Comments on: A Black Belt in Commitment http://www.ikigaiway.com/2009/a-black-belt-in-commitment/ Ikigai - exploring traditional karate and martial arts. A karate and martial arts blog that explores theory, philosophy, technique, and more. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:16:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Branden http://www.ikigaiway.com/2009/a-black-belt-in-commitment/comment-page-1/#comment-8154 Branden Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:29:43 +0000 http://www.ikigaiway.com/?p=3007#comment-8154 Awww Matthew you're a big sweety! Thanks! <br><br>And thank you everyone for your advice and thoughts!!! <br><br>"Needless to say every day was smooth sailing with little to no stress."<br>HAH!<br><br>Atleast now things can go back to the "normal" grind..... Never thought I'd say that out loud. <br><br>I'll just act like the house and future kids don't exist for a year or so.... :P<br><br>I have too much Ikigai reading to catch up on! ugh! Awww Matthew you're a big sweety! Thanks!

And thank you everyone for your advice and thoughts!!!

“Needless to say every day was smooth sailing with little to no stress.”
HAH!

Atleast now things can go back to the “normal” grind….. Never thought I'd say that out loud.

I'll just act like the house and future kids don't exist for a year or so…. :P

I have too much Ikigai reading to catch up on! ugh!

]]> By: Branden http://www.ikigaiway.com/2009/a-black-belt-in-commitment/comment-page-1/#comment-7761 Branden Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:29:43 +0000 http://www.ikigaiway.com/?p=3007#comment-7761 Awww Matthew you're a big sweety! Thanks! <br><br>And thank you everyone for your advice and thoughts!!! <br><br>"Needless to say every day was smooth sailing with little to no stress."<br>HAH!<br><br>Atleast now things can go back to the "normal" grind..... Never thought I'd say that out loud. <br><br>I'll just act like the house and future kids don't exist for a year or so.... :P<br><br>I have too much Ikigai reading to catch up on! ugh! Awww Matthew you're a big sweety! Thanks!

And thank you everyone for your advice and thoughts!!!

“Needless to say every day was smooth sailing with little to no stress.”
HAH!

Atleast now things can go back to the “normal” grind….. Never thought I'd say that out loud.

I'll just act like the house and future kids don't exist for a year or so…. :P

I have too much Ikigai reading to catch up on! ugh!

]]> By: dragonfam http://www.ikigaiway.com/2009/a-black-belt-in-commitment/comment-page-1/#comment-7712 dragonfam Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:30:48 +0000 http://www.ikigaiway.com/?p=3007#comment-7712 Training teaches you that you can only control yourself...marriage teaches you that control is only an illusion!<br>Good luck in both worlds! Training teaches you that you can only control yourself…marriage teaches you that control is only an illusion!
Good luck in both worlds!

]]> By: Neal Martin http://www.ikigaiway.com/2009/a-black-belt-in-commitment/comment-page-1/#comment-7695 Neal Martin Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:04:53 +0000 http://www.ikigaiway.com/?p=3007#comment-7695 HaHa Rick! Been there more than once.<br>Also: "You have been away training all night and then you have to sit and talk about it for an hour afterwards with your friends...What about our time?" HaHa Rick! Been there more than once.
Also: “You have been away training all night and then you have to sit and talk about it for an hour afterwards with your friends…What about our time?”

]]> By: Matt__A http://www.ikigaiway.com/2009/a-black-belt-in-commitment/comment-page-1/#comment-7691 Matt__A Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:46:16 +0000 http://www.ikigaiway.com/?p=3007#comment-7691 sounds like very good advice, thanks for sharing that! sounds like very good advice, thanks for sharing that!

]]> By: RickMatz http://www.ikigaiway.com/2009/a-black-belt-in-commitment/comment-page-1/#comment-7690 RickMatz Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:33:21 +0000 http://www.ikigaiway.com/?p=3007#comment-7690 What has served me well for my over 26 years of marriage is to great my wife every morning with: "I'm sorry, I was wrong, and it will never happen again." What has served me well for my over 26 years of marriage is to great my wife every morning with: “I'm sorry, I was wrong, and it will never happen again.”

]]> By: Remo1366 http://www.ikigaiway.com/2009/a-black-belt-in-commitment/comment-page-1/#comment-7689 Remo1366 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:57:04 +0000 http://www.ikigaiway.com/?p=3007#comment-7689 Only one rule to remember,man rules outside the house but once you cross that threshold your in her territory. Only one rule to remember,man rules outside the house but once you cross that threshold your in her territory.

]]> By: dougis http://www.ikigaiway.com/2009/a-black-belt-in-commitment/comment-page-1/#comment-7688 dougis Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:22:53 +0000 http://www.ikigaiway.com/?p=3007#comment-7688 After 16 years of marriage (and knowing each other for over 20) my best advice is to make each other laugh. <br>If you can do that then all is right with the world. After 16 years of marriage (and knowing each other for over 20) my best advice is to make each other laugh.
If you can do that then all is right with the world.

]]> By: bobpatteson http://www.ikigaiway.com/2009/a-black-belt-in-commitment/comment-page-1/#comment-7687 bobpatteson Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:22:25 +0000 http://www.ikigaiway.com/?p=3007#comment-7687 He can try some of my lines:<br><br>"Yes, dear."<br><br>"I'm sorry."<br><br>"I have no idea how the plunger got stuck in the garbage disposal."<br><br>At least two of those usually work. He can try some of my lines:

“Yes, dear.”

“I'm sorry.”

“I have no idea how the plunger got stuck in the garbage disposal.”

At least two of those usually work.

]]> By: Matt__A http://www.ikigaiway.com/2009/a-black-belt-in-commitment/comment-page-1/#comment-7686 Matt__A Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:29:01 +0000 http://www.ikigaiway.com/?p=3007#comment-7686 hahaha hahaha

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