to share with all my readers, even if I will be risking that this time my writing will be bordering on sentimentality. I don’t give a fuck, for once; this is no time for ‘polished and elegant style’. So here it is: At one point I managed to break free from our delegation. It was in the capital, Pyongyang. I just walked and walked, along the mighty river, through an enormous park alongside ancient fortifications. I spotted a girl, tiny, with a big ribbon in her hair. She was wearing white shoes. It was sunset. Her mother, a simple but beautiful lady, was talking to her. It was so obvious how much she loved and cherished her daughter. The two of them could not see me; I was observing them from some distance. There was so much tenderness, so much serenity between these two human beings. The mother was caressing her daughter’s face, explaining something, pointing at the trees. Their faces were totally relaxed, no fear, no tension, just love. I walked further, and still in the park, I saw a couple surrounded by a group of people. It was a family photo session. A man and a woman were obviously getting married; he was wearing a formal suit, she was dressed in a wedding gown. Then I noticed that large black sunglasses were hiding a large part of the man’s face. He was blind. Most likely, he was badly burned behind the dark spectacles. His future wife was younger, and she was attractive. She was happy! She kept chatting, laughing cheerfully. I was stunned. In the West, people have been betraying each other, abandoning one another over the tiniest inconveniences or doubts, for the most egotistic reasons. And here, a young attractive woman was joining, happily, her badly injured man, so they could walk together, side-by-side, for the rest of their life journey. ***** I saw a lot of North Korea after those few hours in the park. I was faced with the most fortified border on Earth. I met and discussed philosophy and how the West tries to de-humanize its enemies, with Yang Hyong Sob, the Vice President of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People’s Committee. I discussed philosophy and existentialism with the great theologian and philosopher John Cobb, on board a bus that was taking us from Pyongyang to the borderline. There were ‘big moments’ during that trip, great celebrations all around me. There were elaborate performances and speeches, marches and music. Yet, nothing touched me so deeply as those moments in the park. There, I observed enormous tenderness given to a child by her mother. And I witnessed that natural and beautiful, simplicity and joy of love, mixed with serenity and dignity radiating from a young woman marrying her blind and injured partner. On one of the river banks That is North Korea, which I have been privileged enough to have observed with my own eyes. That is North Korea which the manager wants to ‘take care of’, which means ‘to destroy’. And that is North Korea where I realized, as on so many other occasions, in so many countries, that there is still so much love that resides on this Earth, and that no barbarity, no cruelty, would ever be able to defeat it. ***** This essay is not my ‘usual stuff’. It is not a philosophy, or reportage. I don’t know what it is. I don’t care what it is. I just wanted to share something with my readers: something that is inside me right now, something that is breaking and shouting and rebelling against the state of things. What I am certain of is that at this moment, I want to be there, in Pyongyang. I want to go back, although no one has invited me to return, yet. If the supervisor, the manager, decides to attack, I want to be on my feet and alert and ready, facing his ships and missiles. Just like that, as always, without any cover or bulletproof vest, just with my cameras, and a pen and a simple notepad, as well as a tiny Asian dragon – a good luck charm – in my pocket. I will not be afraid. I don’t think most of the people of North Korea would be afraid. Only those who are ready to commit mass murder, over and over again, in all corners of the world, are now most likely scared; at least subconsciously, at least in their own essence as well as of their own insanity. http://clubof.info/

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Special Report: The Shocking Statistic About Growing Old

From: Cody Sipe, PhD and Dan M. Ritchie, PhD,

You’re about to discover a shocking statistic that will change the way you think about your health and future.

But first, we want you to think ahead twenty years from now and imagine a life where you’ll be able to move carefree and have all the energy in the world to enjoy your favorite activities… all because you’ve stumbled upon the closest thing to the fountain of youth.

Imagine you are climbing the Spanish Steps in Rome…all 135 of them…with your family. You are almost to the top when your grandchildren say “race you to the top” and take off in a burst of giggles. You chase off after them and, in a burst of energy and to their astonishment, not only catch them but pass them. But, of course, as you near the top you slow down and let them win. Everyone laughs and high-fives and together take in the marvelous view of the Piazza di Spagna at the top. You get to mark that one off of the bucket list but more importantly you also get a special moment with your family that you can cherish forever.

Sounds great doesn’t it? What could be better? But what if you weren’t able to race up the stairs with your grandchildren because your body wasn’t fit and healthy enough. Because your joints ached. Because you just didn’t have the energy. Because you were too worried that you would fall and either hurt yourself or embarrass yourself. What if you had to walk so slowly and take so many breaks that the grandkids are no longer having any fun because they are too bored waiting on you? What if you couldn’t even climb the steps at all and had to wait at the bottom while the rest of your family created that special memory…without you?

Let’s face it, the aging process is not kind and it wants to sap our bodies of stamina and vitality so that we aren’t able to enjoy special moments like these. Plus we end up spending so much money taking care of our health needs that we no longer even have the money to travel and visit family like we want to. It gets too expensive and our bodies can’t handle it.

This brings me back to the shocking statistic we wanted to share with you BEFORE it’s too late.

The shocking finding, which appears in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, looked at data from more than 3,000 people covered by Medicare in 2002-2008 to gauge the impact of health care cost on seniors.

Researchers measured how much Medicare-eligible seniors had spent out of pocket on healthcare in their last five years alive, and looked at how those costs weighed on their total household income.

After crunching the numbers, the report found that during that time period, more than 75 percent of Medicare-eligible households spent at least $10,000 out of pocket on health care.

Spending for all participants during those last five years averaged $38,688, and for the remaining 25 percent, the average expense was even greater; they spent a whopping $101,791 out of pocket.

A quarter of participants also spent “more than their total household assets on healthcare,” according to the report.

In 2011, approximately 58% of people didn’t even seek treatment that they needed because it was too expensive, according to a survey done by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonprofit research organization. But why will you end up spending so much money on healthcare costs?…

Every Year You Are Losing Crucial Vitality

Functional ability is your ability to handle every day functions like going up and down stairs and picking up the TV remote off the floor. Things you may find easy now, but have no plans to keep it that way.

Without a strategic exercise plan, each year that you get older your functional ability decreases, making everyday activities like gardening, playing with grandchildren and even picking up a piece of paper off the floor much more difficult than it is now.

And unfortunately, this domino effect has a drastic impact on your energy levels. It’s how your body works. If your functional ability is minimal, your body has to work harder in order to do simple tasks.

This explains why your energy decreases as you age as well. Which brings me to the next question…

Twenty Years From Now, Do You Know for Certain You Will Have Enough Energy to Spend QUALITY Time with Your Family and Friends?

There are memories to be made with family reunions and vacations, as well as playing chasing games with your grandkids. There are people to help through volunteer efforts and charitable organizations you help with. There are loved ones to visit and take care of.

Your spirit says, “Yes”, but unfortunately, without a plan, your body won’t allow it.

Your friends and family will be making memories, but all you will be able to think about are your aches and pains that just seem to not ever go away, no matter what you have tried… including way-too-expensive medications.

You soon realize that your body is holding you back from enjoying life to the fullest. You are mentally there with your friends or family in the moment, but physically, you want to be in bed asleep. You know this isn’t the best way to live.

Of course, you also have the infamous “bucket list”, those amazing experiences that you’ve always dreamed about that are now within your grasp. Ask yourself… how much of my bucket list have I accomplished?

There are places you want to see and even more memories that you would like to make, but if you have to deal with aches and pains and lack energy you won’t be able to pursue them. You don’t want that.

What if there was a solution for people just like you… who aren’t looking for the latest “fat loss” craze or looking to become the greatest athlete on Earth?

What if there was a done-for-you solution that improved your functional ability and energy levels and was tailored to your abilities?

You just want a simple, step-by-step plan that you can incorporate into your life right now to:

Discover renewed energy that recaptures your youthfulness so that you can do the things you’re doing now… even BETTER

Improve your confidence in your physical abilities so you get much more out of life and can say “Yes”, instead of “no thanks”

Dramatically increase your stamina and endurance so you can finally play a full round of golf or work in the yard for hours without your body being stiff and sore later.

Reduce or even eliminate any discomfort so you can actually get on the floor to play with your grandkids (and then easily get up again!)

Have the peace of mind that you will be fit and healthy 10, 20 or even 30 years from now.

Be confident that you will have the physical ability to enjoy all the adventures and wonders you have yet to accomplish.

There is a solution that we’ll share with you. But first, let’s look at why you’re reading this important message.

Why Other Plans Have Failed You (and How Much You’re Really Spending).

The truth behind expensive medication is that it’s simply a quick fix and it doesn’t get to the root of your potential problem. Medication simply “masks” your lack of functionality as well as your aches and pains and you end up depending on it.

In other words, if you stop taking the medication, you’ll continue to lack functionality and will continue to struggle with everyday activities as you age.

As you read in the study above, this becomes very expensive. Spending money on this medication means you don’t have the funds to do what you really want to do in life. But you don’t have a choice because if you don’t spend the money on your medication, your quality of life takes an immediate hit.

Now you’re probably thinking that exercise is a great option to avoid this as well as improve your health and it truly is!

But there is a downside…

The Programs On the Market Today Were Not Made for People Like You.

Everything from infomercials to DVDs were created to make you sweat, but have no impact on what you’re trying to accomplish. You could take a walk on a hot summer day and sweat, but are you improving the quality of your life and will that impact your functional ability ten, fifteen, even twenty years from now?

No, of course not. You’re also not trying to improve your bench press, either right? This is why other programs have failed you. They are focused on simply making you grind out long, grueling sessions that leave you feeling defeated instead of invigorated.

Think about it… when was the last time you were on an exercise program and stuck with it? It’s hard to stick to something that doesn’t do anything for you. The truth is that many programs do produce results but for the wrong people. The programs didn’t have YOU in mind.

Also, think about this… who is always on the cover of these programs and what kind of models are representing the programs?

It’s always a man or woman clearly in their 20’s or 30’s with six-pack abs jumping around or doing some kind of crazy exercise using expensive equipment and gadgets.

