My mom, dad, and business partner Mihye give me the strength to take the risks on my challenging ventures.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu
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Love Lost is Love Eternal
Love lost is love eternal.
It lives on in a timeless realm.
Written by a soul who has long departed.
Experienced again by those who seek it.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, 8/4/2021
Poem time! Love can live on forever in spirit. It can also live on eternally when you write about it and share it with others. ❤
This is a picture from 9/19/2021 when I completed my 102nd Exercise for 2021: Ran 3.54 miles in Waiklele (Ran 303.62 mi. total for 2021) and 54th strength training – 200 crunches and 200 push-ups at home in Waikele. ♂️
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Use all of your bad experiences to your advantage.
Use all of your bad experiences to your advantage. Don’t let them drain you. Take that negative energy and use it to power your effort to create a service or product or develop yourself physically and mentally. It’s like Aikido, a martial art I practiced when I was young. You take the momentum from an attacker and use it against him. A negative person and event can throw all this mean or hurtful stuff at you, but you take that energy and use it to power yourself to become better and stronger. This technique has driven me towards all of my goals since I was a little kid. It’s extremely powerful!
2020 was a great personal growth year for me. I’m looking forward to 2021! Happy New Year to you and your loved ones! ✨
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Stay positive and keep moving forward!
You have no control over your opposition, critics, and haters, but you have control over yourself to stay positive and keep moving forward!
As a former politician and deputy prosecuting attorney, I’ve experienced my share of negative people. Instead of going down to their level, I’ve made a commitment to behave in a positive way so those witnessing the duality will choose happiness and inner peace over anger and suffering.
In this picture, I’m wearing Positive Masters’ Angry Explosion Logo Dark Unisex T-Shirt in royal blue, which is available at www.positivemasters.com. We have a 40% Off Holiday Sale until December 8, 2020. Angry Explosion is a cute character in the Positive Masters’ universe who reminds us that most things in our lives are not worth getting angry about.
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Strive to be happy within yourself so you can help to make our world a happier and more peaceful place.
I woke up this morning filled with happy tears. Positive behavior still matters in our world. I created my multimedia and online retail brand Positive Masters @positivemasters for this purpose because of all the negativity I’ve experienced in my life by negative people. To be happy, you yourself have to be happy. Being mean and vindictive to other people is a bitter way to live. If we can be at peace within ourselves, we can help the world to be a much better place. ❤
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Have you ever wondered how the most positive people keep spreading love and kindness even through their most difficult times?
Have you ever wondered how the most positive people keep spreading love and kindness even through their most difficult times, whether they’re dealing with the deaths of their loved ones, injuries, diseases, failure in their personal life or career, financial hardship, heartbreak, and other challenges? These amazing people are the Positive Masters!
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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 the light for those who are suffering in darkness.
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With Warmest Aloha,
Jon
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My memories of you may fade, but my feelings for you remain forever.
My memories of you may fade,
but my feelings for you remain forever.
– Positive Masters, Jon Riki Karamatsu, 9/3/2020 –
I came up with this heartwarming quote while I was writing my first full-length screenplay in the lifestyle + competition genre that took me about 30 days to complete. I really like the process of writing a screenplay, which moves much faster and is much shorter than novels. Screenplays are a blueprint for the actors and directors to execute on to make a movie. For my unpublished novels, it took me between 4 years to 8 years to complete, so I really feel happy to be able to finish writing a screenplay within a month. I can pump out a lot more stories in this type of writing form. I love writing because it stretches my imagination and it’s very therapeutic.
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Wishing you good health and happiness!
With Warmest Aloha, Jon
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1: Positive Masters Show – Set Aside Time to Absorb the Beauty of Nature
In this clip of episode 1 of the Positive Masters Show podcast, I share with you on how good it is for your mindset to set aside time to absorb the beauty of nature. The full episode of “1: Positive Masters Show – 3 Daily Gratitude Practices to Boost Your Happiness!” is available on the Positive Masters Youtube Channel and on all major podcast platforms. Feel free to like this audiogram and subscribe.
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Stay tuned, in the future, we will be offering online courses to strengthen your mindset and to turn your passion project into your passion business using legal documents, government programs, and business tools. Thank you!
With Warmest Aloha,
Jon Riki Karamatsu
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Together with love, compassion, and empathy.
