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Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Goshin Karate & Judo Academy in Scottsdale Arizona - Has exceeded 25,000 Acts of Kindness


WE HAVE EXCEED 25,000 ACTS OF KINDNESS



The quality of respect is central to our (or your child’s) ability to be happy and to function in the world. The form of respect is shown by appropriate conduct and good manners. The spirit of respect is represented by a sincere appreciation of the value and the rights of other people.



All Goshin Karate & Judo Academy students are encouraged to participate in the "Acts of Kindness" program!

3 A DAY - THAT'S THE GOSHIN WAY



“If a picture is worth a thousand words,then an action is worth a thousand pictures.”Martial Arts Grandmaster Jhoon Rhee



Roger

Mr. Boggs - Sensei
Goshin Karate & Judo Academy
6245 E. Bell Road #120
Scottsdale, AZ. 85254
480-951-2236

http://www.GoshinKarate.com/
http://www.GoshinCares.com/
http://www.GoshinGirls.com/
http://www.GoshinGear.com/



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Providing Instruction/Lessons in Martial Arts, Self Defense, Judo and Karate, for Kids, Teens and Adults in the Cave Creek, Phoenix, Scottsdale and the entire north valley of Arizona since 1991.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Random Acts of Kindness Week - February 9th - February 15th 2009


What is Random Acts of Kindness Week

Random Acts of Kindness Week focuses on the spirit of hope and goodness.

It is a springboard for action. A time to be open, to act upon thoughts of generosity that arise spontaneously from your heart. Just notice what happens as kindness ripples out!

The week is an invitation for individuals, schools, community groups, service clubs, businesses, health institutions, schools and churches to join hearts and hands to create a better world.

A kind act is "random" when it is unexpected-done simply out of the will to extend goodness, person to person, without expecting anything in return.

Join in the "kindness revolution" today and make a positive difference on this planet that we all call "home."



Roger

Mr. Boggs - Sensei
Goshin Karate & Judo Academy
6245 E. Bell Road #120
Scottsdale, AZ. 85254
480-951-2236

http://www.GoshinKarate.com/
- Womens Self Defense Class - Scottsdale Az - February 21st

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Kindness is Karate - Kindness is Self Defense



10 Ways to Increase Acts of Kindness

As well as being a quality of the heart, is a skill. It deepens as we learn to pay attention to ourselves and one another with awareness. When we step out of our comfort zones and experiment with speaking to one another, listening to one another, and caring for one another in a different way, kindness grows. The fruits of greater kindness are revealed in our minds, in our lives, and in our communities.

Here are 10 ways to increase your kindness quotient.Kindness Tip #1: Kindness Is a Strength... Sharon Salzberg is a best-selling author and the co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society and the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies. Her most recent book, "The Kindness Handbook: A Practical Companion," was published in 2008.

Kindness Is a Strength
It is all too easy to consider kindness a secondary virtue, the one we reach for only as a last resort. But if we look at the strength of kindness--the way it reminds us of a sense of inner abundance, the way it helps us feel connected to others instead of isolated and apart--we can appreciate kindness as the force it is. Kindness isn’t an ally of foolishness or gullibility, but rather an ally of wisdom and courage.

Look for the Good in Yourself
All too often we tend to focus on, or even fixate on, the mistakes we’ve made, the times we didn’t speak out because we were too timid, the times we spoke out brusquely or clumsily, and all of our regrets. Looking for the good within isn’t a way to deny our difficulties or problems. Instead, it's a way to broaden our outlook to make it more truthful and rid it of self-criticism. This is a foundation for kindness to ourselves.

Remember What We Share
If we look deeply into any kind of behavior, we will see an urge to feel a part of something greater than our own limited sense of self, a desire to feel at home in this body and mind. This urge toward happiness is often made twisted and distorted by ignorance, not knowing where happiness is actually to be found, and so we do damaging things. But we all share the desire to be happy, a vulnerability to change, to loss, and to fragility. Remembering what we share inspires us toward kindness.