You don’t want that and it’s why you were smart enough to not invest in it. You’ve gotten wiser with age and perhaps you would have invested in something like that twenty years ago, but not this time. You’ve been looking for something more in touch with your wants and needs.

This is Exactly What We’re All About… Helping People Just Like YOU Improve Your Quality of Life and Discover Brand New Energy You’ve Had All Along with a Simple Step-by-Step System.

Hi, we are Cody Sipe, PhD and Dan Ritchie, PhD and our expertise is helping people just like you achieve maximum function for the rest of your life. We are experts in functional longevity and we want to share with you the same amazing success we have had with thousands of clients.

Dan Ritchie has a broad background in the fitness industry including training and management in commercial and university/hospital-based fitness, for-profit, not-for-profit and educational facilities. His primary areas of expertise are in personal training for special populations: athletes, pregnancy, blind, stroke recovery, Parkinsons, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, Fibromyalgia, Alzheimers, etc. He has worked with Division I athletes some of whom have been professionally drafted. He has also worked on state funded research on exercise for severe dementia alzheimers type. He regularly presents at national and regional conferences and has been active on committees for the American College of Sports Medicine. He is currently a Top 3 finalist for Personal Fitness Professional Trainer of the Year 2014. He received his PhD in Health and Kinesiology with a minor in Gerontology from Purdue University.

Dan recently was named the PFP magazine, Personal Trainer of the Year 2014 out of over 500 Trainers from 8 countries.

Cody Sipe is a professor, award-winning fitness professional, clinical exercise physiologist, sought-after speaker, author and functional aging exercise expert with 20 years of experience. Cody has a passion for taking the most recent scientific evidence on exercise and aging from the lab and applying it in meaningful and practical ways for mature adults. His innovative, evidence-based exercise philosophies and strategies have helped thousands of fitness professionals and older adults around the world.

Cody has completed numerous certifications including the Clinical Exercise Physiologist and Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist credentials from the American College of Sports Medicine and the FallProof Balance and Mobility Enhancement Specialist certification. He is co-owner of Miracles Fitness, a training facility specializing in mature clients, and co-founder of the Functional Aging Institute.

We don’t train high-level athletes or even help 31-year old Moms train for a triathlon. Our passion is for people just like you who want to feel and look better and get a blueprint in order to have a better QUALITY of life well into their 60’s, 70’s and beyond.

Our unique and innovative training facility in Indiana is dedicated to baby boomers and we have helped thousands of people like you regain their youthful vitality and physical function.

We have invested thousands of dollars and spent countless hours into discovering what unlocks youthfulness and vitality at any age. What combats the aging process and maximizes your ability to continue doing what you love. What brings you a sense of purpose and a desire to do more. What helps you feel better when you wake up and when you fall asleep.

Through years of academic preparation, research, real-life application and teaching we have truly discovered what works for people just like you. We truly believe there is a fountain of youth in all of us and we are passionate about helping people discover it.

These are just a few of our inspiring stories from people we helped discover their fountain of youth:

Jo Ann Bloodgood has faced her share of physical challenges—by pass surgery, two knee replacements, spinal fusions and Parkinson’s Disease. She knows that she must exercise routinely and she has faithfully done so for over five years at Miracles Fitness one of our facilities.

She had a long-suppressed desire to visit the Galapagos Islands, but when the opportunity arose she had valid doubts. Could she do it at age 80? The trip literature warned that it was a strenuous trip. Participants must be able to climb in and out of small Zodiac boats and must be able to walk over a mile if they wanted to see and enjoy the unique and fearless creatures that inhabit the islands.

Dr. Dan encouraged her to start slowly and gradually build up her strength and endurance, working on balance and stair climbing among other things.

Success! Jo Ann was able to do everything she wished to do on the trip. As proof, she shows off her dashing picture with her husband and of a Blue-footed Booby which was so close, she could have touched it while it was oblivious of the picture taker.

I retired in July of 2011. I am loving retirement , but I also knew that I needed to keep busy. Now it is time to do some things I wanted to, but never took the time.

Probably 75% of people make a resolution to get in shape by eating healthy and exercising more, in January 2012, I decided to do the same.

I joined Miracles Fitness and to my surprise I really loved it. I have dieted and exercised on and off my whole life (more off than on in the last 20 years).

The trainers are absolutely awesome! I look forward to going and working out. These are words that I never thought would come out of my mouth! The workouts have encouraged me to watch my food intake as well.

One of the things I was really determined to do was, as that “65” came closer and closer, to not be on a bunch of pills. It seems like you start on one medication and more just keep getting added. My blood pressure was borderline 148/78. I have been a member for just three short months and it is down to 120/80.

I would be the last person in the world to say I can’t miss my workout and now I am thrilled to say it and totally mean every word.

Now I arrange my schedule, for the most part, around my workout times. I have earned it and I want to be able to continue to be healthy.

As mothers and grandomothers, we have a right to be selfish and take this time for ourselves… everyone benefits! Miracles is a good name for the fitness center because I truly think it is a Miracle that is has become such a big part of my life!

And they aren’t the only ones:

“Adventure travel is our passion. As seniors, personal training at Miracles Fitness has made possible what heretofore only younger bodies dared to try. In fact, we had to get special permission to hike on this glacier here in Los Glaciares National Park in Patagonia since the “rules” don’t allow anyone over 65 out on the ice. In spite of the steep pitches and dangerous footing, our personal training made the glacier hike, while challenging, very doable– as well as a lifetime memory. We think personal training has added at least a decade to our adventure travel careers.”

While crossing Alaska my brother and I would constantly be impressed by the image of Denali, the highest peak in North America, which seemed to challenge us each time we were in its vicinity. Eventually, my brother decided he needed to face that challenge. He had plenty of others – dealing with cancer as a young man and then the after effects of radiation which weakened his heart. He decided to put a climb together composed of cancer survivors. I decided I should go along to push myself physically and mentally and support what I felt was a very worthwhile cause. The climb was quite the adventure and my brother and I shared the exhilaration of standing together on the summit of one of the worlds most impressive mountains. I survived but realized I had been fortunate. I considered some other peaks, but really had been satisfied with my Denali effort and was not looking for another alpine adventure.

My daughter however, thought otherwise. A group of acquaintances of hers had decided to climb Mt Kilimanjaro. Again I felt an obligation to accompany a family member and keep them out of trouble while I shared the experience and supported a worthy cause. This time however, I felt I needed a bit more guidance in preparation for climbing another 20,000 foot peak in equatorial Africa. This is where Miracles Fitness and their staff came to my aid.

I still felt I had the ability and the reserves to attempt this climb, but the last thing I wanted was to be unprepared. I was able to work with several of their training staff, all of whom were knowledgeable and thorough. I tried to work out three times a week at Miracles and then additional days on my own. But I found I would not push myself enough on my own and required the ‘encouragement’ of my trainers to make the progress I needed. Mary Ehresman,in particular, seemed to take a special interest in my effort. Ultimately, I was able to keep up with the kids who made up the climbing party and shared another summit experience with my daughter on the top of Africa.

Finally, we have the opportunity to bring the blueprint we use with our own clients directly to you.

Welcome to your Instant Life Upgrade… a system especially designed with YOU in mind because it’s what we do.

Included in your Never Grow Old Fitness Program:

Inside this book we lay out the entire program including simple strategies you can implement immediately into your lifestyle to feel and look better. You’ll discover you don’t have to live in a gym or even go to one to see results.

You’ll discover the “7 Keys to Functional Training” and how you can use these 7 specific steps to live a healthier, more fulfilling life.

You’ll also get plenty of pictures and descriptions of exercises, workout plans and more, but that’s just scratching the surface…

Follow-Along Exercise Videos Including:

Level 1 Beginners These workouts are designed for anyone new to exercise or returning to exercise.

These foundational workouts are a great starting point for anyone at any level, whether you have not exercised for 20 years or are an avid exerciser there are movements in here for everyone.

Level 2 Advanced Beginners Okay, now it is time to pick up the intensity and complexity a bit. These exercise routines will begin to challenge your balance and center of gravity more, as well as take the level of intensity to a more moderate pace.

Level 3 Intermediate These are the workouts that really will begin to separate your functional ability from that of your peers. With workouts that are challenging and intense, you will use muscles and movements you may not have used in years, and breathe new life into your physical functional ability.

Level 4 Advanced These workouts are not for the faint of heart. Please be sure you have mastered the intermediate level before attempting. These are the workouts that will train you to be prepared for any adventure you may want to tackle in life!

The Science Behind the Never Grow Old Fitness Program Videos During this presentation Cody will quickly explain to you how this program works and the scientific evidence supporting it. This is not just some random program. It has been strategically created to achieve maximum benefit in the shortest amount of time. This presentation will help you better understand why you are doing what you are doing in the exercise program. Plus, you will learn the essential “7 Keys to Functional Training” that are the foundation of the program.

How to Get the Most Out of this Program Video In this quick video you will learn the basic terminology, movements and equipment choices along with great tips and strategies that will fully prepare you for your first workout. Plus, we will help you figure out which level to start with and how to progress properly.

Dynamic Warm-up Videos Inside these follow-along videos, Cody will walk you step-by-step through a proper warmup before an uplifting workout or even as an invigorating way to start your day.

Functional Flexibility Videos Tight muscles? Stiff joints? Let Cody teach you a simple and proven formula on how to eliminate these problems within just a few weeks or less!

Forget about expensive gadgets and equipment. You’ll be able to do these powerful workouts virtually anywhere using very little equipment. In fact, all you will need is resistance tubing or dumbbells.

You won’t be alone, either. Dan and Cody will be there every rep of the way, with workouts specifically designed to make you feel younger, give you vibrant energy and finally help you do the things you’ve always wanted to do BETTER… even if it’s just wanting to spend more QUALITY time with your family and friends.

The best part?…

These specially-designed workouts can be tailored right to your abilities and only last about 20 minutes.

That’s part of the secret of our system. Studies have proven to us that shorter focused workouts actually COMBAT the aging process.