Together with love, compassion, and empathy
With the police using excessive and discriminatory force that killed George Floyd on May 25, 2020 and the following unrest that has been felt around the world, I found myself falling deeper into sadness. My past experiences with racism on the U.S. mainland flashed back in my mind and so did my experiences with law enforcement abusing their power even here in beautiful Hawaii. Stuff I would rather keep tucked away in the back of my memory.
When a person wears a badge representing the law and carries a gun to enforce it, that’s extreme power, power that can go terribly wrong when the mindset of that person is filled with anger, fear, bias, or racism, and lacking empathy and a cool headed thought process necessary to address stressful situations. The easiest emotion to use in a stressful situation is anger, which can result in verbal and physical violence, or worse, deadly force. If police officers don’t have peace within their lives or their families, how can society expect them to enforce peace for our community.
As a former politician and deputy prosecuting attorney, I’ve worked with the police often. When my constituents contacted me about misconduct by police officers, I worked with the leadership of the Honolulu Police Department to address these issues with their rank and file. As a result, there were members of the law enforcement who didn’t like me.
I’ve also been mistreated by the police. As a young man, I took a young woman I was dating to see the ocean and stars at Diamond Head in Honolulu, Hawaii when an officer banged his large flashlight against my car’s window and yelled at us. In college, a police officer choked my friend and dorm roommate because while the police officers were arresting a fellow dorm resident outside for speeding on his motorcycle, other dorm residents on our floor started chanting, “Let Ed go.” The officer choked my friend while he was brushing his teeth in a bathroom of our dorm, but wasn’t able to choke all the dorm residents since they were in their locked rooms. Physical violence by the police officer on a college kid who made no violent threats against him was uncalled for.
When I had my driving under the influence (“DUI”), I asked the police about the results of the field sobriety test, the probable cause. They got upset and threw me in jail without giving me the opportunity to take the breathalyzer even when I asked for it. They lied to me when they said they didn’t have an officer operating the breathalyzer machine when they did as shown by their records. They charged me with refusal even though I didn’t refuse when I asked them to let me take the breathalyzer test, a law that was overturned by the Hawaii Supreme Court as violating one’s rights. When I was arrested for driving under the influence, I never told the police that I was a deputy prosecuting attorney and legislative liaison at the Department of Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu at that time. Nor did I mention any of my friends or family who were police officers because I didn’t want to be treated differently because of my position or relationship with other police officers.
African Americans face the harshest treatment and punishment by law enforcement and the judicial system. Many of them have died by it. African Americans also face more discrimination throughout our society. Facts and statistics prove this. It hurts that we’re still facing the same problems many of our ancestors and predecessors fought to improve.
A part of my soul feels beaten down; however, I will continue to work with you and others to to better our world. Working on +positive masters+ has been therapeutic for me, and I hope that some of the content I share can help ease any anxiety, depression, or anger that you may be undergoing.
Love,
Jon Riki Karamatsu
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Stones with heartwarming messages placed under our mailboxes during these challenging times with COVID-19.
Stones with heartwarming messages placed under our mailboxes during these challenging times with COVID-19.
After a 5-mile run in my cozy neighborhood in Hawaii, I saw these stones with heartwarming messages placed under our mailboxes. 😃
The white stone says, “Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times if only one remembers to turn on the light.” “Live Love Laugh” is written on the two pink stones. The purple stone says, “love.”
Thank you to whoever or those who wrote this. It really touched me. I’m sure my neighbors loved them too. ❤
With Warmest Aloha,
Jon
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Write down all the good things that happened in your day.
Write down all the good things that happened in your day.
Write down all the good things that happened in your day. By doing this, you’ll get boosts of good feelings. This daily practice also reminds you of all the wonderful things in your life.
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Enjoy a floral lei to lift your spirits!
Enjoy a floral lei to lift your spirits! Pictured is a white plumeria flower lei.
Enjoy a floral lei to lift your spirits!
May 1, 2020 is Lei Day in Hawaii. Enjoy a floral lei to lift your spirits! With its beauty and sweet smell, flowers evoke your sight and smell, which can be therapeutic if you’re feeling stressed. Also, giving a lei to someone is a way to show your love to that person. As we say in Hawaii, May Day is Lei Day!
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I’m so proud of my younger sister Mia who is an ER doctor during this pandemic with the Coronavirus.
I’m so proud of my younger sister Mia who is an ER doctor during this pandemic with the Coronavirus. She is pictured in light blue scrubs, 4th from the right.
