Shoka Magazine July 2023 – Cover Letter
July 1, 2023
Marty Callahan
8th Degree Black Belt
“Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and success of liberty.” – John F. Kennedy 35th President of the United States
Parents, families, students and friends,
I was a high school student when John F. Kennedy was in office. I love this quote because I paraphrased this quote and helped to find my own power. You can too, “Let every person know, whether they wish us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and success of ourselves, our family, our community, our friends and our nation.”
Here’s what’s in it this month’s Shoka Magazine:
- Our cover girl… Chhring Sherpa
- Shoka News (our newsletter)
- Our next book… coming soon… The Hero’s Journey – Act I Separation
- A Harmless Man is not a good man
- Sensei Kevin Warner’s next visit July 21-22
- Kaizen – a Japanese method to overcome laziness
- Trust: Leadership Trait, Definition, and Quotes
- Ubuntu – humanity towards others. What these people of South Africa do when someone does something wrong.
- Aikido Master, Morihei Ueshiba – Opponents continually confront us… what to do. • Cognitive Behavior Therapy Self Defeating Rules 11 to 14 out of 14
- MISSING PET – 20 feet tall, 9 tons, answers to “Rex”, loves trouble and playing fetch, if found, DO NOT PET or make fun of his arms!
We’ve go out into the community to make our presence known and attract more good people such as yourselves. We do this to help our school stay healthy and strong. This benefits everyone. If you know of a community event that might be good for us, please let us know and we’ll check it out.
Yours truly,
Marty Callahan, 8th Degree Black Belt,
Chief Instructor, Founder, Author