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Today’s message is especially dedicated to the great Kate Miller, of Food Network.

In 1986, Peter Davies was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from Northwestern University. On a hike through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air. The elephant seemed distressed, so Peter approached it very carefully. He got down on one knee, inspected the elephant’s foot, and found a large piece of wood deeply embedded in it. As carefully and as gently as he could, Peter worked the wood out with his knife, after which the elephant gingerly put down its foot. The elephant turned to face the man, and with a rather curious look on its face, stared at him for several tense moments. Peter stood frozen, thinking of nothing else but being trampled. Eventually the elephant trumpeted loudly, turned, and walked away. Peter never forgot that elephant or the events of that day.

Twenty years later, Peter was walking through the Chicago Zoo with his teen-aged son. As they approached the elephant enclosure, one of the creatures turned and walked over to near where Peter and his son Cameron were standing. The large bull elephant stared at Peter, lifted its front foot off the ground, then put it down. The elephant did that several times then trumpeted loudly, all the while staring at the man. Remembering the encounter in 1986, Peter could not help wondering if this was the same elephant. Peter summoned up his courage, climbed over the railing, and made his way into the enclosure. He walked right up to the elephant and stared back in wonder. The elephant trumpeted again, wrapped its trunk around one of Peter legs and slammed him against the railing, killing him instantly.

Probably wasn’t the same elephant.



Lessons:
1. Don’t push your luck.
2. Use your brain.
3. Sometimes you learn the hard way.


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“It’s not what’s happening around you. It’s not what’s happening to you. What really matters is what’s happening inside you.”

So, I’m at the USTA Tennis Teachers Conference in New York City. It’s great, but I have a major problem…

The USTA was supposed to order books for my book signing for today at 1:30pm.

They didn’t.

I am not happy.

They are sending someone over to the US Open to bring some from their bookstore. But the problem is, I will have no books for my book signing tomorrow at the US Open.

I’m sure it will work out, even if I have to go back to Princeton to get more books.

I can’t control the situation, only my response.

Time to get in the zone and prepare for my talk in two hours. The key is staying in the present moment.

To be continued…

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“We have what we seek. It is there all the time, and if we give it time it will make itself known to us.”
-THOMAS MERTON

Today’s message is especially dedicated to the great Michael Eng.

Yesterday I set a record. I took three yoga classes in one day. It was amazing. I started off with a mixed yoga class at Yogaphoria in New Hope, PA with Sue Elkind. It was great! A perfect blend of philosophy, strength training, flexibility, spirituality and fun.

Then, I took a hatha yoga class with Senthil Kumar at CanDo Fitness Club, which was also wonderful. During that class I felt some tingly sensations going through my body, which I have read about – it’s called prana.

I ended my day with a kundalini yoga class with Vanessa Kudrat. Something amazing happened during this class. I started to feel the prana again, but this time it started to get more and more intense. My arms were literally vibrating with energy, so much that I felt that I had super-powers and could move things without touching them. I actually tried to move someones water bottle, but didn’t. It was such an amazing feeling. I’ve never felt that before.

It’s inside all of us. But somewhere along the line, we have lost touch with nature and our true selves. We are numbed by TV, iPods, the news, video games and other external factors. We search outside of ourselves for happiness, but the wise ones know that true happiness lies within. Senthil said that wherever there is a lot of entertainment, there is people that are lost. We need to find ourselves again.

This awareness helps us perform at a higher level in sports and all areas of life.

We don’t know what we are capable of.

And we will never know unless we start to do different things. Unless we get out of our normal, mindless routines and get in touch with our true selves again.

Take a couple of deep breaths. In through the nose for four seconds and out through the nose for four seconds.

Do this for as long as you want. Focus on deep breaths from the stomach. Thoughts may pop up, that’s okay, just accept them and go back to your breath. Continue.

This inner peace will give you better mental clarity, reduce stress and give you a calm energy throughout your day. And it is the first step in getting closer to your true self.


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