I’m so proud of my younger sister Mia who is an emergency room doctor specializing in emergency healthcare for children in San Francisco, California. Mia is the middle child in my family, with me as the oldest and my sister Lara, a civil engineer in Honolulu, Hawaii, as the youngest. Since Mia was in elementary school, she said she was going to grow up to be a doctor. From back then, I had a strong feeling she was going to achieve her dream. My sister is also an amazing mother of three little girls, a great soccer player who played college ball at Loyola Marymount University, and a fantastic example of determination as shown by her ability to undergo so many years of learning that includes years of specialty training beyond her medical doctorate degree from the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. In this recent picture, Mia is wearing light blue scrubs, fourth from the right with some of her colleagues, all of whom I’m proud of as well.
Every time I watch the news on television and see the healthcare workers helping patients, I get emotional. I start to cry when I see patients and healthcare workers die from the Coronavirus. Despite the danger, doctors, nurses, and other medical workers volunteer to go to the Cornavirus hot spots, and a number of them have come out of retirement to help where they’re needed or at their local medical centers. Like the world has been saying day in and day out, our healthcare workers are truly our heroes. We entered this world with these heroes by our side, and we’ll leave this world with them by our side. To all of you serving in the healthcare sector, thank you from the bottom of my heart.
This is a new series at +positive masters+, showcasing people making a positive impact on others. I’m starting close with my sister Mia.
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The people you make an impact on will always have a part of you in them.
The people you make an impact on will always have a part of you in them.
The people you make an impact on will always have a part of you in them. When we disappear from this world, we’ll rise again through those who survive us.
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If I don’t find you in my lifetime, I will find you in my dreams.
If I don’t find you in my lifetime, I will find you in my dreams.
If I don’t find you in my lifetime, I will find you in my dreams. ❤️
Romantic love is one of those things that happens naturally. If you experience it, consider yourself very fortunate. There are those who never experience it in their lifetime. Some try to force it.
For me, romantic love is so powerful that the world can be crashing all around me but the feelings for the one I love somehow makes me believe that everything will be alright. Even if I never fall in love again, I’m extremely grateful for being able to experience it.
In my two unpublished novels, I created a love story as part of the bigger story filled with suspense, action, and history. I enjoy the romantic feelings so much that I enjoy writing about it so I can live it again through my characters. 📚
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Make it a point to spend time with your loved ones.
Make it a point to spend time with your loved ones. Don’t let your career or personal interests dominate your life. Set a certain day of the week or month to meet with them. If you don’t hear from your loved ones, make the effort to contact them. The moment before you now is precious. This time next year will not be the same. Even when you are extremely busy, you can still dedicate some time to talk to your loved ones on the phone or on the Internet. Your future self will be grateful for all the memories you create with them.
For instance, every Sunday afternoon, I get-together with my mom, dad, younger sister, bother-in-law, and baby nephew at my parents’ house where we usually do an online video call with my younger sister, brother-in-law, and three young nieces, all living in the Bay Area, California. Afterwards, we either eat dinner at my parent’s place or go to a restaurant to dine. Also, every year my entire immediate family enjoys meeting up in California, Hawaii, or another location. Often times, we meet up several times a year to enjoy one another’s company. This is the most important part of my life, being with my family.
Moreover, I dedicate time to be with my close friends. We talk story, dine, or go out somewhere relaxing. Likewise, have some fun with your friends. Participate in activities together. Enjoy a cup of coffee or tea as you laugh and converse. Maybe travel somewhere fun together. These wonderful times with your friends will also be a part of you that you will always be grateful for.
Happy holidays and have an awesome 2020! Go and make some great memories with your family and friends!
With Warmest Aloha,
Jon
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Hold me a little longer. I want to remember what this feels like.
Hold me a little longer. I want to remember what this feels like.
Hold me a little longer.
I want to remember what this feels like.
With every second that goes by,
it only gets harder.
Our souls,
they’re moving apart even farther.
– +positive masters+, Jon Riki Karamatsu, poem, 12/18/2019 -
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When it’s real, you just feel.
I repurposed the following poem I wrote for +positive masters+.
“When it’s real, you just feel.” A romantic poem. Enjoy!
When it’s real, you just feel.
It’s neither here nor there.
It’s everywhere.
Close your eyes and you’ll see.
I’ll focus on you. You focus on me.
Feel the energy as the two of us becomes “we.”
