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Azzia Walker @azziamw.bsky.social · 12h

It was a pretty good week. We got sales at work and the youth aikido program is picking up steam. The Tuesday teaching team made its debut and did a fabulous job. And next week we will meet more new students as the program regenerates.

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Azzia Walker @azziamw.bsky.social · 17h

Indeed. I made the choice to use social media constructively years ago, and while it took work, now it comes naturally.

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Azzia Walker @azziamw.bsky.social · 1d

When we stop trying to impress other people and start being more compassionate, life sweetens and deepens. It's a paradigm shift well worth the effort.

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Azzia Walker @azziamw.bsky.social · 2d

"Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset."

- Saint Francis de Sales

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Azzia Walker @azziamw.bsky.social · 2d

"Is there something you’ve been struggling to solve that perhaps just needs to simmer? Can you trust that that is happening? How can you tell what is old versus what is current—not in the world, not in the headlines, but in you?"

www.soulwriting.org/joy-blog/old...

Telling old stories because we don't have new ones yet — Soul Writing

We can only spin narratives for so long before they become overworked and threadbare.

www.soulwriting.org

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Azzia Walker @azziamw.bsky.social · 2d

I would be Tyger because she's so buff. And I would use that time to help her relax and play.

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Azzia Walker @azziamw.bsky.social · 3d

Grace. It's for you and everyone you meet. When we become a channel for grace, more options open up, along with more ease and creativity.

essencesimmone.blacksky.app @essencesimmone.blacksky.app · 7d

Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?

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Azzia Walker @azziamw.bsky.social · 4d

“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.”

Dalai Lama

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Azzia Walker @azziamw.bsky.social · 4d

We have two more promotions on the calendar for next year at Aiki Arts Center. See you there.

aikiarts.com/upcoming-doj...
@aikiartscenter.bsky.social

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Azzia Walker @azziamw.bsky.social · 5d

It was a pretty good week. At Aiki Arts Center, we launched the youth program. And I'm reading Quiet by Susan Cain again. It still holds up after all these years, the lessons around turning inward and restoring regularly.

@aikiartscenter.bsky.social

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Azzia Walker @azziamw.bsky.social · 6d

It's a real gift of martial arts practice that we get acquainted with our own strengths and challenges, and start to develop a map for our lives. When we have a useful framework and a supportive community, challenges start to feel more like meaningful opportunities for growth.

aikiarts.com/kids

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Aiki Arts Center @aikiartscenter.bsky.social · 6d

Our very own Encian Pastel is an amazing artist. He offers dojo mugs (with and without a handle) so you can enjoy the new logo and a beverage of your choice.

ncnmade.com/product-cate...

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Azzia Walker @azziamw.bsky.social · 8d

It's Yom Kippur, the day of atonement. That's a sacred time to reflect and make amends. Then we go forward (slowly) with more compassion. It's a gentle path that leads to trust.

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Azzia Walker @azziamw.bsky.social · 10d

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Azzia Walker @azziamw.bsky.social · 10d

I'm watching Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and am so grateful that in his segment on Israel, he makes it known that most Israelis do not support the extremist religious government. Most people around the world want peace.

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Azzia Walker @azziamw.bsky.social · 11d

It was a pretty good day. The spouse and I hiked (extra long route) and then trained aikido. We put youth program postcards at two grocery stores and prepared an Autonomous Press e-blast announcing a new book on the way. These moments of progress add up.

@autonomouspress.bsky.social

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Azzia Walker @azziamw.bsky.social · 12d

I've been thinking more about resilience lately, as a quality worth cultivating. It's absolutely compatible with receiving feedback, in fact, the fragile ego is less receptive. When we say yes to challenge, we grow, and that increases our usefulness.

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Azzia Walker @azziamw.bsky.social · 12d

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Azzia Walker @azziamw.bsky.social · 12d

I'll put in a plug for stability. That's the sort of life @dr-nicky.bsky.social and I are crafting. We have plenty of adventures too (the interplay of structure and flow).

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Azzia Walker @azziamw.bsky.social · 13d

It's tempting to bombard unsolved things with more effort, but we aikido students would not do this in a technique, and the same wisdom applies everywhere else. Solutions are more likely through gentle and playful attention. They unfold naturally in the right sort of energy.

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Azzia Walker @azziamw.bsky.social · 14d

I just re-watched Casablanca and it still holds up.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOeF...

La Marseillaise Casablanca

YouTube video by Andrew Barbin

www.youtube.com

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Azzia Walker @azziamw.bsky.social · 17d

The Aiki Arts Center youth program is re-launching next week. I am on the teaching team with three other fabulous Sensei. If you know anyone looking for youth classes in the Bay Area, send them through and we will take excellent care of them.

@aikiartscenter.bsky.social
aikiarts.com/kids/

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Azzia Walker @azziamw.bsky.social · 17d

Indeed. All this noise is a chance to be calm and listen for signal.

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Aiki Arts Center @aikiartscenter.bsky.social · 18d

We are happy to share that we’re re-starting our award-winning Youth Aikido Program!

Classes meet Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:30 – 5:45pm, starting October 2. Students can attend either once or twice a week.

Registration is now open! Please share with Bay Area parents.

aikiarts.com/register/

Registration • Aiki Arts Center

Adult Memberships Membership for adults is $120 per person per month. (This is also the rate for teens who have been cleared to join the adult classes.) A $25 registration fee is added for your first ...

aikiarts.com

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Azzia Walker @azziamw.bsky.social · 20d

The message I'm getting lately (from the universe) is to be grateful for everything. That includes recycling that spills over, loud noises in the street, everything. I'm either making space for the flow of life or resisting it. And just one of those paths leads to an open heart.

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