 quote. I even had class discussions about him in my school age class several years ago!
Every morning during the summer break, we would have a meeting to discuss the plan for the day and to delegate the tasks in the classroom. Students would help set the lunch table, be in charge of organizing the book shelf, sweep the floor, etc.
And every morning one child would have the opportunity to choose a Yoda quote among those taped all over the room.
There were quotes such as:
“Do or do not, there is no try“,
“(Luke):”I can’t believe it. (Yoda): That is why you fail.”,
“You must unlearn what you have learned.”,
“When you look at the Dark side, careful you must be. For the Dark side looks back.”
These quotes were the beginning of teaching the children about positivity, energy, the force. And what better way to relate to young people than through Star Wars? Most of the children had either seen some of one of the movies, or at the very least, heard of Yoda, or Darth Vader.
This led to teaching about word choices. There are books in the popular book stores showing how positive words have an energy signature and do affect living matter.
The children learned how to rephrase sentences to eliminate negative words from their vocabulary. They became so aware that they were listening to one another and helping their friends use positive and supportive words as well, even catching me!
And just what are some of these negative words? Keep in mind that negative is a broad term for these words, these words have a negative effect on us, how we think and/or how we feel which in turn affects how we emit energy, the force. This then leads to what we attract, be it positive or negative which affects how we feel…and so on.
Take a look at the few quotes mentioned earlier. “Do or do not…” This is perhaps my favourite quote of all time. If you are always trying to do something, you are never doing it, or succeeding. Your mind set is one of trying, not accomplishing or doing. Either do it, or not. There is no other option.
“I can’t believe it.” Can’t. This is a very destructive word. “I can’t do this, I can’t be that, I can’t…” Then yes, you are right, you can’t. Your belief is your reality. Eliminate can’t and replace it with CAN. Your energy will shift, positivity will take place of the defeat or hopelessness once felt. The force will surround you. How do you feel?
“When you look at the Dark side, careful you must be. For the Dark side looks back.” This quote was perhaps the most interesting to discuss. Teaching the children that looking at the negative, it looks back at you, they are actually inviting this type of thought, feeling, into their lives. Once you head down a negative path, you can easily be consumed with it.
Think about it. How often have you “tried” not to engage in gossip, or not to lash out or yell at perhaps poor drivers, or in your opinion, stupid people? You feel anger. This often sets your day, and/or mood. Then you feel irritated by almost anything. Eventually that is your day, one of racing out the door because you’re late, hitting traffic, not finding a good parking spot, someone bumping you, having a fight with a co-worker/boss/friend/spouse/child, etc. Then ruining dinner only to finally go to bed and start the cycle all over.
You are living in the dark side. And it’s not fun. I’m going to point out here, notice how “dark side” is now in lower case? Even how we write/type our words can either give something attention or not. A capital on a word gives it more power.
There are many words of which to be aware but one of my favourite words is: should. Should is a guilt inducing word. It tells you: you were wrong/you are wrong/you’re going to be wrong. Instead of saying what you shouldn’t do, say what to do. Focus on the positive, always.
When you watch how you phrase things and are aware of your word choices, and you beliefs, your energy will shift. It has to. It is the law of attraction. It is the force.
And this matters because all life matters.
We are all Mother Nature’s Heroes, all deserving of life, together.Doubt it.  It seems like you never hear of teams getting kicked out of conferences.  They either move to a larger conference, or the conference itself realigns and there's a whole shakeup.

&gt;we don't really contribute anything as far as athletics go 

Although it gives me great joy that a Coug thinks this, it's historically not always the case.  WSU basketball was a ranked team in basketball during most of the Tony Bennett era.  The football team was also ranked really highly during the Mike Price era. I think right now you just have shitty coaches.As I draft this post, it is almost 6 months since I got the news from Dr. Tay. Needless to add, the focus during this period had been the treatment to fight this cancer.
Being a cancer statistic creates lots of changes in a person. After getting over the initial shock that the worst that could happen had happened, when the reality finally sink in, the will to fight and live on will strive forward.
When Dr. Tay informed me about my cancer, I was shocked, a bit sad and scared but I was never once frustrated, angry, disgusted, hopeless nor lost the will to fight it. Thinking that I might die soon did not once entered my mind then or now.
The first noble act I did to fight this battle was kick in with my ‘Kiasi” attitude. I quit smoking there and then with immediate effect. I recalled what was on my mind was “I just want to live”.
The wonderful support from my wife, my friends and family especially during those early days helped me a lot in my quest to fight this all the way. I certainly admit that if I do not have my wife with me now, my will to fight this battle might not be as determined. This past 6 months, she had not only been caring for me, but she had been very supportive and had push me all the way to fight this war.
Cancer is not a death sentence nor a punishment. It is the creation of an environment that requires the person affected to either decide whether he wants to live or die. The outcome depends solely on this decision. To survive, the person must accept the fact that certain strict regimented changes must be strictly adhere too in their life ahead. Old habits must change, lifestyle that become so comfortable for a lifetime must and likely be altered forever. Food that was once “heaven” food are likely to be taboo from now on. Reduced sugar and salt in the taste department is the norm. Important to note that most food which are supposedly meant to be good for prevention of cancer are either very sour or bitter. I guess it is God’s punishment for not taking control of your diet when the choice was there.
I always enjoy eating and like what they say, all “Singaporeans loves eating and they enjoy their food” since other than filling up their tummy, there isn’t any other interesting activities to past the time. Cutting back on the food I love will be tough but in order to live I need to make this huge sacrifice. For more than 3/4 of my life, I had my fair share of such food, so a change now should not be too much to ask. But whether I can totally forgo meat become a 100% vegetarian is a decision I am not ready yet to commit until the time comes for a firm decision.
Exercising is not something I partake regularly in the past. I don’t play any sports nor do I do any form of exercise or running. All I know is I walk a lot. But from now I would need to dedicate time to exercising my body and mind. From what I had read so far, regular exercise helps to prevent colon cancer. Exercising keeps the colon active and this helps to ensure that waste do not linger in the colon for long and therefore less chance to become entangled with the colon lining.
Meditation is meant to be good for the body & mind. Lately, I been contemplating doing some form of meditation like Yoga. I might consider taking some lessons at the community centre and start doing yoga lessons. Once my stoma is reversed, I am seriously considering to do that.
Eating more fruits and vegetables should not be a problem for me in the future. Although I had never been a green advocate, since my cancer, I had actually started eating much more than my usual supply of fruits and vege on a daily basis. How my colon will cope in the future with the roughage is something I would only know later when my Ileostomy is reversed.
In the past, I used to sleep very late, at times as late as 2am in the morning. Since my cancer, I had started to sleep earlier and at times I even put in more than 8 hours of sleep per night. Sleeping is very important during this period when I am going through my chemo treatments. But even after the chemo treatments are all over, having sufficient sleep and allowing my body to rest will be crucial in my on-going journey ahead to ensure I remain cancer-free. I sleep much earlier now and wake up earlier too. It felt good. I look forward