tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937986079004570683.post7249972004807402794..comments2023-10-31T07:45:32.844-05:00Comments on Let's Change The Conversation: Are You A Wet Cat?Parker Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022575736443359409noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937986079004570683.post-16914266564575919092013-08-18T00:23:54.555-05:002013-08-18T00:23:54.555-05:00Hey, Parker. Great to catch up on your blog. You...Hey, Parker. Great to catch up on your blog. You're in the eye of the storm and learning things, and that's cool. You also have a gift for seeing connections and sharing what you learn. Be proud of that. --RoryRoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08483616030072739190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937986079004570683.post-62360652689000094562013-06-20T19:43:35.971-05:002013-06-20T19:43:35.971-05:00T. Jester, you told me when I got this job to be c...T. Jester, you told me when I got this job to be careful, that if you stare into the abyss long enough it will stare back into you. I get that now. I still like it very much, just have to actively shake it off sometimes. I miss you too, would love to see you soon.<br />Parker Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03022575736443359409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937986079004570683.post-5376479825645069242013-06-17T15:07:47.879-05:002013-06-17T15:07:47.879-05:00Parker, as long as there are sheep, there will alw...Parker, as long as there are sheep, there will always be sheepdogs. You've stepped over the fence now and see it from the crest of the hill sitting up here with the rest of the sheepdogs, the view is quite different than in the pasture with the sheep. <br /><br />Miss you like crazy! <br /><br />T. JesterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937986079004570683.post-22688012745051268752013-06-08T00:02:31.683-05:002013-06-08T00:02:31.683-05:00With havin so much content do you ever run into an...With havin so much content do you ever run into any issues of <br />plagorism or copyright violation? My site has a lot of completely unique content I've either written myself or outsourced but it appears a lot of it is popping it up all over the web without my authorization. Do you know any methods to help stop content from being ripped off? I'd <br />really appreciate it.<br /><br />Feel free to surf to my homepage :: <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=bGiah_vrclg" rel="nofollow">psn code Generator</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937986079004570683.post-56826544922757687542013-06-04T11:20:58.429-05:002013-06-04T11:20:58.429-05:00Thanks!
Thanks!<br />Parker Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03022575736443359409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937986079004570683.post-85584074105460572562013-06-04T10:29:05.632-05:002013-06-04T10:29:05.632-05:00Well said Parker! Thats why I like training in yo...Well said Parker! Thats why I like training in your classes, because I feel like your drills put us in situations that prepare us for those type of fight-or-flight responses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937986079004570683.post-71147255763525396162013-06-01T16:58:07.050-05:002013-06-01T16:58:07.050-05:00Jeremy, every instructor hopes they'll someday...Jeremy, every instructor hopes they'll someday get that note. I'm so happy right now. Thank you for telling me about that, you couldn't have handled it better. Jeremy FTW.Parker Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03022575736443359409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937986079004570683.post-36881767541538965522013-05-31T21:54:13.829-05:002013-05-31T21:54:13.829-05:00Krav sticks, that's been proven to me. A few...Krav sticks, that's been proven to me. A few months ago I was confronted on a city bus and again by the same guy when exiting. The guy was off his meds I suppose. No words or looks had been exchanged before he began making threats. My eyes went to his hands, hips, eyes then center mass (weapons, weapons, emotional intent, ready). There was no fear, no anger and no adrenaline dump. I did not think about it. I did not second guess because there was nothing happening but training and a sense of calm and focus. My bike helment in hand I assumed a passive fighting stance.... automatically. I think the guy was put off by the lack of fear and normal reaction he probably received from his act. Anyhow, he sneered at me and I realized he was nothing more than an adult bully. He then turned an literally sprinted down 8th street (downtown). The whole scene left me feeling happy and calm. wtf? It worked. It actually worked. <br /><br />You've made a difference in my kids lives Parker, we love you.<br /><br />- Jeremy BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937986079004570683.post-76181577672137041082013-05-31T16:13:09.469-05:002013-05-31T16:13:09.469-05:00Excellent, I agree. Especially the last sentence....Excellent, I agree. Especially the last sentence. My friend Miss C once told me she started training because she was tired of being afraid. It's being paralyzed by fear that prevents us from acting, as you say. Makes me shudder to think of it.<br />Parker Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03022575736443359409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937986079004570683.post-49266153974645765842013-05-30T19:03:31.853-05:002013-05-30T19:03:31.853-05:00I have thought about this a lot since I read the A...I have thought about this a lot since I read the APD bulletin this morning. I believe another issue in play is that we work so hard to avoid inviting violence into our lives that when confronted with unexpected violence, like the witness in the story, our tendency is to want to run with that instinct of self-preservation. It's a great instinct except when we cannot keep ourselves out of harms way 100% of the time. Which is why it is so important to *train* to respond so that when we MUST override that primitive instinct-- for the sake of ourselves, our children, our families or a stranger--we are able to respond in a way that at the least disrupts what would have been inevitable or at most, effectively quashes the episode all together. I don't want to be afraid but when I am I don't want that fear to paralyze me--have really begun to appreciate this in recent months. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com