Finally, You Can Live Your Life on YOUR Terms

Imagine telling your grandkids “Yes” instead of “I’m not feeling up to it”. Imagine twenty years from now doing the things you love to do now only doing them even BETTER… all because you took action on a proven system that reverses the aging process.

Instead of investing thousands of dollars in medications that will only “mask” your obstacles, why not use this PROVEN step-by-step system that will last a lifetime so that you NEVER grow “old”?

After all, Dan and Cody have already invested thousands of dollars worth of time and education to figure out what works for people just like you. And from the success stories above, you’ve already seen how powerful this system is.

Within minutes, you can have instant access to unlocking your inner fountain of youth and live a vibrant, healthy life full of energy and passion.

How Much Money Are You Willing to Waste to Improve Your Quality of Life?

Save thousands of dollars and the headaches of trying new programs from infomercials that weren’t designed with you in mind. (Just look at the covers and models).

We’re also not kidding about saving thousands, either. Imagine the medical bills you could avoid as you become a healthier version of yourself.

You won’t have to travel all the way to Indiana to train with us either. You’ll get instant access to us as your coaches and mentors as you go through the simple step-by-step system…

… all for less than ONE session with us at our facility.

Let’s work together, every step of the way to living the vibrant life you deserve for just a one-time investment of $20.00.

Within weeks, you’ll see a difference in everyday activities as you bullet-proof yourself for the future. You’ll quickly discover an energy you haven’t experienced before. We see it every day in our facility. Now you can, too.

We guarantee you’ll discover your inner fountain of youth, have more energy, become stronger and DRASTICALLY improve your quality of life.

If you don’t see a difference AND more importantly, FEEL a difference with our system, we will gladly let you keep the entire system and we’ll refund every penny of your investment.

You read that right. If you’re not thrilled with our system, then we don’t want your money. Give it a test drive for a full 60 days and if it’s not exactly what we said it would be, we will give you your money back… PERIOD.

It’s time to get working on that bucket list, Cody Sipe Dan Ritchie

P.S. This done-for-you step-by-step system is what you’ve been looking for to finally enjoy life again. You didn’t stumble on this page by chance. If you truly want to get more out of life, then invest in yourself and take action immediately with this proven system.

P.P.S. Remember – if you’re not 100% satisfied within a full 60 days with this system and you don’t discover your inner fountain of youth, then we’ll gladly refund your entire investment PLUS let you keep the system. That’s how much confidence we have in our philosophy after seeing thousands of people change their lives.

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    Get Follow-Along Instructions from the World’s Top Functional Fitness Experts for All Fifty to Seventy-Year-Old Men and Women

Special Report: The Shocking Statistic About Growing Old

From: Cody Sipe, PhD and Dan M. Ritchie, PhD,

You’re about to discover a shocking statistic that will change the way you think about your health and future.

But first, we want you to think ahead twenty years from now and imagine a life where you’ll be able to move carefree and have all the energy in the world to enjoy your favorite activities… all because you’ve stumbled upon the closest thing to the fountain of youth.

Imagine you are climbing the Spanish Steps in Rome…all 135 of them…with your family. You are almost to the top when your grandchildren say “race you to the top” and take off in a burst of giggles. You chase off after them and, in a burst of energy and to their astonishment, not only catch them but pass them. But, of course, as you near the top you slow down and let them win. Everyone laughs and high-fives and together take in the marvelous view of the Piazza di Spagna at the top. You get to mark that one off of the bucket list but more importantly you also get a special moment with your family that you can cherish forever.

Sounds great doesn’t it? What could be better? But what if you weren’t able to race up the stairs with your grandchildren because your body wasn’t fit and healthy enough. Because your joints ached. Because you just didn’t have the energy. Because you were too worried that you would fall and either hurt yourself or embarrass yourself. What if you had to walk so slowly and take so many breaks that the grandkids are no longer having any fun because they are too bored waiting on you? What if you couldn’t even climb the steps at all and had to wait at the bottom while the rest of your family created that special memory…without you?

Let’s face it, the aging process is not kind and it wants to sap our bodies of stamina and vitality so that we aren’t able to enjoy special moments like these. Plus we end up spending so much money taking care of our health needs that we no longer even have the money to travel and visit family like we want to. It gets too expensive and our bodies can’t handle it.

This brings me back to the shocking statistic we wanted to share with you BEFORE it’s too late.

The shocking finding, which appears in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, looked at data from more than 3,000 people covered by Medicare in 2002-2008 to gauge the impact of health care cost on seniors.

Researchers measured how much Medicare-eligible seniors had spent out of pocket on healthcare in their last five years alive, and looked at how those costs weighed on their total household income.

After crunching the numbers, the report found that during that time period, more than 75 percent of Medicare-eligible households spent at least $10,000 out of pocket on health care.

Spending for all participants during those last five years averaged $38,688, and for the remaining 25 percent, the average expense was even greater; they spent a whopping $101,791 out of pocket.

A quarter of participants also spent “more than their total household assets on healthcare,” according to the report.

In 2011, approximately 58% of people didn’t even seek treatment that they needed because it was too expensive, according to a survey done by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonprofit research organization. But why will you end up spending so much money on healthcare costs?…

Every Year You Are Losing Crucial Vitality

Functional ability is your ability to handle every day functions like going up and down stairs and picking up the TV remote off the floor. Things you may find easy now, but have no plans to keep it that way.

Without a strategic exercise plan, each year that you get older your functional ability decreases, making everyday activities like gardening, playing with grandchildren and even picking up a piece of paper off the floor much more difficult than it is now.

And unfortunately, this domino effect has a drastic impact on your energy levels. It’s how your body works. If your functional ability is minimal, your body has to work harder in order to do simple tasks.

This explains why your energy decreases as you age as well. Which brings me to the next question…

Twenty Years From Now, Do You Know for Certain You Will Have Enough Energy to Spend QUALITY Time with Your Family and Friends?

There are memories to be made with family reunions and vacations, as well as playing chasing games with your grandkids. There are people to help through volunteer efforts and charitable organizations you help with. There are loved ones to visit and take care of.

Your spirit says, “Yes”, but unfortunately, without a plan, your body won’t allow it.

Your friends and family will be making memories, but all you will be able to think about are your aches and pains that just seem to not ever go away, no matter what you have tried… including way-too-expensive medications.

You soon realize that your body is holding you back from enjoying life to the fullest. You are mentally there with your friends or family in the moment, but physically, you want to be in bed asleep. You know this isn’t the best way to live.

Of course, you also have the infamous “bucket list”, those amazing experiences that you’ve always dreamed about that are now within your grasp. Ask yourself… how much of my bucket list have I accomplished?

There are places you want to see and even more memories that you would like to make, but if you have to deal with aches and pains and lack energy you won’t be able to pursue them. You don’t want that.

What if there was a solution for people just like you… who aren’t looking for the latest “fat loss” craze or looking to become the greatest athlete on Earth?

What if there was a done-for-you solution that improved your functional ability and energy levels and was tailored to your abilities?

You just want a simple, step-by-step plan that you can incorporate into your life right now to:

Discover renewed energy that recaptures your youthfulness so that you can do the things you’re doing now… even BETTER

Improve your confidence in your physical abilities so you get much more out of life and can say “Yes”, instead of “no thanks”

Dramatically increase your stamina and endurance so you can finally play a full round of golf or work in the yard for hours without your body being stiff and sore later.

Reduce or even eliminate any discomfort so you can actually get on the floor to play with your grandkids (and then easily get up again!)

Have the peace of mind that you will be fit and healthy 10, 20 or even 30 years from now.

Be confident that you will have the physical ability to enjoy all the adventures and wonders you have yet to accomplish.

There is a solution that we’ll share with you. But first, let’s look at why you’re reading this important message.

Why Other Plans Have Failed You (and How Much You’re Really Spending).

The truth behind expensive medication is that it’s simply a quick fix and it doesn’t get to the root of your potential problem. Medication simply “masks” your lack of functionality as well as your aches and pains and you end up depending on it.

In other words, if you stop taking the medication, you’ll continue to lack functionality and will continue to struggle with everyday activities as you age.

As you read in the study above, this becomes very expensive. Spending money on this medication means you don’t have the funds to do what you really want to do in life. But you don’t have a choice because if you don’t spend the money on your medication, your quality of life takes an immediate hit.

Now you’re probably thinking that exercise is a great option to avoid this as well as improve your health and it truly is!

But there is a downside…

The Programs On the Market Today Were Not Made for People Like You.

Everything from infomercials to DVDs were created to make you sweat, but have no impact on what you’re trying to accomplish. You could take a walk on a hot summer day and sweat, but are you improving the quality of your life and will that impact your functional ability ten, fifteen, even twenty years from now?

No, of course not. You’re also not trying to improve your bench press, either right? This is why other programs have failed you. They are focused on simply making you grind out long, grueling sessions that leave you feeling defeated instead of invigorated.

Think about it… when was the last time you were on an exercise program and stuck with it? It’s hard to stick to something that doesn’t do anything for you. The truth is that many programs do produce results but for the wrong people. The programs didn’t have YOU in mind.

Also, think about this… who is always on the cover of these programs and what kind of models are representing the programs?

It’s always a man or woman clearly in their 20’s or 30’s with six-pack abs jumping around or doing some kind of crazy exercise using expensive equipment and gadgets.

You don’t want that and it’s why you were smart enough to not invest in it. You’ve gotten wiser with age and perhaps you would have invested in something like that twenty years ago, but not this time. You’ve been looking for something more in touch with your wants and needs.

This is Exactly What We’re All About… Helping People Just Like YOU Improve Your Quality of Life and Discover Brand New Energy You’ve Had All Along with a Simple Step-by-Step System.

Hi, we are Cody Sipe, PhD and Dan Ritchie, PhD and our expertise is helping people just like you achieve maximum function for the rest of your life. We are experts in functional longevity and we want to share with you the same amazing success we have had with thousands of clients.