Cultivate Gratitude
Rather than taking inspiring voices for granted, or overlooking the helping hands that might have picked us up when we have fallen, we can make an effort to hold them in our hearts. Sometimes even a small act of kindness on someone’s part makes an essential difference for us. Cultivating gratitude is a way of honoring these people, and also a way of lifting our spirits and reminding us of the power of good-heartedness.

Practice Generosity
The Buddha said, “If you knew as I did, the power of giving, you would not let a single day pass without sharing.” We all have something to give: it may be material, large or small, it may be a smile, or an attentive conversation in the elevator. Perhaps you let a stranger get ahead of you on line, or give a co-worker a small gift, or write a late-night note of appreciation. Any act of generosity--material or of the spirit, small or large--is a meaningful expression of kindness.

Meditate on Kindness
Each day we can take the time to quietly hold others in our hearts and wish them well. Any particular day it might include someone who has been helpful or inspiring to us, someone we know who is feeling alone or afraid, someone who is experiencing triumph and joy, or someone we are about to meet with some trepidation. We might, depending on the circumstances of our lives, particularly include children or animals along with adult people. Taking just 10 minutes a day to reflect in this way is a powerful path to transformation.

Listen to Others Carefully
Often we have conversations where we are only partially paying attention, while at the same time we are thinking about the next email we need to send, or what we forgot to mention to the last person we spoke to. We also commonly make many assumptions about the person we are talking to and no longer fully listen; in effect, we have taken their file, put it in a folder, and filed it away in a drawer. “Oh, they are boring. Their comments in the past were unimpressive.” It is a powerful gesture of kindness, and one that leaves us open to many surprises, to really listen.

Include Those Who Seem Left Out
In a conversation with a group of people, there may be those too shy to speak out unasked. In a room full of partygoers, there may be some who hardly know anyone there. We can probably all remember that awful feeling of wanting to feel a part of a group but instead feeling left out and unseen. At one event I arrived earlier than my friends and ended up approaching a woman standing alone and seeming ill at ease. (In fact she had been dismayed at not knowing anyone there.) We ended up having many common interests and connections--and spent a delightful time together.

Refrain from Speaking Ill
A friend told me about a time he resolved not to talk about any third person; if he had something to say about someone, he would say it to them instead. If you feel tempted to put someone down, assume knowledge of their bad motives, or generally prove their inferiority, take a breath. Even though we might feel a rush of power in saying those words, they can easily come back to haunt us. We ultimately get no benefit from dividing people and sowing seeds of dissension and dislike. There are ways to talk honestly about wrong behavior without derision or condemnation for the person acting.

Empathize with Others
It is always useful to put ourselves in someone else’s place. As the old proverb suggests, “Walk a mile in another person’s shoes before you pass judgment.’” Even if we are going to take strong action to try to change someone’s behavior, a sense of empathy and understanding for them won’t weaken us. If anything, that element of kindness will broaden our avenues of response to a problem, and engender greater creativity as we seek options to ease suffering all around



Roger

Mr. Boggs - Sensei
Goshin Karate & Judo Academy
6245 E. Bell Road #120
Scottsdale, AZ. 85254
480-951-2236





Providing Instruction/Lessons in Martial Arts, Self Defense, Judo and Karate, for Kids, Teens and Adults in the Cave Creek, Phoenix, Scottsdale and the entire north valley of Arizona since 1991.


Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Karate School in Scottsdale Arizona - Performing Acts of Kindness


Join us in our Acts of Kindness Project!

8,876... That's how many Random Acts of Kindness have been performed by children, adults and seniors of our communities. Join us in reaching our goal of 50,000 by December 1, 2009.

Log your Acts of Kindness on this site or e-mail me and I will add it for you..


