5 Reasons You’re a Hero Right Now
By Steven Smith 26 Mar 2011

You’re a burly, tenacious, heroic warrior. Yes, I’m sure. Because really: I know it.
- I’m certain of it.
Okay, okay — I’ll give you 5 reasons, from fairly obvious to slightly subtle.
1. You’re Reading This. It’s obvious, but it also makes you heroic from my perspective. See, I enjoy having readers and subscribers, so because you’re here, you’re my hero. To keep RealTaiji.com real and alive, I need you and heroes and heroines like you.
- Get updates and learn Taiji to continue your heroic-ness, okay?
This flattering “I think you’re a heroic warrior…” vision is straight from me to you… lighten up, enjoy it, and let’s get a bit more subtle…
2. You’re on the Internet. Part you and part technology: this one makes you heroic because you’re smart enough to use computers and you have access to unprecedented technological wealth. Yep → whether you own sophisticated high-end gaming machine or you’re in the back corner of the public library, you’re in…you can learn (with effort and practice) almost anything. So do it Hero(ine).
This one’s important because our ability to instantly access videos and books and articles provides should provide massive potential for people to grow and learn; we can do so much to learn and to share using our modern tools.
Though it still takes action and effort, I know it works because I’ve learned so many Taiji fundamentals and intricacies from multi-media sources. It’s only fair for me to give back using RTJ.
3. You Are Human (cats and dogs — stay with me). You have patterns, and you’re willing to break them. See, no matter how depressed or stressed or chubby or terrified you are — you behave in ways that perpetuate your problems and obstacles.
- Yes…as tough as it sounds…you do.
But because you’ve read this far, I’m certain that you’re willing to change. It’s not easy. But you’re willing, and that’s why your worthy of being labeled a burly, tenacious, heroic warrior. Change is tough. You can do it: be bold.
4. You’re Alive. Your heart beats right now. You have something to share. Slow down; listen to your beat, and get a grip on that sensation — your rhythmic beat. Feel it? Share that.
If you’re willing to act with kindness, display your tenderness, express your heart’s desire, and/or awaken stillness: then you’re burly and tenacious and heroic and a warrior. After all, it takes much more bravery to feel deeply that it does to profess strength.
5. You Like Taiji. However deep your personal reasons, skills, and experiences go, you’re likely gravitating toward deeper health, impossible healing, and subtle, soft-powered, amazing self-defense. See? Do you get why you’re a Hero or Heroine yet?
To the Great Majority (of people), this stuff is considered eccentric at least, ridiculous at worst. But not to you. You’re a burly, tenacious, heroic warrior. And it’s precisely because you’re drawn to the internal arts and the powers inherent in an awakened heart that you made it to the end this little tapestry of words…
Thanks for playing along. Now go practice your art.