Dan Ritchie has a broad background in the fitness industry including training and management in commercial and university/hospital-based fitness, for-profit, not-for-profit and educational facilities. His primary areas of expertise are in personal training for special populations: athletes, pregnancy, blind, stroke recovery, Parkinsons, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, Fibromyalgia, Alzheimers, etc. He has worked with Division I athletes some of whom have been professionally drafted. He has also worked on state funded research on exercise for severe dementia alzheimers type. He regularly presents at national and regional conferences and has been active on committees for the American College of Sports Medicine. He is currently a Top 3 finalist for Personal Fitness Professional Trainer of the Year 2014. He received his PhD in Health and Kinesiology with a minor in Gerontology from Purdue University.

Dan recently was named the PFP magazine, Personal Trainer of the Year 2014 out of over 500 Trainers from 8 countries.

Cody Sipe is a professor, award-winning fitness professional, clinical exercise physiologist, sought-after speaker, author and functional aging exercise expert with 20 years of experience. Cody has a passion for taking the most recent scientific evidence on exercise and aging from the lab and applying it in meaningful and practical ways for mature adults. His innovative, evidence-based exercise philosophies and strategies have helped thousands of fitness professionals and older adults around the world.

Cody has completed numerous certifications including the Clinical Exercise Physiologist and Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist credentials from the American College of Sports Medicine and the FallProof Balance and Mobility Enhancement Specialist certification. He is co-owner of Miracles Fitness, a training facility specializing in mature clients, and co-founder of the Functional Aging Institute.

We don’t train high-level athletes or even help 31-year old Moms train for a triathlon. Our passion is for people just like you who want to feel and look better and get a blueprint in order to have a better QUALITY of life well into their 60’s, 70’s and beyond.

Our unique and innovative training facility in Indiana is dedicated to baby boomers and we have helped thousands of people like you regain their youthful vitality and physical function.

We have invested thousands of dollars and spent countless hours into discovering what unlocks youthfulness and vitality at any age. What combats the aging process and maximizes your ability to continue doing what you love. What brings you a sense of purpose and a desire to do more. What helps you feel better when you wake up and when you fall asleep.

Through years of academic preparation, research, real-life application and teaching we have truly discovered what works for people just like you. We truly believe there is a fountain of youth in all of us and we are passionate about helping people discover it.

These are just a few of our inspiring stories from people we helped discover their fountain of youth:

Jo Ann Bloodgood has faced her share of physical challenges—by pass surgery, two knee replacements, spinal fusions and Parkinson’s Disease. She knows that she must exercise routinely and she has faithfully done so for over five years at Miracles Fitness one of our facilities.

She had a long-suppressed desire to visit the Galapagos Islands, but when the opportunity arose she had valid doubts. Could she do it at age 80? The trip literature warned that it was a strenuous trip. Participants must be able to climb in and out of small Zodiac boats and must be able to walk over a mile if they wanted to see and enjoy the unique and fearless creatures that inhabit the islands.

Dr. Dan encouraged her to start slowly and gradually build up her strength and endurance, working on balance and stair climbing among other things.

Success! Jo Ann was able to do everything she wished to do on the trip. As proof, she shows off her dashing picture with her husband and of a Blue-footed Booby which was so close, she could have touched it while it was oblivious of the picture taker.

I retired in July of 2011. I am loving retirement , but I also knew that I needed to keep busy. Now it is time to do some things I wanted to, but never took the time.

Probably 75% of people make a resolution to get in shape by eating healthy and exercising more, in January 2012, I decided to do the same.

I joined Miracles Fitness and to my surprise I really loved it. I have dieted and exercised on and off my whole life (more off than on in the last 20 years).

The trainers are absolutely awesome! I look forward to going and working out. These are words that I never thought would come out of my mouth! The workouts have encouraged me to watch my food intake as well.

One of the things I was really determined to do was, as that “65” came closer and closer, to not be on a bunch of pills. It seems like you start on one medication and more just keep getting added. My blood pressure was borderline 148/78. I have been a member for just three short months and it is down to 120/80.

I would be the last person in the world to say I can’t miss my workout and now I am thrilled to say it and totally mean every word.

Now I arrange my schedule, for the most part, around my workout times. I have earned it and I want to be able to continue to be healthy.

As mothers and grandomothers, we have a right to be selfish and take this time for ourselves… everyone benefits! Miracles is a good name for the fitness center because I truly think it is a Miracle that is has become such a big part of my life!

And they aren’t the only ones:

“Adventure travel is our passion. As seniors, personal training at Miracles Fitness has made possible what heretofore only younger bodies dared to try. In fact, we had to get special permission to hike on this glacier here in Los Glaciares National Park in Patagonia since the “rules” don’t allow anyone over 65 out on the ice. In spite of the steep pitches and dangerous footing, our personal training made the glacier hike, while challenging, very doable– as well as a lifetime memory. We think personal training has added at least a decade to our adventure travel careers.”

While crossing Alaska my brother and I would constantly be impressed by the image of Denali, the highest peak in North America, which seemed to challenge us each time we were in its vicinity. Eventually, my brother decided he needed to face that challenge. He had plenty of others – dealing with cancer as a young man and then the after effects of radiation which weakened his heart. He decided to put a climb together composed of cancer survivors. I decided I should go along to push myself physically and mentally and support what I felt was a very worthwhile cause. The climb was quite the adventure and my brother and I shared the exhilaration of standing together on the summit of one of the worlds most impressive mountains. I survived but realized I had been fortunate. I considered some other peaks, but really had been satisfied with my Denali effort and was not looking for another alpine adventure.

My daughter however, thought otherwise. A group of acquaintances of hers had decided to climb Mt Kilimanjaro. Again I felt an obligation to accompany a family member and keep them out of trouble while I shared the experience and supported a worthy cause. This time however, I felt I needed a bit more guidance in preparation for climbing another 20,000 foot peak in equatorial Africa. This is where Miracles Fitness and their staff came to my aid.

I still felt I had the ability and the reserves to attempt this climb, but the last thing I wanted was to be unprepared. I was able to work with several of their training staff, all of whom were knowledgeable and thorough. I tried to work out three times a week at Miracles and then additional days on my own. But I found I would not push myself enough on my own and required the ‘encouragement’ of my trainers to make the progress I needed. Mary Ehresman,in particular, seemed to take a special interest in my effort. Ultimately, I was able to keep up with the kids who made up the climbing party and shared another summit experience with my daughter on the top of Africa.

Finally, we have the opportunity to bring the blueprint we use with our own clients directly to you.

Welcome to your Instant Life Upgrade… a system especially designed with YOU in mind because it’s what we do.

Included in your Never Grow Old Fitness Program:

Inside this book we lay out the entire program including simple strategies you can implement immediately into your lifestyle to feel and look better. You’ll discover you don’t have to live in a gym or even go to one to see results.

You’ll discover the “7 Keys to Functional Training” and how you can use these 7 specific steps to live a healthier, more fulfilling life.

You’ll also get plenty of pictures and descriptions of exercises, workout plans and more, but that’s just scratching the surface…

Follow-Along Exercise Videos Including:

Level 1 Beginners These workouts are designed for anyone new to exercise or returning to exercise.

These foundational workouts are a great starting point for anyone at any level, whether you have not exercised for 20 years or are an avid exerciser there are movements in here for everyone.

Level 2 Advanced Beginners Okay, now it is time to pick up the intensity and complexity a bit. These exercise routines will begin to challenge your balance and center of gravity more, as well as take the level of intensity to a more moderate pace.

Level 3 Intermediate These are the workouts that really will begin to separate your functional ability from that of your peers. With workouts that are challenging and intense, you will use muscles and movements you may not have used in years, and breathe new life into your physical functional ability.

Level 4 Advanced These workouts are not for the faint of heart. Please be sure you have mastered the intermediate level before attempting. These are the workouts that will train you to be prepared for any adventure you may want to tackle in life!

The Science Behind the Never Grow Old Fitness Program Videos During this presentation Cody will quickly explain to you how this program works and the scientific evidence supporting it. This is not just some random program. It has been strategically created to achieve maximum benefit in the shortest amount of time. This presentation will help you better understand why you are doing what you are doing in the exercise program. Plus, you will learn the essential “7 Keys to Functional Training” that are the foundation of the program.

How to Get the Most Out of this Program Video In this quick video you will learn the basic terminology, movements and equipment choices along with great tips and strategies that will fully prepare you for your first workout. Plus, we will help you figure out which level to start with and how to progress properly.

Dynamic Warm-up Videos Inside these follow-along videos, Cody will walk you step-by-step through a proper warmup before an uplifting workout or even as an invigorating way to start your day.

Functional Flexibility Videos Tight muscles? Stiff joints? Let Cody teach you a simple and proven formula on how to eliminate these problems within just a few weeks or less!

Forget about expensive gadgets and equipment. You’ll be able to do these powerful workouts virtually anywhere using very little equipment. In fact, all you will need is resistance tubing or dumbbells.

You won’t be alone, either. Dan and Cody will be there every rep of the way, with workouts specifically designed to make you feel younger, give you vibrant energy and finally help you do the things you’ve always wanted to do BETTER… even if it’s just wanting to spend more QUALITY time with your family and friends.

The best part?…

These specially-designed workouts can be tailored right to your abilities and only last about 20 minutes.

That’s part of the secret of our system. Studies have proven to us that shorter focused workouts actually COMBAT the aging process.

Finally, You Can Live Your Life on YOUR Terms

Imagine telling your grandkids “Yes” instead of “I’m not feeling up to it”. Imagine twenty years from now doing the things you love to do now only doing them even BETTER… all because you took action on a proven system that reverses the aging process.

Instead of investing thousands of dollars in medications that will only “mask” your obstacles, why not use this PROVEN step-by-step system that will last a lifetime so that you NEVER grow “old”?

After all, Dan and Cody have already invested thousands of dollars worth of time and education to figure out what works for people just like you. And from the success stories above, you’ve already seen how powerful this system is.

Within minutes, you can have instant access to unlocking your inner fountain of youth and live a vibrant, healthy life full of energy and passion.