You will get to see your involvement and the total number of Random Acts of Kindness at GoshinKarate.com


Roger

Mr. Boggs - Sensei
Goshin Karate & Judo Academy
6245 E. Bell Road #120
Scottsdale, AZ. 85254
480-951-2236

http://www.GoshinKarate.com/

Monday, August 25, 2008

98 Remarkable Acts of Kindness




Starlight: Acts Of Kindness

You Can Feel Good About Good
Grander than the Bell and the Red Suit
Bloggers Unite (a touching post about her Mum)
Jericho Fans Become Boo's Angels
Singing At A Retirement Home
John Gebhardt Caring For A Little Girl in Iraq
Pay It Forward & Acts of Random Kindness
Examples and Quotes From Acts of Kindness
Recycling & The Boys Brigade Charity Gift Box Project
Helping A Pregnant Damsel In Childbirth
Collecting Litter
My Inspiration - What are you grateful for?
Living In A Box
Caro Gesù Bambino ti voglio avvisare…
Teaching My 5 Year Old The Gift Of Giving
Want to have an amazing Christmas?
Give A Smile
Acts of Kindness Should Be Part Of Our Daily Lives
Its Never Too Late To Do An Act Of Kindness
Bell Ringers & Paper Trees
A White Cat For Christmas
Xmas Charity Appeal
The Beaming Faces of The Tiny Tots
Helping A Colleague
Hugs For The Lonely
Tribute To Rescued Cats And Dogs
Crochet Some Recycled Wheelchair and Walker Totes
Promote Thrift Stores
The Greatness Of Human Kindness and Compassion
Acts of Kindness While Christmas Shopping
Donations To Carol For A Cause
Child's Play
Scraping Snow To Make Friends
Caring For Family
Let People Know That Someone Loves Them
Random Acts of Kindness Should Last All Year Long
Kindness Like Love Is Unconditional
Follow your heart and do your best work…
Buying Gifts From The Hunger Site Store
Donors Choose
Cooking Pancakes
One Should Do The Right Thing For No Other Reason Than It's Right
Free Rice - Provide and Learn
Magnificent Monday: My Mother
Sharing Books With Random People
Ideas For Acts of Kindness
A Simple Act of Kindness Affected Three Lives
Acts of Kindness: A Wardrobe Full of Compassion
Bloggers Unite: Small Thing Make Big Thing
Bloggers Unite: Save Some Cats
Ellie's Act of Kindness - A Guided Meditation
It's Not Only Human Beings That Are Capable Of Acts Of Kindness
Touching Other's Lives
Secret Santa
The Ripple Effect Of Acts Of Kindness
9 Acts of Christmas Kindness
Mystery Reggae Man
Caring - it all begins at home
Operation Christmas Child
Bloggers unite. Streetwise.
Save The Wild Side and Alley Cats
Each Minute Passes In Own Life We Must Spend It In Helping Others
Reading Marathon
I made someone today feel warm and human.
Make The World A Better Place
Altruistic Disease
Bloggers Unite: Highlighting Acts Of Kindness In Colon Panama
Bloggers Unite: Crafts for China
Take One Activity In Your Day
There Is So Much Good In People
Buzzards Bay Area Habitat For Humanity
Kind Classes
An Act Of Kindness Should Be Spontaneous And Not Forced
Helping Filipino children read their way out of poverty
My kindness towards poverty
Animal Rescue Charities
A day at the Senior Citizen Center
Cub Scouts At The Food Bank
A Day In A Camp
12 Gifts of Christmas: Kindness
Delivering Angel Tree Gifts in the Spirit of Christmas
Discovering Love and Kindness By Donating Blood
One Good Deed Every Day
The Kindness Of Strangers
Helping With Essential Winter Tasks
Counting on Kindness
Give and Give Back
Words by Bloggers & Acts of Kindness
Hurricane Sidr: acts of kindness
Ridiculously Easy Ways To Spread Some Kindness Around
Beautiful Minds: a day's meal -Used in the best way
Small and Simple Acts Of Kindness
Are you the girl with sweet smile?
I Fostered a Baby Elephant, Tong Jan
Bloggers Unite & Kiva
Homeless and Lost Souls
An act of kindness that's been going on for years