– +positive masters+, Jon Riki Karamatsu, Poem, 4/6/2019 –
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You’ve seen enough death to know that your time could be up at anytime. So work hard on how you want to be remembered as, now!
You’ve seen enough death to know that your time could be up at anytime. So work hard on how you want to be remembered as, now!
You’ve seen enough death to know that your time could be up at anytime. So work hard on how you want to be remembered as, now!
Accepting your vulnerability that you could die at any time is not something you may want to think about. However, there’s a way you can make it positive. You could look at your future demise as the celebration of your life:
(1) The people you’ve touched with your love and kind gestures;
(2) The positive impact you’ve made on others through your work on a service or product; and
(3) Beneficial content you’ve created for your loved ones and the greater community.
I’ve written down in my life plan, annual plans, and daily plans, the things I want to do for others and the community before I die. I schedule it in my calendar so I can execute most of them before my time is up.
For your fun homework, write down all the things you want to do that will be your legacy for your loved ones and the community. Write down even the craziest things you want to do that would be super impactful, practical, educational, or fun! Next, write them into your life plan, annual plans, and daily plans. Most importantly, schedule them into your calendar and execute on them!
Love you! Sending positive energy to you!
With Warmest Aloha,
Jon
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When I awake and see you, everything will be fine.
When I awake and see you, everything will be fine.
I’m getting weaker with every second.
When I sleep, I dream of rewinding time.
I redid every bad thing I said.
When I awake and see you, everything will be fine.
– +positive masters+, Jon Riki Karamatsu, 11/20/2019 –
I took this picture of Ala Moana Beach on 11/20/2019.
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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 –
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I love my mom and dad. I love my sisters. I love my nieces and nephew. I love my extended family and friends. Now, shout out your love for your loved ones! You may never be able to say it again.
I love my mom and dad. I love my sisters. I love my nieces and nephew. I love my extended family and friends. Now, shout out your love for your loved ones! You may never be able to say it again. ❤️
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You think a lot. You feel a lot. That’s because you care.
You think a lot. You feel a lot. That’s because you care.
You think a lot. You feel a lot. That’s because you care.❤️
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You can hate me all you want. I’m still going to be positive.
You can hate me all you want. I’m still going to be positive!
You can hate me all you want. I’m still going to be positive.
When your mindset is so strong, no matter how much anger they spit at you, you will always take the higher path.
+positive masters+ for life!
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When times get tough, love yourself more! ❤️
When times get tough, love yourself more! ❤️
When times get tough, love yourself more! ❤️
During times of hardship, having alone time to replenish your energy is important. Activities such as self-reflection, meditation, reading, taking a nice walk outside, listening to a motivating podcast, journaling, drawing, designing, and creative writing can lift your spirit. 😊
My friends, if you’re going through a slump, I feel you. There are days, I get up and question myself. “Why do I keep going?” When I restate my personal mission statement, I’m empowered by my “why,” so I keep doing my best. Sending positive energy to you! 🙌
With Warmest Aloha,
Jon
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It’s okay to stay away from people who drain your energy.
It’s okay to stay away from people who drain your energy.
“It’s okay to stay away from people who drain your energy,” says Master 3, the master of relationships. “Instead, surround yourself with positive people who will lift your spirit and encourage you to be the best person you can be!” 😃
In this picture is our Master 3 Cuffed Beanie! The description of these beanies are as follows: 100% Turbo Acrylic; 12″ in length; Hypoallergenic; Unisex style; and Yupoong 1501KC is the make. ❤
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Somewhere along our journey of life, we lost our innocence.
Somewhere along our journey of life, we lost our innocence. If you can see the innocent child in the person who is hurting your feelings, you’ll be more willing to forgive that person, like you would a child.
Somewhere along our journey of life, we lost our innocence.
If you can see the innocent child in the person who is hurting your feelings, you’ll be more willing to forgive that person, like you would a child. Replace the angry face of the adult hurting your feelings with that of a child. This can change your mindset, a hack that can calm yourself from raging back. A child is learning and molding his/her character. As adults, we can continuously improve ourselves as well. When you remain calm with an unruly adult, other adults and children observing will remember this. They too will have to choose what kind of reputation they want from others – the dark side or the light side. ❤
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All we really want is to love and be loved. Don’t abandon the child in you.
This picture speaks for itself. So powerful.
All we really want is to love and be loved. Don’t abandon the child in you.