How Much Money Are You Willing to Waste to Improve Your Quality of Life?

Save thousands of dollars and the headaches of trying new programs from infomercials that weren’t designed with you in mind. (Just look at the covers and models).

We’re also not kidding about saving thousands, either. Imagine the medical bills you could avoid as you become a healthier version of yourself.

You won’t have to travel all the way to Indiana to train with us either. You’ll get instant access to us as your coaches and mentors as you go through the simple step-by-step system…

… all for less than ONE session with us at our facility.

Let’s work together, every step of the way to living the vibrant life you deserve for just a one-time investment of $20.00.

Within weeks, you’ll see a difference in everyday activities as you bullet-proof yourself for the future. You’ll quickly discover an energy you haven’t experienced before. We see it every day in our facility. Now you can, too.

We guarantee you’ll discover your inner fountain of youth, have more energy, become stronger and DRASTICALLY improve your quality of life.

If you don’t see a difference AND more importantly, FEEL a difference with our system, we will gladly let you keep the entire system and we’ll refund every penny of your investment.

You read that right. If you’re not thrilled with our system, then we don’t want your money. Give it a test drive for a full 60 days and if it’s not exactly what we said it would be, we will give you your money back… PERIOD.

It’s time to get working on that bucket list, Cody Sipe Dan Ritchie

P.S. This done-for-you step-by-step system is what you’ve been looking for to finally enjoy life again. You didn’t stumble on this page by chance. If you truly want to get more out of life, then invest in yourself and take action immediately with this proven system.

P.P.S. Remember – if you’re not 100% satisfied within a full 60 days with this system and you don’t discover your inner fountain of youth, then we’ll gladly refund your entire investment PLUS let you keep the system. That’s how much confidence we have in our philosophy after seeing thousands of people change their lives.

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    Get Follow-Along Instructions from the World’s Top Functional Fitness Experts for All Fifty to Seventy-Year-Old Men and Women

Special Report: The Shocking Statistic About Growing Old

From: Cody Sipe, PhD and Dan M. Ritchie, PhD,

You’re about to discover a shocking statistic that will change the way you think about your health and future.

But first, we want you to think ahead twenty years from now and imagine a life where you’ll be able to move carefree and have all the energy in the world to enjoy your favorite activities… all because you’ve stumbled upon the closest thing to the fountain of youth.

Imagine you are climbing the Spanish Steps in Rome…all 135 of them…with your family. You are almost to the top when your grandchildren say “race you to the top” and take off in a burst of giggles. You chase off after them and, in a burst of energy and to their astonishment, not only catch them but pass them. But, of course, as you near the top you slow down and let them win. Everyone laughs and high-fives and together take in the marvelous view of the Piazza di Spagna at the top. You get to mark that one off of the bucket list but more importantly you also get a special moment with your family that you can cherish forever.

Sounds great doesn’t it? What could be better? But what if you weren’t able to race up the stairs with your grandchildren because your body wasn’t fit and healthy enough. Because your joints ached. Because you just didn’t have the energy. Because you were too worried that you would fall and either hurt yourself or embarrass yourself. What if you had to walk so slowly and take so many breaks that the grandkids are no longer having any fun because they are too bored waiting on you? What if you couldn’t even climb the steps at all and had to wait at the bottom while the rest of your family created that special memory…without you?

Let’s face it, the aging process is not kind and it wants to sap our bodies of stamina and vitality so that we aren’t able to enjoy special moments like these. Plus we end up spending so much money taking care of our health needs that we no longer even have the money to travel and visit family like we want to. It gets too expensive and our bodies can’t handle it.

This brings me back to the shocking statistic we wanted to share with you BEFORE it’s too late.

The shocking finding, which appears in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, looked at data from more than 3,000 people covered by Medicare in 2002-2008 to gauge the impact of health care cost on seniors.

Researchers measured how much Medicare-eligible seniors had spent out of pocket on healthcare in their last five years alive, and looked at how those costs weighed on their total household income.

After crunching the numbers, the report found that during that time period, more than 75 percent of Medicare-eligible households spent at least $10,000 out of pocket on health care.

Spending for all participants during those last five years averaged $38,688, and for the remaining 25 percent, the average expense was even greater; they spent a whopping $101,791 out of pocket.

A quarter of participants also spent “more than their total household assets on healthcare,” according to the report.

In 2011, approximately 58% of people didn’t even seek treatment that they needed because it was too expensive, according to a survey done by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonprofit research organization. But why will you end up spending so much money on healthcare costs?…

Every Year You Are Losing Crucial Vitality

Functional ability is your ability to handle every day functions like going up and down stairs and picking up the TV remote off the floor. Things you may find easy now, but have no plans to keep it that way.

Without a strategic exercise plan, each year that you get older your functional ability decreases, making everyday activities like gardening, playing with grandchildren and even picking up a piece of paper off the floor much more difficult than it is now.

And unfortunately, this domino effect has a drastic impact on your energy levels. It’s how your body works. If your functional ability is minimal, your body has to work harder in order to do simple tasks.

This explains why your energy decreases as you age as well. Which brings me to the next question…

Twenty Years From Now, Do You Know for Certain You Will Have Enough Energy to Spend QUALITY Time with Your Family and Friends?

There are memories to be made with family reunions and vacations, as well as playing chasing games with your grandkids. There are people to help through volunteer efforts and charitable organizations you help with. There are loved ones to visit and take care of.

Your spirit says, “Yes”, but unfortunately, without a plan, your body won’t allow it.

Your friends and family will be making memories, but all you will be able to think about are your aches and pains that just seem to not ever go away, no matter what you have tried… including way-too-expensive medications.

You soon realize that your body is holding you back from enjoying life to the fullest. You are mentally there with your friends or family in the moment, but physically, you want to be in bed asleep. You know this isn’t the best way to live.

Of course, you also have the infamous “bucket list”, those amazing experiences that you’ve always dreamed about that are now within your grasp. Ask yourself… how much of my bucket list have I accomplished?

There are places you want to see and even more memories that you would like to make, but if you have to deal with aches and pains and lack energy you won’t be able to pursue them. You don’t want that.

What if there was a solution for people just like you… who aren’t looking for the latest “fat loss” craze or looking to become the greatest athlete on Earth?

What if there was a done-for-you solution that improved your functional ability and energy levels and was tailored to your abilities?

You just want a simple, step-by-step plan that you can incorporate into your life right now to:

Discover renewed energy that recaptures your youthfulness so that you can do the things you’re doing now… even BETTER

Improve your confidence in your physical abilities so you get much more out of life and can say “Yes”, instead of “no thanks”

Dramatically increase your stamina and endurance so you can finally play a full round of golf or work in the yard for hours without your body being stiff and sore later.

Reduce or even eliminate any discomfort so you can actually get on the floor to play with your grandkids (and then easily get up again!)

Have the peace of mind that you will be fit and healthy 10, 20 or even 30 years from now.

Be confident that you will have the physical ability to enjoy all the adventures and wonders you have yet to accomplish.

There is a solution that we’ll share with you. But first, let’s look at why you’re reading this important message.

Why Other Plans Have Failed You (and How Much You’re Really Spending).

The truth behind expensive medication is that it’s simply a quick fix and it doesn’t get to the root of your potential problem. Medication simply “masks” your lack of functionality as well as your aches and pains and you end up depending on it.

In other words, if you stop taking the medication, you’ll continue to lack functionality and will continue to struggle with everyday activities as you age.

As you read in the study above, this becomes very expensive. Spending money on this medication means you don’t have the funds to do what you really want to do in life. But you don’t have a choice because if you don’t spend the money on your medication, your quality of life takes an immediate hit.

Now you’re probably thinking that exercise is a great option to avoid this as well as improve your health and it truly is!

But there is a downside…

The Programs On the Market Today Were Not Made for People Like You.

Everything from infomercials to DVDs were created to make you sweat, but have no impact on what you’re trying to accomplish. You could take a walk on a hot summer day and sweat, but are you improving the quality of your life and will that impact your functional ability ten, fifteen, even twenty years from now?

No, of course not. You’re also not trying to improve your bench press, either right? This is why other programs have failed you. They are focused on simply making you grind out long, grueling sessions that leave you feeling defeated instead of invigorated.

Think about it… when was the last time you were on an exercise program and stuck with it? It’s hard to stick to something that doesn’t do anything for you. The truth is that many programs do produce results but for the wrong people. The programs didn’t have YOU in mind.

Also, think about this… who is always on the cover of these programs and what kind of models are representing the programs?

It’s always a man or woman clearly in their 20’s or 30’s with six-pack abs jumping around or doing some kind of crazy exercise using expensive equipment and gadgets.

You don’t want that and it’s why you were smart enough to not invest in it. You’ve gotten wiser with age and perhaps you would have invested in something like that twenty years ago, but not this time. You’ve been looking for something more in touch with your wants and needs.

This is Exactly What We’re All About… Helping People Just Like YOU Improve Your Quality of Life and Discover Brand New Energy You’ve Had All Along with a Simple Step-by-Step System.

Hi, we are Cody Sipe, PhD and Dan Ritchie, PhD and our expertise is helping people just like you achieve maximum function for the rest of your life. We are experts in functional longevity and we want to share with you the same amazing success we have had with thousands of clients.

Dan Ritchie has a broad background in the fitness industry including training and management in commercial and university/hospital-based fitness, for-profit, not-for-profit and educational facilities. His primary areas of expertise are in personal training for special populations: athletes, pregnancy, blind, stroke recovery, Parkinsons, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, Fibromyalgia, Alzheimers, etc. He has worked with Division I athletes some of whom have been professionally drafted. He has also worked on state funded research on exercise for severe dementia alzheimers type. He regularly presents at national and regional conferences and has been active on committees for the American College of Sports Medicine. He is currently a Top 3 finalist for Personal Fitness Professional Trainer of the Year 2014. He received his PhD in Health and Kinesiology with a minor in Gerontology from Purdue University.

