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Hey y'all, it's the last episode of the year! More will come of course. I ain't done yet.

Today I read another passage or two from “The Art of Peace” and offer my reflection. All recorded within the peacefulness of a winter snow storm.

I hope the 2026 brings us all the peace we're craving.

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Another installment on “The Art of Peace” by Morehei Ueshiba. In an effort to cultivate and strengthen my inner peace, I’ve been using this collection as a guideline for each AoP episode. I read aloud a passage and share my most immediate thoughts.

I was taught that martial arts are about building character. I believe this what Ueshiba means when he says that the art of peace fashions sincere human beings. He believed that when our mind, body, and spirit are unified, we can achieve harmony with universe. Our natural existence is to be peaceful.

What does that mean exactly? Listen to find out. And I hope this episode can bring some peace for you and I.

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Welcome to another installment of my series on “The Art of Peace” by Morihei Ueshiba. Today’s passage is much longer than usual but chock full of practical martial artistic perspective.

Su refers to the cosmic breath of the universe that we must seek to harmonize our own voices with. I ponder this while sharing my immediate thoughts and reflection on the passage. Hope this helps you bring some peace into your life as it does for me.

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Hello, and welcome back to another installment of my finding peace in stillness. My usual go-to’s for peace involve movement, and lately I’ve found myself needing to sit still much more often and regularly. So when I came across “The Art of peace” by renown martial artist Morihei Ueshiba, I took that as my sign to sit still and reflect on his wisdom.

Today’s reflection is on a passage of about the meta astro physical origin of everything and how everything works best together. In other words, the universe and all it’s components, including our little galactic corner, are all connected and emerged from one thing and want to exist as one thing. This thing, among other things, and collections of things, will be discussed!

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Heaven is right here!

That is, according to the “Art of Peace” by renowned martial artist, Morihei Ueshiba. I read another passage and offer my immediate reflection. Morihei believed everyone could be a warrior for peace, and that we need nothing else than what we’re born with: mind, body, and spirit.

Another passage and another day of me trying to focus on finding peace in stillness. I will admit, I feel very peaceful when I record these, so… so far, so good.

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I continue my reading of the “Art of Peace“ by Ueshiba Morehei, reknowned martial artist who founded aikido, the way of unifying harmony. It’s a compilation of his philosophy, as recorded and compiled by students and/or admirers.

I started this series as a way to guide my journey to find more peace and presence in stillness.

Today’s passage focuses on how anyone can be a warrior for peace.

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…After a well needed Summer hiatus…I've returned to uploading fragments of myself to the e cloud.And I'm starting a new series!I introduce the written work “The Art of Peace” by Morihei Ueshiba, how it relates to my life, and that we can all fight for peace without actually fighting each other.Wanna Support the Show?Share this shareable link.Where Else Can You find me?➡️Short form pictorial content via Instagram🤳🏽.➡️Long(er) form written content via Substack✍🏼.Discussion about this episode

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We're back with another minimally edited installment of the ¡V VA YA! Podcast. Follow your intrepid host and main character traverse the Buffalo Summer scape, completing one side quest after another. And a special guest😎.Links to accompanying photos coming soon.Wanna Support the Show?Share this shareable link.Where Else Can You find me?➡️Short form pictorial content via Instagram🤳🏽.➡️Long(er) form written content via Substack✍🏼.

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In this long overdue episode, I break the hiatus silence, shooting from the hip, and reveal thunderous news: I’m still kicking after 39 rotations around the sun. There’s so much to share these days, I can’t keep up. But don’t worry, you can, cus you literally control the speed of the audio. I’m throwing caution to the wind and investing in the spiritual trust fund. I’m recording this as is, with minimal post, no re-listen nor post edit. Just all of it, unadulterated, and hot off the V vocal chord press.

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In case you missed it two episodes ago, here’s a standalone release for easier sharing of Bath Time with SJ! 🛁🧖Buffalocal sassy babe SJ decants the details of her signature ritual, how it’s evolved, and why you should make more time for selfcare.If you want more, let me know!I think she’s unlocked more podcasting cred in five minutes than the entirety of my multi year span of podcasting efforts. So, also let her know (nicely) how fun that segment was and that y’all definitely want more.Wanna Support the Show?Share this shareable link.Where Else Can You find me?➡️Short form pictorial content via Instagram🤳🏽.➡️Long(er) form written content via Substack✍🏼.

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