Pictured is the amazing artwork called “Love” by Ukrainian artist Alexander Milov for the Burning Man showing two adults upset and hurt by one another but the child in each of them wants to forgive and be with each other. Just looking at this picture gets me teary-eyed. If we can see the innocent child in ourselves and others, the world will be a much better place. Sending love to you. ❤️
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See your suffering as a pivotal point for you to change! And yes, you’re going to come back stronger!
The world loves a good comeback story! Feel your suffering and take that energy to do good in your life and the world!
See your suffering as a pivotal point for you to change! And yes, you’re going to come back stronger! 👊
Pictured here is our Resilience Mantra Unisex T-Shirt. Wear it to motivate you to be resilient to the challenges that come your way! 😃
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I seek loneliness to protect me.
I seek loneliness to protect me. 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 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! 😊❤️
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5 Benefits of reading fiction! 📚📖
Besides this list, there are many more benefits of reading fiction. These benefits are some that have been beneficial for me. I hope they helpful for you as well!
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 into the lives of unique characters. 😊
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Being positive is way cooler than being negative!
To achieve world peace, we must start with ourselves. If we can maintain peace within ourselves, others may be encouraged to do the same. If a majority of the human race can be at peace within themselves, only then can we achieve world peace.
Being positive is way cooler than being negative! Your daily acts of kindness can put a smile on a person’s face, even motivate others to live a happier life! In contrast, negative people drain your energy with their anger, impatience, pessimism, complaints, and tantrums. When you maintain peace within yourself, you can handle challenging situations in a calmer manner. Only when everyone is at peace with oneself will we attain world peace. Leave a positive legacy filled with love, compassion, and empathy for the younger generations to follow! 😃🙌
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It’s too late. Where I’m going, you have to die.
I wrote this poem for Positive Masters at http://www.positivemasters.com & @positivemasters ✒
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I met a girl at a coffee shop.
We fell in love. Then we fought.
She thought I lied about being alive.
I cried, “Let’s still try. We can still thrive.”
She replied, “It’s too late. Where I’m going, you have to die.”
– Positive Masters, Jon Riki Karamatsu, Poem, 10/4/2019 –
I based this poem on my unpublished first novel, a paranormal, suspense and romance story that I worked on from October 2006 to January 2014. 📖
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Part 1 of 3: Live the middle way. From the middle, you can see the light in every dark situation.
Live the middle way. From the middle, you can see the light in every dark situation.
Part 1 of 3: Live the middle way. From the middle, you can see the light in every dark situation. 😊
Live the middle way. From the middle, you can see the connection between dark and light because from the middle, you can see everything, dark, light, and all the shades in-between. If you can see the light when you’re in darkness, even a glimmer of light, then you can be grateful in your darkest moments. 🌅
We humans are prone to judging others and our experiences. We label people and our experiences as either bad (dark) or good (light). From the middle, you don’t jump to a conclusion that someone is either dark or light, bad or good. From the middle, you don’t jump to a conclusion that an experience is dark or light, bad or good. 🌄
When a person lashes his or her anger at you, you’re tempted to label that person as a dark person. When you’re in the middle, you’ll see the light in even the most hateful person. You go deeper and have empathy for that person who may have suffered deeply at the hands of others. 🙏
For my career, my worst experience was working in a courtroom with an elder judge who was often grumpy and giving tantrums. I was so broken down by this man that my close friend Brandon took me to the beach in the middle of my workday to lift my spirit up. Being in the Vietnam War was his backstory. There was probably more to his story. He would break the law and give leniency to veterans of war. He was always kind towards beautiful women. In contrast, he would slam the book at ordinary citizens, even sending a kid to prison for a number of days for racing his car on a street. Instead of hating the judge like some of the other attorneys, staff, and citizens attending the hearings, I did my best to look deeper to see how he may have suffered emotionally from the war or maybe even by the way his parents raised him. By doing this, I could wish the judge happiness. ❤
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Welcome Monkey Mind to the Positive Masters Universe!
Monkey Mind has been a part of our DNA for survival since the primitive days of the human race. We had to worry about the downside in order to survive against the threats of nature, other creatures, and our own kind. However, we now live in a time where our daily threats are often our fear of failure in our careers and relationships. A saber tooth tiger is not after us every day. If you worry about failing in your career or personal life, and things you have no control over, you will paralyze yourself from progress. Get your monkey mind out of your head by focusing on what you can control!