Dan recently was named the PFP magazine, Personal Trainer of the Year 2014 out of over 500 Trainers from 8 countries.

Cody Sipe is a professor, award-winning fitness professional, clinical exercise physiologist, sought-after speaker, author and functional aging exercise expert with 20 years of experience. Cody has a passion for taking the most recent scientific evidence on exercise and aging from the lab and applying it in meaningful and practical ways for mature adults. His innovative, evidence-based exercise philosophies and strategies have helped thousands of fitness professionals and older adults around the world.

Cody has completed numerous certifications including the Clinical Exercise Physiologist and Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist credentials from the American College of Sports Medicine and the FallProof Balance and Mobility Enhancement Specialist certification. He is co-owner of Miracles Fitness, a training facility specializing in mature clients, and co-founder of the Functional Aging Institute.

We don’t train high-level athletes or even help 31-year old Moms train for a triathlon. Our passion is for people just like you who want to feel and look better and get a blueprint in order to have a better QUALITY of life well into their 60’s, 70’s and beyond.

Our unique and innovative training facility in Indiana is dedicated to baby boomers and we have helped thousands of people like you regain their youthful vitality and physical function.

We have invested thousands of dollars and spent countless hours into discovering what unlocks youthfulness and vitality at any age. What combats the aging process and maximizes your ability to continue doing what you love. What brings you a sense of purpose and a desire to do more. What helps you feel better when you wake up and when you fall asleep.

Through years of academic preparation, research, real-life application and teaching we have truly discovered what works for people just like you. We truly believe there is a fountain of youth in all of us and we are passionate about helping people discover it.

These are just a few of our inspiring stories from people we helped discover their fountain of youth:

Jo Ann Bloodgood has faced her share of physical challenges—by pass surgery, two knee replacements, spinal fusions and Parkinson’s Disease. She knows that she must exercise routinely and she has faithfully done so for over five years at Miracles Fitness one of our facilities.

She had a long-suppressed desire to visit the Galapagos Islands, but when the opportunity arose she had valid doubts. Could she do it at age 80? The trip literature warned that it was a strenuous trip. Participants must be able to climb in and out of small Zodiac boats and must be able to walk over a mile if they wanted to see and enjoy the unique and fearless creatures that inhabit the islands.

Dr. Dan encouraged her to start slowly and gradually build up her strength and endurance, working on balance and stair climbing among other things.

Success! Jo Ann was able to do everything she wished to do on the trip. As proof, she shows off her dashing picture with her husband and of a Blue-footed Booby which was so close, she could have touched it while it was oblivious of the picture taker.

I retired in July of 2011. I am loving retirement , but I also knew that I needed to keep busy. Now it is time to do some things I wanted to, but never took the time.

Probably 75% of people make a resolution to get in shape by eating healthy and exercising more, in January 2012, I decided to do the same.

I joined Miracles Fitness and to my surprise I really loved it. I have dieted and exercised on and off my whole life (more off than on in the last 20 years).

The trainers are absolutely awesome! I look forward to going and working out. These are words that I never thought would come out of my mouth! The workouts have encouraged me to watch my food intake as well.

One of the things I was really determined to do was, as that “65” came closer and closer, to not be on a bunch of pills. It seems like you start on one medication and more just keep getting added. My blood pressure was borderline 148/78. I have been a member for just three short months and it is down to 120/80.

I would be the last person in the world to say I can’t miss my workout and now I am thrilled to say it and totally mean every word.

Now I arrange my schedule, for the most part, around my workout times. I have earned it and I want to be able to continue to be healthy.

As mothers and grandomothers, we have a right to be selfish and take this time for ourselves… everyone benefits! Miracles is a good name for the fitness center because I truly think it is a Miracle that is has become such a big part of my life!

And they aren’t the only ones:

“Adventure travel is our passion. As seniors, personal training at Miracles Fitness has made possible what heretofore only younger bodies dared to try. In fact, we had to get special permission to hike on this glacier here in Los Glaciares National Park in Patagonia since the “rules” don’t allow anyone over 65 out on the ice. In spite of the steep pitches and dangerous footing, our personal training made the glacier hike, while challenging, very doable– as well as a lifetime memory. We think personal training has added at least a decade to our adventure travel careers.”

While crossing Alaska my brother and I would constantly be impressed by the image of Denali, the highest peak in North America, which seemed to challenge us each time we were in its vicinity. Eventually, my brother decided he needed to face that challenge. He had plenty of others – dealing with cancer as a young man and then the after effects of radiation which weakened his heart. He decided to put a climb together composed of cancer survivors. I decided I should go along to push myself physically and mentally and support what I felt was a very worthwhile cause. The climb was quite the adventure and my brother and I shared the exhilaration of standing together on the summit of one of the worlds most impressive mountains. I survived but realized I had been fortunate. I considered some other peaks, but really had been satisfied with my Denali effort and was not looking for another alpine adventure.

My daughter however, thought otherwise. A group of acquaintances of hers had decided to climb Mt Kilimanjaro. Again I felt an obligation to accompany a family member and keep them out of trouble while I shared the experience and supported a worthy cause. This time however, I felt I needed a bit more guidance in preparation for climbing another 20,000 foot peak in equatorial Africa. This is where Miracles Fitness and their staff came to my aid.

I still felt I had the ability and the reserves to attempt this climb, but the last thing I wanted was to be unprepared. I was able to work with several of their training staff, all of whom were knowledgeable and thorough. I tried to work out three times a week at Miracles and then additional days on my own. But I found I would not push myself enough on my own and required the ‘encouragement’ of my trainers to make the progress I needed. Mary Ehresman,in particular, seemed to take a special interest in my effort. Ultimately, I was able to keep up with the kids who made up the climbing party and shared another summit experience with my daughter on the top of Africa.

Finally, we have the opportunity to bring the blueprint we use with our own clients directly to you.

Welcome to your Instant Life Upgrade… a system especially designed with YOU in mind because it’s what we do.

Included in your Never Grow Old Fitness Program:

Inside this book we lay out the entire program including simple strategies you can implement immediately into your lifestyle to feel and look better. You’ll discover you don’t have to live in a gym or even go to one to see results.

You’ll discover the “7 Keys to Functional Training” and how you can use these 7 specific steps to live a healthier, more fulfilling life.

You’ll also get plenty of pictures and descriptions of exercises, workout plans and more, but that’s just scratching the surface…

Follow-Along Exercise Videos Including:

Level 1 Beginners These workouts are designed for anyone new to exercise or returning to exercise.

These foundational workouts are a great starting point for anyone at any level, whether you have not exercised for 20 years or are an avid exerciser there are movements in here for everyone.

Level 2 Advanced Beginners Okay, now it is time to pick up the intensity and complexity a bit. These exercise routines will begin to challenge your balance and center of gravity more, as well as take the level of intensity to a more moderate pace.

Level 3 Intermediate These are the workouts that really will begin to separate your functional ability from that of your peers. With workouts that are challenging and intense, you will use muscles and movements you may not have used in years, and breathe new life into your physical functional ability.

Level 4 Advanced These workouts are not for the faint of heart. Please be sure you have mastered the intermediate level before attempting. These are the workouts that will train you to be prepared for any adventure you may want to tackle in life!

The Science Behind the Never Grow Old Fitness Program Videos During this presentation Cody will quickly explain to you how this program works and the scientific evidence supporting it. This is not just some random program. It has been strategically created to achieve maximum benefit in the shortest amount of time. This presentation will help you better understand why you are doing what you are doing in the exercise program. Plus, you will learn the essential “7 Keys to Functional Training” that are the foundation of the program.

How to Get the Most Out of this Program Video In this quick video you will learn the basic terminology, movements and equipment choices along with great tips and strategies that will fully prepare you for your first workout. Plus, we will help you figure out which level to start with and how to progress properly.

Dynamic Warm-up Videos Inside these follow-along videos, Cody will walk you step-by-step through a proper warmup before an uplifting workout or even as an invigorating way to start your day.

Functional Flexibility Videos Tight muscles? Stiff joints? Let Cody teach you a simple and proven formula on how to eliminate these problems within just a few weeks or less!

Forget about expensive gadgets and equipment. You’ll be able to do these powerful workouts virtually anywhere using very little equipment. In fact, all you will need is resistance tubing or dumbbells.

You won’t be alone, either. Dan and Cody will be there every rep of the way, with workouts specifically designed to make you feel younger, give you vibrant energy and finally help you do the things you’ve always wanted to do BETTER… even if it’s just wanting to spend more QUALITY time with your family and friends.

The best part?…

These specially-designed workouts can be tailored right to your abilities and only last about 20 minutes.

That’s part of the secret of our system. Studies have proven to us that shorter focused workouts actually COMBAT the aging process.

Finally, You Can Live Your Life on YOUR Terms

Imagine telling your grandkids “Yes” instead of “I’m not feeling up to it”. Imagine twenty years from now doing the things you love to do now only doing them even BETTER… all because you took action on a proven system that reverses the aging process.

Instead of investing thousands of dollars in medications that will only “mask” your obstacles, why not use this PROVEN step-by-step system that will last a lifetime so that you NEVER grow “old”?

After all, Dan and Cody have already invested thousands of dollars worth of time and education to figure out what works for people just like you. And from the success stories above, you’ve already seen how powerful this system is.

Within minutes, you can have instant access to unlocking your inner fountain of youth and live a vibrant, healthy life full of energy and passion.

How Much Money Are You Willing to Waste to Improve Your Quality of Life?

Save thousands of dollars and the headaches of trying new programs from infomercials that weren’t designed with you in mind. (Just look at the covers and models).

We’re also not kidding about saving thousands, either. Imagine the medical bills you could avoid as you become a healthier version of yourself.

You won’t have to travel all the way to Indiana to train with us either. You’ll get instant access to us as your coaches and mentors as you go through the simple step-by-step system…

… all for less than ONE session with us at our facility.

Let’s work together, every step of the way to living the vibrant life you deserve for just a one-time investment of $20.00.

