Much of our learned behavior come from the adults that we emulate and imitate as we grow, mature, and develop into our own person. In most cases these people are our parents, our grandparents or our guardians. Respect was always a quality that was discussed and expected to be taken seriously in our family. It started with self-respect – then we were taught to respect one another’s differences and individuality – respect our elders – and always have respect for our earth. Without self-respect it is virtually impossible to have any respect for anyone or anything else. Without respect for other people and our earth the results can be devastating.  I’ve been taught and now believe that it is imperative that we learn to respect our body, our mind and our spirit in order to become a powerful human being - able to reach more of our potential, which will manifest into a natural desire and ability to respect all things living on this planet.

John Nies

Transformation - You are truly a rare breed if you aren’t in need of some kind of transformation. I bet it’s probably safe to say that most of us are here on this earth to learn some valuable lessons - We all live and we all learn - we are all students that will eventually ask the same questions - who am I? - why am I here? - where do we go when it’s all said and done? - I once read that in order to understand what we ARE we first need to understand what we ARE NOT- in order to to comprehend such profundity we are required to live through a plethora of experiences that will hopefully shed some light on our confusion - we’re on a journey - an exploration of self that is replete with many hardships, emotional ups and downs, challenges, fears, doubts, and insecurities - often times these experiences force us to run, hide, escape, ignore or develop coping skills that will temporarily make life manageable but there’s only so much of it that we can take. That’s when we draw the conclusion that there’s got to be something more to life than this and we start to desire change - a more meaningful connection and that’s when you start your transformation from a life rooted in fear to a life full of peace, love, health and happiness.

John Nies

Courage - So many of life’s circumstances can be quite challenging and present difficult situations for us to deal with. Courage is our defense mechanism that does battle with our fears, allowing us to face them head on with the fortitude to overcome them. Courage is called upon when you realize its time to follow your dreams, to speak your truth, to change your situation. Courage is what people have who choose to follow the road less taken, to listen to the voice within, or to create the life they want to live. Today’s world can be a very intimidating place and courage is a very useful trait to develop. Courage is an attitude, a way of looking at things. Courage is what helps us get back up when we get knocked down and motivates us to keep fighting, through whatever circumstances we find ourselves in.

Always try to move courageously through life believing that no matter how difficult things may get – no matter what obstacles stand in your way there is a way to come out on top.

John Nies

Within - What an interesting word - it has so much wonder and mystique - When we look within there is an entire world to be seen - we can recall our dreams - failures - hopes - scars - lessons - pain - pleasure - heartache - joy - fear - love - the list can go on and on - Don’t be afraid of what you might find on your way down because at the core what you will find is God’s eternal light - pure love - the absolute truth - a peaceful calm and serenity - During my training in California with my mentor I learned that inside every human being is an entire Universe that mirrors the Universe in which we live - both are comprised of the same elements and both are limitless - deep within each of us are the answers to all of life’s questions - the journey thru all of the fear and pain we’ve accumulated throughout our lives are merely the lessons we needed to learn in order to find the answers to those questions - so have no fear - look deep within - you just might be pleasantly surprised with what you find.

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Faith - In this world Faith is an enormous word. Faith connects us to God - From Faith comes love, belief, hope, eternity and peace of mind. Without Faith it would be as if we were choosing to live life as if we were on a solo mission that had no purpose, no meaning. Faith keeps us moving and believing in something more - it inspires us - and hopefully helps us to strive to live with integrity, honor, honesty, and passion. It is our beacon of light that calls us - illuminating each of our paths as we search for the connectedness that we all innately desire. I have faith that no matter what everything will okay - no matter what - God, please bless the people of Haiti and give strength to all those people that are there helping.

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Elevate - This word is a great representative for action - it tells us to rise up and reach for more. It reminds us to never be complacent.

It requires some effort to elevate your passions - your potential and your skills. Have pride and self-love and strive to elevate your consciousness - your vibration and your creativity. The mere sight of this word can inspire and motivate us to be all that we we’re intended to be which are beautiful, intelligent and powerful beings.

John Nies

The word warrior is defined by Webster as: a man engaged or experienced in warfare; a person engaged in some struggle or conflict - Well in my estimation, according to the second part of that definition most human beings must be warriors bc I don’t know anyone that hasn’t had some form of conflict or struggle in their lives.  In my opinion I think that the second part of that definition doesn’t really do the word justice. I think a warrior should be determined by the way they handle conflict and struggle - after all isn’t life for most of us a series of struggles and conflicts masterfully designed to help us learn, develop and/or evolve as human beings - it is within these events of our lives where the “warrior spirit” is spawned. Unfortunately many people crumble and fall when faced with adversity, but a true warrior can take on anything life throws at them and persevere, overcome and ultimately find a way to conquer all obstacles finding themselves victorious - I love people that never quit - never stop fighting - never stop dreaming - never stop reaching for the stars - To me that’s what a warrior is! So I’ll ask you again - Can you ignite your Warrior Spirit? I think you can!

John Nies