Welcome Monkey Mind to the Positive Masters Universe! I don’t know about you, but Monkey Mind has been my nemesis every time I have a vision of what I want to do & where I want to be in my life. On some days, I’m on a roll, gaining little wins left & right. I’m moving forward! I’m feeling good! 😁🐒
Then there are those days when my Monkey Mind takes over. “You’re not good enough,” he taunts. “You’ve never done this before. Heck, no one has done this before. The haters are going to attack you. Play it safe. Do what you know. Do what you’re already good at.” 🐵
I counter him, “Get out of my head Monkey Mind! I can learn. I can reinvent myself. If I fail, I’ll still gain skills, knowledge, & relationships. What I’m creating isn’t for the haters, it’s for my tribe, those who want to be happy & have a purposeful life. I’m being me, the best I can be!” 😫
My friends, if you’re going through these battles internally, I dedicate this Monkey Mind Unisex T-Shirt to you. Win or lose, you’ll be fine. The Positive Masters are with you. Focus on what you can control. Keep learning & growing. Embrace the journey. Don’t be attached to the outcome. Sending positive energy to you! ❤
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I still love you even though you’re far away.
These days, all I do is work, living in the fray. 📖
I check off my calendar every day. 📅
Sometimes I pause and wonder if you’re okay. ❤
Keep shining from the other side. 🌅
I still love you even though you’re far away. ❤❤
– Positive Masters, Poem, 8/10/2019 – ✒
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We understand the generations before us when we become them.
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I appreciate my late grandparents and parents even more now that I’m older.
During our time from children to adults, we observe our parents and grandparents. The world is new to us. We keep learning and exploring.
As we grow older, our grandparents and their friends fade away and our parents become the seniors. We’ve got careers and responsibilities. Some of us have kids, some of us don’t. It’s at this point that we begin to understand the sacrifices our parents and grandparents went through because we’ve become them. Once, our parents are gone, we have to take on their role. It’s surreal when you think about it, to say goodbye to our parents and their generation. As time marches on, our generation will also fade out, so we have to make the world the best it can be for the younger ones coming up. Time is the most precious resource. Let’s make the most of it. Do the things you want to do with your love your loved ones and love them with all you’ve got!
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Preparing the otobas for obon services for Jodo Shu Hawaii.
This morning of Sunday July 7, 2019, members and friends of Jodo Shu Hawaii set up the otoba for obon services. This year, the set up is in the social hall because the outdoor structure we had was getting old and was large and heavy so the amount of manpower needed was hard on our aging volunteers. The otobas have the names of our loved ones who passed away. Obon services and Bon Dance is a special time when our ancestors are with us, though we pray to them throughout the whole year so they’re always with us. I’m serving my 9th year as president and 14th year as a board member of the organization. 😊
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How far would you go for the one you love?
How far would you go for the one you love?
We can do a lot when we’re single because we can push ourselves to the limits until our body and mind needs to sleep. Being on our own, we have a great amount of control of our direction and momentum. However, being alone can be lonely at times.
A relationship with a significant other can either boost us or slow us down. It can make us happier or more miserable. 😊😪
When you fall in love, how far are you willing to go? How much are you willing to sacrifice? When things aren’t going right, do you follow your gut feelings, and if so, to what extent? ❤💔
By the way, I love Game of Thrones!!! ❄🐺🐲🔥
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Death has been a strange friend of mine. I love death as much as I love life because death has taught me how to live.
I think about death every day. It has been on my mind since I was brand new to this world. A time when I could count my age with one hand. I remember thinking about it when my uncle Dwight had died. I asked my dad, “What happens after you die?”
He answered, “When you die, you die, that’s it.”
I went to my bedroom and cried on my bed. With the urging of my mom, my dad came to my room and told me that there’s a nice place where people go to after they die.
Understanding my impermanence has been my greatest motivator ever since. I go all-out on every passionate vision that crosses my mind. I’ve tried so many things because of it. I had some nice experiences and some not so nice experiences, but one thing’s for sure, I have no regrets. I would rather try and fail than to not try and wonder what if I had given it a shot? And for the times I did win, man it’s an indescribable feeling of euphoria where you’re so happy you cry in a higher realm because of all the suffering you went through in order to achieve your goal.