Within weeks, you’ll see a difference in everyday activities as you bullet-proof yourself for the future. You’ll quickly discover an energy you haven’t experienced before. We see it every day in our facility. Now you can, too.

We guarantee you’ll discover your inner fountain of youth, have more energy, become stronger and DRASTICALLY improve your quality of life.

If you don’t see a difference AND more importantly, FEEL a difference with our system, we will gladly let you keep the entire system and we’ll refund every penny of your investment.

You read that right. If you’re not thrilled with our system, then we don’t want your money. Give it a test drive for a full 60 days and if it’s not exactly what we said it would be, we will give you your money back… PERIOD.

It’s time to get working on that bucket list, Cody Sipe Dan Ritchie

P.S. This done-for-you step-by-step system is what you’ve been looking for to finally enjoy life again. You didn’t stumble on this page by chance. If you truly want to get more out of life, then invest in yourself and take action immediately with this proven system.

P.P.S. Remember – if you’re not 100% satisfied within a full 60 days with this system and you don’t discover your inner fountain of youth, then we’ll gladly refund your entire investment PLUS let you keep the system. That’s how much confidence we have in our philosophy after seeing thousands of people change their lives.

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Special Report: The Shocking Statistic About Growing Old

From: Cody Sipe, PhD and Dan M. Ritchie, PhD,

You’re about to discover a shocking statistic that will change the way you think about your health and future.

But first, we want you to think ahead twenty years from now and imagine a life where you’ll be able to move carefree and have all the energy in the world to enjoy your favorite activities… all because you’ve stumbled upon the closest thing to the fountain of youth.

Imagine you are climbing the Spanish Steps in Rome…all 135 of them…with your family. You are almost to the top when your grandchildren say “race you to the top” and take off in a burst of giggles. You chase off after them and, in a burst of energy and to their astonishment, not only catch them but pass them. But, of course, as you near the top you slow down and let them win. Everyone laughs and high-fives and together take in the marvelous view of the Piazza di Spagna at the top. You get to mark that one off of the bucket list but more importantly you also get a special moment with your family that you can cherish forever.

Sounds great doesn’t it? What could be better? But what if you weren’t able to race up the stairs with your grandchildren because your body wasn’t fit and healthy enough. Because your joints ached. Because you just didn’t have the energy. Because you were too worried that you would fall and either hurt yourself or embarrass yourself. What if you had to walk so slowly and take so many breaks that the grandkids are no longer having any fun because they are too bored waiting on you? What if you couldn’t even climb the steps at all and had to wait at the bottom while the rest of your family created that special memory…without you?

Let’s face it, the aging process is not kind and it wants to sap our bodies of stamina and vitality so that we aren’t able to enjoy special moments like these. Plus we end up spending so much money taking care of our health needs that we no longer even have the money to travel and visit family like we want to. It gets too expensive and our bodies can’t handle it.

This brings me back to the shocking statistic we wanted to share with you BEFORE it’s too late.

The shocking finding, which appears in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, looked at data from more than 3,000 people covered by Medicare in 2002-2008 to gauge the impact of health care cost on seniors.

Researchers measured how much Medicare-eligible seniors had spent out of pocket on healthcare in their last five years alive, and looked at how those costs weighed on their total household income.

After crunching the numbers, the report found that during that time period, more than 75 percent of Medicare-eligible households spent at least $10,000 out of pocket on health care.

Spending for all participants during those last five years averaged $38,688, and for the remaining 25 percent, the average expense was even greater; they spent a whopping $101,791 out of pocket.

A quarter of participants also spent “more than their total household assets on healthcare,” according to the report.

In 2011, approximately 58% of people didn’t even seek treatment that they needed because it was too expensive, according to a survey done by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonprofit research organization. But why will you end up spending so much money on healthcare costs?…

Every Year You Are Losing Crucial Vitality

Functional ability is your ability to handle every day functions like going up and down stairs and picking up the TV remote off the floor. Things you may find easy now, but have no plans to keep it that way.

Without a strategic exercise plan, each year that you get older your functional ability decreases, making everyday activities like gardening, playing with grandchildren and even picking up a piece of paper off the floor much more difficult than it is now.

And unfortunately, this domino effect has a drastic impact on your energy levels. It’s how your body works. If your functional ability is minimal, your body has to work harder in order to do simple tasks.

This explains why your energy decreases as you age as well. Which brings me to the next question…

Twenty Years From Now, Do You Know for Certain You Will Have Enough Energy to Spend QUALITY Time with Your Family and Friends?

There are memories to be made with family reunions and vacations, as well as playing chasing games with your grandkids. There are people to help through volunteer efforts and charitable organizations you help with. There are loved ones to visit and take care of.

Your spirit says, “Yes”, but unfortunately, without a plan, your body won’t allow it.

Your friends and family will be making memories, but all you will be able to think about are your aches and pains that just seem to not ever go away, no matter what you have tried… including way-too-expensive medications.

You soon realize that your body is holding you back from enjoying life to the fullest. You are mentally there with your friends or family in the moment, but physically, you want to be in bed asleep. You know this isn’t the best way to live.

Of course, you also have the infamous “bucket list”, those amazing experiences that you’ve always dreamed about that are now within your grasp. Ask yourself… how much of my bucket list have I accomplished?

There are places you want to see and even more memories that you would like to make, but if you have to deal with aches and pains and lack energy you won’t be able to pursue them. You don’t want that.

What if there was a solution for people just like you… who aren’t looking for the latest “fat loss” craze or looking to become the greatest athlete on Earth?

What if there was a done-for-you solution that improved your functional ability and energy levels and was tailored to your abilities?

You just want a simple, step-by-step plan that you can incorporate into your life right now to:

Discover renewed energy that recaptures your youthfulness so that you can do the things you’re doing now… even BETTER

Improve your confidence in your physical abilities so you get much more out of life and can say “Yes”, instead of “no thanks”

Dramatically increase your stamina and endurance so you can finally play a full round of golf or work in the yard for hours without your body being stiff and sore later.

Reduce or even eliminate any discomfort so you can actually get on the floor to play with your grandkids (and then easily get up again!)

Have the peace of mind that you will be fit and healthy 10, 20 or even 30 years from now.

Be confident that you will have the physical ability to enjoy all the adventures and wonders you have yet to accomplish.

There is a solution that we’ll share with you. But first, let’s look at why you’re reading this important message.

Why Other Plans Have Failed You (and How Much You’re Really Spending).

The truth behind expensive medication is that it’s simply a quick fix and it doesn’t get to the root of your potential problem. Medication simply “masks” your lack of functionality as well as your aches and pains and you end up depending on it.

In other words, if you stop taking the medication, you’ll continue to lack functionality and will continue to struggle with everyday activities as you age.

As you read in the study above, this becomes very expensive. Spending money on this medication means you don’t have the funds to do what you really want to do in life. But you don’t have a choice because if you don’t spend the money on your medication, your quality of life takes an immediate hit.

Now you’re probably thinking that exercise is a great option to avoid this as well as improve your health and it truly is!

But there is a downside…

The Programs On the Market Today Were Not Made for People Like You.

Everything from infomercials to DVDs were created to make you sweat, but have no impact on what you’re trying to accomplish. You could take a walk on a hot summer day and sweat, but are you improving the quality of your life and will that impact your functional ability ten, fifteen, even twenty years from now?

No, of course not. You’re also not trying to improve your bench press, either right? This is why other programs have failed you. They are focused on simply making you grind out long, grueling sessions that leave you feeling defeated instead of invigorated.

Think about it… when was the last time you were on an exercise program and stuck with it? It’s hard to stick to something that doesn’t do anything for you. The truth is that many programs do produce results but for the wrong people. The programs didn’t have YOU in mind.

Also, think about this… who is always on the cover of these programs and what kind of models are representing the programs?

It’s always a man or woman clearly in their 20’s or 30’s with six-pack abs jumping around or doing some kind of crazy exercise using expensive equipment and gadgets.

You don’t want that and it’s why you were smart enough to not invest in it. You’ve gotten wiser with age and perhaps you would have invested in something like that twenty years ago, but not this time. You’ve been looking for something more in touch with your wants and needs.

This is Exactly What We’re All About… Helping People Just Like YOU Improve Your Quality of Life and Discover Brand New Energy You’ve Had All Along with a Simple Step-by-Step System.

Hi, we are Cody Sipe, PhD and Dan Ritchie, PhD and our expertise is helping people just like you achieve maximum function for the rest of your life. We are experts in functional longevity and we want to share with you the same amazing success we have had with thousands of clients.

Dan Ritchie has a broad background in the fitness industry including training and management in commercial and university/hospital-based fitness, for-profit, not-for-profit and educational facilities. His primary areas of expertise are in personal training for special populations: athletes, pregnancy, blind, stroke recovery, Parkinsons, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, Fibromyalgia, Alzheimers, etc. He has worked with Division I athletes some of whom have been professionally drafted. He has also worked on state funded research on exercise for severe dementia alzheimers type. He regularly presents at national and regional conferences and has been active on committees for the American College of Sports Medicine. He is currently a Top 3 finalist for Personal Fitness Professional Trainer of the Year 2014. He received his PhD in Health and Kinesiology with a minor in Gerontology from Purdue University.

Dan recently was named the PFP magazine, Personal Trainer of the Year 2014 out of over 500 Trainers from 8 countries.

Cody Sipe is a professor, award-winning fitness professional, clinical exercise physiologist, sought-after speaker, author and functional aging exercise expert with 20 years of experience. Cody has a passion for taking the most recent scientific evidence on exercise and aging from the lab and applying it in meaningful and practical ways for mature adults. His innovative, evidence-based exercise philosophies and strategies have helped thousands of fitness professionals and older adults around the world.

Cody has completed numerous certifications including the Clinical Exercise Physiologist and Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist credentials from the American College of Sports Medicine and the FallProof Balance and Mobility Enhancement Specialist certification. He is co-owner of Miracles Fitness, a training facility specializing in mature clients, and co-founder of the Functional Aging Institute.

