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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...

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...

Here's a clip from Episode 4 of the Positive Masters Show Podcast - Matching Your Passions With Your Projects. In defining passion for my passion projects, I came up with the following that may be helpful for you: Something that you enjoy Something that's important to you Something that you can potentially provide for others Number 3 may not apply to all passion projects, but if you can provide value for others, it can bring you more joy. If you haven’t already, please subscribe to our show on your favorite podcast platform & on Positive Masters Youtube Channel! Enjoy the Positive Masters universe here at www.positivemasters.com for mindset and business practices, motivational podcastepisodes and writing, and apparel and accessories with inspirational...

4: Positive Masters Show - Matching Your Passions With Your Projects Episode 4 of the Positive Masters Show has the following practices to help you to match your passions with your projects and to excel at them: 1. Define what passion means to you. Having passion in your project, if defined right, will motivate you to work hard on your project with grit and patience. 2. Practicing "delayed gratification" can help you to succeed on your passion projects and life. 3. Creating many future simulations in your head based on your past success and failure can play a role on your progress for your passion projects. The more you try things, the more you learn from your success and failure,...

This is a clip of Episode 1 of the Positive Masters Show - 3 Daily Gratitude Practices to Boost Your Happiness. I talk about the benefit of writing down what you're grateful for. You can use a pen and a notebook or use an app like Google Keep on your smart phone or computer to perform this gratitude exercise. ❤ Feel free to like and subscribe to our Positive Masters Youtube Channel. Enjoy the Positive Masters universe here at www.positivemasters.com for mindset and business practices, motivational podcast episodes and writing, and apparel and accessories with inspirational mantras to boost your happiness and counter any anxiety, sadness, or anger that you may be facing. In the future, we'll be offering online courses...