No matter how bad life can be, as long as we’re alive, we can still do a lot of damage. You’ll never know what your limits are unless you push yourself to break them. When you befriend death, you love life more. You don’t waste time on petty things many people complain about. Nor do you hate and judge others. These negative types of people may only realize the most important things in life when they face their own imminent mortality if they are lucky enough to have some time to think before they die.
With this state of mind, death has been a strange friend of mine. I love death as much as I love life because death has taught me how to live.
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If love is all-powerful, can it survive the deepest divides caused by anger and suffering?
“If love is all-powerful, can it survive the deepest divides caused by anger and suffering?”
I wrote this sentence as I was preparing my query letters to literary agencies for my second novel, a historical fiction about a friendship that is born between an Iraqi boy and girl while in a hospital after surviving a suicide bomb.
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Love feels good even when we’re in pain.
Love feels good even when we’re in pain.
– Jon Riki Karamatsu, 5/15/2019 –
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Darkness is a major motivator!!!
Different things can trigger our darkness such as the deaths of those we love, the deterioration of our body and mind, negative people, negative events, and failure. Our challenges and the fact that we are impermanent can be a powerful motivator for us to make the most of what we have now. Love everything with an awakened mind: the beautiful sky, your loving family and friends, and your passion projects. 😊
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Happy Mother’s Day to my mom and two younger sisters!
Happy Mother’s Day to my mom and two younger sisters! I love them so much. My mom taught me love, compassion, empathy, and gratitude, all the fundamentals of life. My sisters are amazing moms for their young children. I’m super lucky!
Every single mom, whether they’re with us physically or in spirit means so much. Often times, they bring balance to our lives and world because they truly want the best for us. They want to see us happy. Sending my love to all you moms out there!
With Warmest Aloha,
Jon
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I’m growing to love vulnerability – you know that high you get when you do uncomfortable things because it could lead you to something amazing.
I had a nice time at Starbucks working on a marketing project for my client while my friend Claire since high school worked on her business educational project. We had a great talk about accounting, marketing, law, and vulnerability, some of the fundamentals for business. I’m growing to love vulnerability – you know that high you get when you do uncomfortable things because it could lead you to something amazing. That euphoric yet uncomfortable feeling you get when you can feel and taste your vision but you get attacked and judged by others along the way. You put on your bulletproof vest and keep going, taking the hits.
For all of you falling into darkness, I feel you. We can support one another by sharing our vulnerability as we move forward in our journey. Then when you get those big wins, share them with all of us! Now you can fire back in the air – your heroic fireworks!!! 😃
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Growing to love my vulnerability!
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What is your mantra? Is there a word or phrase that inspires and motivates you?
What is your mantra? Is there a #word or #phrase that #inspires and #motivates you? Many Buddhists chant #mantras or have them sounded internally in one’s thoughts. They are either repeated continuously for some time or just sounded once. Mantras can keep our mind awakened with a crystal clear #vision of our lives and world filled with #love and #positivity . A #mantra can #motivate us to keep working on a practice that helps us maintain our positive #lifestyle .
Of the many #practices I do to keep myself #happy and motivated, it’s amazing how this simple #practice of speaking your mantra daily can boost your entire your day. For example, my mantra is “gratitude.” Gratitude is a practice in itself. I learned how to be #grateful from my mom since I was a little kid. She would always be telling me about how good and useful certain products are. While driving, she would compliment on how smooth a road was. From the moment I wake up, I tell myself, “I’m grateful to be alive.” I’m super grateful to be able to strive for all kinds of ideas. I’m extremely grateful for all my loved ones. On my bad days, by focusing on all the things I’m grateful for, I’m able to get some wins. In fact, my suffering has played a role in expanding my gratitude, which I wrote about in previous posts.
Pictured on my wrist is a bracelet with “Gratitude” engraved on it by My Intent @myintent . Also pictured on my wrist is my Jodo Shu Buddhist prayer beads from its headquarters in Kyoto, Japan, given to me by one of the head Bishops when he was in Hawaii in 2018.
Everyday speak out your mantra and attack your day with the light of positivity!
With Warmest Aloha,
Jon
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My bracelet with “Gratitude” engraved on it by My Intent and my Jodo Shu prayer beads from its headquarters in Kyoto, Japan.
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My niece and I on 4/6/19.
My niece and I on 4/6/19. I’m super grateful to have these moments with my loved ones!
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My niece and I with all the stuff animals around us as she eats!
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JON RIKI KARAMATSU 