We don’t train high-level athletes or even help 31-year old Moms train for a triathlon. Our passion is for people just like you who want to feel and look better and get a blueprint in order to have a better QUALITY of life well into their 60’s, 70’s and beyond.

Our unique and innovative training facility in Indiana is dedicated to baby boomers and we have helped thousands of people like you regain their youthful vitality and physical function.

We have invested thousands of dollars and spent countless hours into discovering what unlocks youthfulness and vitality at any age. What combats the aging process and maximizes your ability to continue doing what you love. What brings you a sense of purpose and a desire to do more. What helps you feel better when you wake up and when you fall asleep.

Through years of academic preparation, research, real-life application and teaching we have truly discovered what works for people just like you. We truly believe there is a fountain of youth in all of us and we are passionate about helping people discover it.

These are just a few of our inspiring stories from people we helped discover their fountain of youth:

Jo Ann Bloodgood has faced her share of physical challenges—by pass surgery, two knee replacements, spinal fusions and Parkinson’s Disease. She knows that she must exercise routinely and she has faithfully done so for over five years at Miracles Fitness one of our facilities.

She had a long-suppressed desire to visit the Galapagos Islands, but when the opportunity arose she had valid doubts. Could she do it at age 80? The trip literature warned that it was a strenuous trip. Participants must be able to climb in and out of small Zodiac boats and must be able to walk over a mile if they wanted to see and enjoy the unique and fearless creatures that inhabit the islands.

Dr. Dan encouraged her to start slowly and gradually build up her strength and endurance, working on balance and stair climbing among other things.

Success! Jo Ann was able to do everything she wished to do on the trip. As proof, she shows off her dashing picture with her husband and of a Blue-footed Booby which was so close, she could have touched it while it was oblivious of the picture taker.

I retired in July of 2011. I am loving retirement , but I also knew that I needed to keep busy. Now it is time to do some things I wanted to, but never took the time.

Probably 75% of people make a resolution to get in shape by eating healthy and exercising more, in January 2012, I decided to do the same.

I joined Miracles Fitness and to my surprise I really loved it. I have dieted and exercised on and off my whole life (more off than on in the last 20 years).

The trainers are absolutely awesome! I look forward to going and working out. These are words that I never thought would come out of my mouth! The workouts have encouraged me to watch my food intake as well.

One of the things I was really determined to do was, as that “65” came closer and closer, to not be on a bunch of pills. It seems like you start on one medication and more just keep getting added. My blood pressure was borderline 148/78. I have been a member for just three short months and it is down to 120/80.

I would be the last person in the world to say I can’t miss my workout and now I am thrilled to say it and totally mean every word.

Now I arrange my schedule, for the most part, around my workout times. I have earned it and I want to be able to continue to be healthy.

As mothers and grandomothers, we have a right to be selfish and take this time for ourselves… everyone benefits! Miracles is a good name for the fitness center because I truly think it is a Miracle that is has become such a big part of my life!

And they aren’t the only ones:

“Adventure travel is our passion. As seniors, personal training at Miracles Fitness has made possible what heretofore only younger bodies dared to try. In fact, we had to get special permission to hike on this glacier here in Los Glaciares National Park in Patagonia since the “rules” don’t allow anyone over 65 out on the ice. In spite of the steep pitches and dangerous footing, our personal training made the glacier hike, while challenging, very doable– as well as a lifetime memory. We think personal training has added at least a decade to our adventure travel careers.”

While crossing Alaska my brother and I would constantly be impressed by the image of Denali, the highest peak in North America, which seemed to challenge us each time we were in its vicinity. Eventually, my brother decided he needed to face that challenge. He had plenty of others – dealing with cancer as a young man and then the after effects of radiation which weakened his heart. He decided to put a climb together composed of cancer survivors. I decided I should go along to push myself physically and mentally and support what I felt was a very worthwhile cause. The climb was quite the adventure and my brother and I shared the exhilaration of standing together on the summit of one of the worlds most impressive mountains. I survived but realized I had been fortunate. I considered some other peaks, but really had been satisfied with my Denali effort and was not looking for another alpine adventure.

My daughter however, thought otherwise. A group of acquaintances of hers had decided to climb Mt Kilimanjaro. Again I felt an obligation to accompany a family member and keep them out of trouble while I shared the experience and supported a worthy cause. This time however, I felt I needed a bit more guidance in preparation for climbing another 20,000 foot peak in equatorial Africa. This is where Miracles Fitness and their staff came to my aid.

I still felt I had the ability and the reserves to attempt this climb, but the last thing I wanted was to be unprepared. I was able to work with several of their training staff, all of whom were knowledgeable and thorough. I tried to work out three times a week at Miracles and then additional days on my own. But I found I would not push myself enough on my own and required the ‘encouragement’ of my trainers to make the progress I needed. Mary Ehresman,in particular, seemed to take a special interest in my effort. Ultimately, I was able to keep up with the kids who made up the climbing party and shared another summit experience with my daughter on the top of Africa.

Finally, we have the opportunity to bring the blueprint we use with our own clients directly to you.

Welcome to your Instant Life Upgrade… a system especially designed with YOU in mind because it’s what we do.

Included in your Never Grow Old Fitness Program:

Inside this book we lay out the entire program including simple strategies you can implement immediately into your lifestyle to feel and look better. You’ll discover you don’t have to live in a gym or even go to one to see results.

You’ll discover the “7 Keys to Functional Training” and how you can use these 7 specific steps to live a healthier, more fulfilling life.

You’ll also get plenty of pictures and descriptions of exercises, workout plans and more, but that’s just scratching the surface…

Follow-Along Exercise Videos Including:

Level 1 Beginners These workouts are designed for anyone new to exercise or returning to exercise.

These foundational workouts are a great starting point for anyone at any level, whether you have not exercised for 20 years or are an avid exerciser there are movements in here for everyone.

Level 2 Advanced Beginners Okay, now it is time to pick up the intensity and complexity a bit. These exercise routines will begin to challenge your balance and center of gravity more, as well as take the level of intensity to a more moderate pace.

Level 3 Intermediate These are the workouts that really will begin to separate your functional ability from that of your peers. With workouts that are challenging and intense, you will use muscles and movements you may not have used in years, and breathe new life into your physical functional ability.

Level 4 Advanced These workouts are not for the faint of heart. Please be sure you have mastered the intermediate level before attempting. These are the workouts that will train you to be prepared for any adventure you may want to tackle in life!

The Science Behind the Never Grow Old Fitness Program Videos During this presentation Cody will quickly explain to you how this program works and the scientific evidence supporting it. This is not just some random program. It has been strategically created to achieve maximum benefit in the shortest amount of time. This presentation will help you better understand why you are doing what you are doing in the exercise program. Plus, you will learn the essential “7 Keys to Functional Training” that are the foundation of the program.

How to Get the Most Out of this Program Video In this quick video you will learn the basic terminology, movements and equipment choices along with great tips and strategies that will fully prepare you for your first workout. Plus, we will help you figure out which level to start with and how to progress properly.

Dynamic Warm-up Videos Inside these follow-along videos, Cody will walk you step-by-step through a proper warmup before an uplifting workout or even as an invigorating way to start your day.

Functional Flexibility Videos Tight muscles? Stiff joints? Let Cody teach you a simple and proven formula on how to eliminate these problems within just a few weeks or less!

Forget about expensive gadgets and equipment. You’ll be able to do these powerful workouts virtually anywhere using very little equipment. In fact, all you will need is resistance tubing or dumbbells.

You won’t be alone, either. Dan and Cody will be there every rep of the way, with workouts specifically designed to make you feel younger, give you vibrant energy and finally help you do the things you’ve always wanted to do BETTER… even if it’s just wanting to spend more QUALITY time with your family and friends.

The best part?…

These specially-designed workouts can be tailored right to your abilities and only last about 20 minutes.

That’s part of the secret of our system. Studies have proven to us that shorter focused workouts actually COMBAT the aging process.

Finally, You Can Live Your Life on YOUR Terms

Imagine telling your grandkids “Yes” instead of “I’m not feeling up to it”. Imagine twenty years from now doing the things you love to do now only doing them even BETTER… all because you took action on a proven system that reverses the aging process.

Instead of investing thousands of dollars in medications that will only “mask” your obstacles, why not use this PROVEN step-by-step system that will last a lifetime so that you NEVER grow “old”?

After all, Dan and Cody have already invested thousands of dollars worth of time and education to figure out what works for people just like you. And from the success stories above, you’ve already seen how powerful this system is.

Within minutes, you can have instant access to unlocking your inner fountain of youth and live a vibrant, healthy life full of energy and passion.

How Much Money Are You Willing to Waste to Improve Your Quality of Life?

Save thousands of dollars and the headaches of trying new programs from infomercials that weren’t designed with you in mind. (Just look at the covers and models).

We’re also not kidding about saving thousands, either. Imagine the medical bills you could avoid as you become a healthier version of yourself.

You won’t have to travel all the way to Indiana to train with us either. You’ll get instant access to us as your coaches and mentors as you go through the simple step-by-step system…

… all for less than ONE session with us at our facility.

Let’s work together, every step of the way to living the vibrant life you deserve for just a one-time investment of $20.00.

Within weeks, you’ll see a difference in everyday activities as you bullet-proof yourself for the future. You’ll quickly discover an energy you haven’t experienced before. We see it every day in our facility. Now you can, too.

We guarantee you’ll discover your inner fountain of youth, have more energy, become stronger and DRASTICALLY improve your quality of life.

If you don’t see a difference AND more importantly, FEEL a difference with our system, we will gladly let you keep the entire system and we’ll refund every penny of your investment.

You read that right. If you’re not thrilled with our system, then we don’t want your money. Give it a test drive for a full 60 days and if it’s not exactly what we said it would be, we will give you your money back… PERIOD.

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P.P.S. Remember – if you’re not 100% satisfied within a full 60 days with this system and you don’t discover your inner fountain of youth, then we’ll gladly refund your entire investment PLUS let you keep the system. That’s how much confidence we have in our philosophy after seeing thousands of people change their lives.