Dawn Callan, one of the great teachers and friends of my life, passed away Saturday morning. I’m sure I will begin to write about my relationship with this little dynamo, the greatest self-defense instructor I’ve ever known. I mean that in the sense that she had the unique capacity to…
“I was having a conversation with a friend earlier about how to best maintain physical and mental well being as we age. The premise was what methods offer the most value for the lowest risk, and what value is there in increasing risk?
We saw methods such as meditation, joint…
My father and mother were divorced when I was about…seven, maybe? I don’t remember clearly. But I do remember the aching void he left. And my burning jealousy seeing other boys with their fathers: playing with them, disciplining them, BEING THERE for them.
When my mother finally began dating again…
“When I’m writing, I’m preoccupied with not writing well. But after I’m finished, it sounds sane and interesting. Does anyone here write with confidence from the gate? Are you confident throughout the process? I watched the fictional film they made about Shirley Jackson suffering through the writing of a particular…
What are the beliefs that are stopping you from being, doing, and having what you want? YOUR beliefs, not those of the outside world. The world is just sitting there. How you react to it determines your results.
A core precious belief is that you are lovable, loving, and worthy…
I was speaking with someone, “George”, who had a chance to act opposite a major, beloved and accomplished actor. He were almost accidentally in the scene, standing in for another performer. In a major moment, they locked eyes, and my friend was blown away. …
This, one might suspect, is a Quora comment from someone who has worked all their life motivate by fear rather than love. Whether fear of obscurity or poverty, such a…
I received this note yesterday:
“Hey Steven. I don’t know if you remember, but i shared stage with you once in XXXX at a XXXX reading I believe in early XXXX. I’m writing you because I saw on a post you did a week or so back how you didn’t…
A very good cartoon was brought to my attention, showing a crowd of loving, peaceful people being ignored by media while all the cameras are on a tiny group of Nazis and their ilk.
I don’t consider this an indictment of media. I think it relates to a truth of…
From time to time I’ll see a good person who has the need to integrate the Five Minute Miracle and/or the Morning Ritual into their schedule, but needs a little “push” to get started. And I’ll bet them 100 dollars that if they do it for a month, they’ll get…
Steven Barnes is a NY Times bestselling author, ecstatic husband and father, and holder of black belts in three martial arts. www.realwarriorsjourney.com
