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If you can fully embrace the unpredictability of your death, you will truly live in the present and appreciate every moment before you now.

None of us can predict when and how we will die. If you can fully embrace the unpredictability of your death, you will truly live in the present and appreciate every moment before you now. - +positive masters+, Jon Riki Karamatsu, 1/20/2020 - On Thursday, January 17, 2020, my mom called my cell phone. Her voice was filled with elation and joy, "Mia got the job at Stanford University!" My younger sister Mia is a trauma care doctor, a partner of a group of medical doctors at California Pacific Medical Center at San Francisco, California. "Oh man, I'm so happy! I'm so happy for her! This is awesome!" My voiced cracked with joyful laughter. My mom continued, "Earlier, I heard dad cheer, 'Wohoo!'...

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My love, it's been years since I've seen you.

My love, it's been years since I've seen you.I still see you smiling at me, trapped in a time when we seemed to have everything.It's like I've lived another life since then.I only have days left in this world.I can't wait to hug you. I love you.- +positive masters+ , Jon Riki Karamatsu, 11/18/2019 -+positive masters+ is an e-commerce store at www.positivemasters.com that provides mindset practices, motivational writing, and apparel with mantras to boost your happiness and counter any stress, anxiety, sadness, or anger you may be facing. We offer free shipping for purchases of $50 or more! 🛍️

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What are your supernatural experiences? Here's one of ours.

What are your supernatural experiences? Here's one of ours. 👻 While I was serving as Vice President ("VP") of the student body at the University of Hawaii at Manoa (Associated Students of the University of Hawaii or ASUH), my friend, a fellow ASUH Senator and I would often study at our student government office where ghostly things would occur at night. 💀 One evening, I was studying for the LSAT in my ASUH VP office. On the left corner of my desk, I had a glass centerpiece from an ASUH banquet. On the centerpiece were two small fake flowers, one green and one white. Strangely, the two flowers had somehow moved next to my right hand. I placed the flowers...

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I seek loneliness to protect me.⁠

  I seek loneliness to protect me.⁠⁠Hiding my dreams from my enemies.⁠⁠If I have nothing, then why would anyone attack me for nothing?⁠⁠Little by little, I make my imagination real.⁠⁠In time, you can touch it. ⁠⁠Then, you can tell me how it makes you feel.⁠⁠- Positive Masters, Jon Riki Karamatsu, Poem, 10/25/2019 -⁠⁠This is a poem about wanting inner peace from judgment and attacks. When your work puts you out in the public, you will get judged, attacked, and punished harsher than if you are quiet and anonymous.I dedicate this poem to all of you going through your challenges. Keep going my friends! 😊❤️⁠⁠Positive Masters is an e-commerce store at www.positivemasters.com that provides lifestyle practices, creative writing, apparel, accessories, and...

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5 Benefits of reading fiction!

 5 Benefits of reading fiction: 📚📖⁠ (1) Fiction expands your imagination. You visualize the characters & scenes. 😃⁠ (2) Fiction motivates you to be the hero in your life. In most novels, the protagonist faces obstacles to become a hero. Win or lose, you respect the protagonist for his/her tremendous efforts. Likewise, you can do the same in your journey. 👊⁠⁠ (3) Fiction helps you empathize for others. When you read fiction, you empathize for the characters undergoing hardship, an important quality to have in your life and career. ❤️⁠ (4) Through fiction, you learn different styles of writing that aren't usually shown in nonfiction books. 🖋️⁠ (5) Fiction reduces your stress by taking you into other worlds and...

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