Roger

Mr. Boggs - Sensei
Goshin Karate & Judo Academy
6245 E. Bell Road #120
Scottsdale, AZ. 85254
480-951-2236

http://www.GoshinKarate.com/
http://www.GoshinCares.com/
http://www.GoshinGirls.com/
http://www.GoshinGear.com

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Karate Kindness - Kindness Quotes




We have now Log over 5000 Acts of Kindness

Ella Wheeler Wilcox:
The truest greatness lies in being kind, the truest wisdom in a happy mind.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox:
So many gods, so many creeds, So many paths that wind and wind, While just the art of being kind Is all the sad world needs.

Eric Hoffer:
Kindness
can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind.

Frederick W. Faber:
Kindness
has converted more sinners than zeal, eloquence or learning.

Goethe:
Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together.

Dalai Lama:
When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.

Dalai Lama:
Responsibility does not only lie with the leaders of our countries or with those who have been appointed or elected to do a particular job. It lies with each of us individually. Peace, for example, starts within each one of us. When we have inner peace, we can be at peace with those around us.

This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.


Roger

Mr. Boggs - Sensei
Goshin Karate & Judo Academy
6245 E. Bell Road #120
Scottsdale, AZ. 85254
480-951-2236

http://www.GoshinKarate.com/

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

The Kindness Hall of Fame - Coming Soon


Heather Gold turned in over 50 acts of Kindness last week and was the winner of a Kung Fu Panda
KINDNESS QUOTES

Abraham Joshua Heschel:
When I was young, I used to admire intelligent people; as I grow older, I admire kind people.
-->Albert Schweitzer:
Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.
-->Amelia Earhart :
No kind action ever stops with itself. One kind action leads to another. Good example is followed. A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. The greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves.
Barbara De Angelis:
Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.
-->Benjamin Jowett:
We cannot seek or attain health, wealth, learning, justice or kindness in general. Action is always specific, concrete, individualized, unique.
-->Blaise Pascal:
Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.
-->Charles Kuralt:
The everyday kindness of the back roads more than makes up for the acts of greed in the headlines.
D. H. Lawrence:
The only justice is to follow the sincere intuition of the soul, angry or gentle. Anger is just, and pity is just, but judgement is never just.



Roger

Mr. Boggs - Sensei
Goshin Karate & Judo Academy
6245 E. Bell Road #120
Scottsdale, AZ. 85254
480-951-2236

http://www.GoshinKarate.com/
http://www.GoshinCares.com/
http://www.GoshinGirls.com/
http://www.GoshinGear.com

