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In a world that can be cruel at any moment, you can make it crueler or better.

You can choose to create life.That's easy.But what's your intent?Not so easy.Unlike suffering, which can be be intentional or unintentional,kindness can only be felt when it's intentional.Compassion and patience take effort.Whereas, anger and impatience are effortless.In a world that can be cruel at any moment,you can make it crueler or better.- Positive Masters, Jon Riki Karamatsu, 9/14/2020 -As I dive deeper into my studies of psychology, philosophy, sociology, mental health, neuroscience, history, and other fields about humans, I came up with this poem. Some humans can be so destructive, yet others can be so loving. On the bright side, throughout history, many people have done amazing things, even finding purpose and happiness under the cruelest and most heartbreaking situations. Be...

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4: Positive Masters Show Podcast - When things go wrong, be patient with yourself - Audiogram

When things go wrong, be patient with yourself. Celebrating or at least acknowledging your little wins are extremely important for your progress. It's also very important for your mental health because you release dopamine that elevates your mood. Your slow progress could potentially lead you to a major breakthrough. This is a clip from Episode 4 of the Positive Masters Show - Matching Your Passions With Your Projects. Subscribe to our podcast on your favorite podcast platform and our Positive Masters Youtube Channel. In this picture, the model is wearing our Monkey Mind Logo Unisex T-Shirt to encourage you to keep moving forward towards your dreams even when your monkey mind challenges you. You can purchase this shirt here at...

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Get enough sleep to keep your mood in the positive zone.

Get enough sleep to keep your mood in the positive zone. Yesterday, I worked from late at night until the sun came up. I napped for 4 hours and continued working. Even though I wanted to be productive, it was hard. My concentration wasn't at the level I needed to progress steadily throughout my day. Second, my resilience to outside negativity became weaker. Since the COVID-19 pandemic caused a shut down in Hawaii, I've been helping an older friend in her senior years who I met at a coffee shop a couple of years ago by having her come over my place so I can assist her with technology, government programs for COVID-19, & give her access to my Internet...

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