Friday, July 25, 2008

Karate - Acts of Kindness Continue


We Just Hit 3301 Acts of Karate Kindness




RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS


~~~~~ April-May-June-2008

In the past three months Garrett Marquis has done 200++ acts of kindness.

Garrett has displayed kindness towards others by helping his dad do yard work, keeping his room clean and helping his mother do housework with out being asked.

Garrett also has been very tolerant with other children using his toys, books and games while visiting our home without them asking Garrett if it was OK first. Garrett was quick to forgive them and forget.

These Children visiting our home were also mean -- Even Striking Garrett some times but still he managed to forgive them and not strike back.

At the market Garrett asked the bag boy if he needed a break... Garrett then took it upon himself to bag our groceries.

We have gone out several times in the past 3 months and Garrett has always held the door open for others while entering or exiting a store or restaurant. It comes natural to Garrett to always say please, thank you and you are welcome. His Manners have always been awesome. Garrett is just a very loving caring child.

We are very proud of Garrett for sharing his personal possessions with others and for being such a well mannered child with people he meets during his day.

Thanks Goshin Karate & Judo Academy, Ms. Bev, and Mr. Boggs for everything you do.

Phillip and Nancy Marquis


Roger

Mr. Boggs - Sensei
Goshin Karate & Judo Academy
6245 E. Bell Road #120
Scottsdale, AZ. 85254
480-951-2236

http://www.GoshinKarate.com/

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Karate - Acts of Kindess

Haley wins an Kung Fu Panda for
turning in the most acts of Kindness







We are now at....... 2783 Acts of Kindness

Won't you Join Us?


Goshin Karate & Judo Academy has started a National Random Acts of Kindness Program

What happens when each child taking martial arts lessons at two thousand schools across America, with one hundred students each, performs thirty random act of kindness in a single month? Six million random acts of kindness!

That’s the goal of a new character development program spearheaded by the National Association of Professional Martial Artists and the National Leadership Projects. Local instructor, Roger Boggs, owner and operator of Goshin Karate & Judo Acdemy, has joined the program and believes it will have a profound effect not only nationally, but right here in our own town.

“Think globally, act locally. That’s the message I’m driving home with my young students,” says Boggs. “ We can make a difference if each one of us does more. This is a brilliant way for my students to turn the ideas of respect and kindness into something they can do. It also fits perfectly into President George Bush’s call for one million acts of kindness.”

A random act of kindness is defined as a kind, respectful or considerate act performed from one person to another without any expectation of return, reward or recognition.

A random act of kindness could be sending a note telling someone how much they are appreciated or putting a basket full of canned food on the doorstep of someone in need.

“If just seventy-five of my students do thirty acts of kindness over the course of the next month, that’s 3750 acts of kindness,” beams Boggs.

We’re going to encourage our kids to begin at home, under the watchful eye of their parents.” Mr. Roger Boggs says his young students are jumping into the idea with both feet. “One of my kids brought his parents breakfast in bed and another one cleaned his sister’s room without being asked. Our school’s parents are ecstatic, to say the least.”

Children participating in the program log their random acts of kindness in a journal and after accumulating 50 acts, they turn the journal into their instructor for review. Children who accumulate one thousand random acts of kindness are entered into the “Kind Acts Hall of Fame.”
Every kind act counts, so whether you say “hello” and smile at someone you might have typically ignored, help someone out with something they’re trying to accomplish, open a door for someone, or donate your time to a good cause, RECORD IT.

From the simple gesture to the profound and generous donation of time, energy, and resources, EVERY KIND ACT COUNTS.

Here is Some that Trevor Added...
- gave his brother a hug
-helped his sister feel better at the doctor's office
-cleaned up toys for his brother
-helped his Mom by putting laundry away
-made a special picture for his mom
-helped his Dad when the van broke down


Roger

Mr. Boggs - Sensei
Goshin Karate & Judo Academy
6245 E. Bell Road #120
Scottsdale, AZ. 85254
480-951-2236

http://www.goshinkarate.com/
http://www.goshincares.com/
http://www.goshingirls.com/
http://www.goshingear.com/

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Kung Fu Panda Give away for Kindness - Karate


Eiei Sin, did 35 Acts of Kindness last week

Roger

Mr. Boggs - Sensei
Goshin Karate & Judo Academy
6245 E. Bell Road #120
Scottsdale, AZ. 85254
480-951-2236

http://www.GoshinKarate.com/
http://www.GoshinCares.com/
http://www.GoshinGirls.com/
http://www.GoshinGear.com

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Monday, July 7, 2008

Karate Students Doing Acts of Kindness



I have to estimate that we are somewhere near 2000 Acts of Kindness this Year.

We are currently giving away Stuffed Kung Fu Panda's to the student that performs and logs the most acts of Kindness.

Roger

Mr. Boggs - Sensei
Goshin Karate & Judo Academy
6245 E. Bell Road #120
Scottsdale, AZ. 85254
480-951-2236

http://www.GoshinKarate.com/
http://www.GoshinCares.com/
http://www.GoshinGirls.com/
http://www.GoshinGear.com/