The Most Excellent Ninja

Hello World!!

One thing about me that you may not know is that I’M NOT PERFECT, but I am EXCELLENT. I believe that no one is perfect and no one can be but to excellent is an accomplishment, and striving to be even more excellent is the ultimate goal. With this post, I’m going to share with you guys a bit of excellence that a very special group of close friends/ fellow PCC Alumni have put together.  Their project is called “I’m a Ninja.” It’s not about being a literal ninja. It’s about pursuing excellence in every facet of life. You know what, I’m going to stop talking and let them tell you all about it. 

T-SHIRTS • ACCESSORIES • TOYS • BOOKS • GAMES • EVERYTHING NINJA

DEFINITION

One Genkai essentially means one limitation. Within each of us, there is One Limit we must overcome to reach our fullest potential. One thing stopping us from achieving success in our chosen field. That limit, “is you.” It is you and your resolve. To become a better athlete, you must resolve to train harder. To receive a higher position at work, you must resolve to work harder and educate yourself. Nothing else is standing in your way to success – simply you and your desire to accomplish the things you must. We all have “One Genkai.” One Genkai hopes to become a company that is known for their fun, unique products. We also strive to raise funds for charitable organizations.

I’M A NINJA is the first product line of One Genkai. Since our company has some Japanese inspiration to it, we decided it best to begin with a Japanese inspired character. “I’M A NINJA” is our phrase to define a level of expertise. Ninja is no longer defined as “one with a black hooded mask & a master of martial arts.” Hiding in the shadows is a thing of the past. We encourage everyone to be proud of their skill-sets and to share it with the world! Anyone who has purposed to take control of their situation is a Ninja and should let others know!

You can learn more online: www.onegenkai.com

OOOOOOKKKK Blog Readers If this wasn’t enough to say wow these guys are excellent! Then you need to check out this next element to their company….A FRIGGIN CHILDRENS BOOK,…WHATT??!??!

STORY IDEA

Our goal in writing this book is not only to entertain, but to encourage children to read books with more difficult words. We hope that children will seek the definition, of the challenging words, from their parents. We are striving to revive one of America’s favorite pastimes – parents reading along-side their children.

I’M A NINJA! ARE YOU?

FULLY ILLUSTRATED

WRITTEN FOR CHILDREN & ADULTS

TO BE READ ALOUD

Award winning illustrator Howard McWilliam has agreed to illustrate this novel – once we find ourselves a publisher of course. Howard’s artwork is truly under-appreciated. I am almost certain that if you combine our story with his pencil you will not only produce a best seller, but a true classic in Children’s Literature!

CONTACT US

KENNEDT LEFAVE

3801 N. McColl Rd. McAllen, TX. 78501 Kennedy LeFave is the founder and creator of One Genkai & I’M A NINJA

p. 956-579-7456

e. info@onegenkai.com

Twitter @onegenkai

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Other www.onegenkai.com

www.kennedylefave.com

Help Support Excellence and find your inner ninja

love ya world

Vic

SWAG!!!

Hello World, 
SWAG! God I hate that word. Do you know why I hate it? I hate it because everybody uses it. I hate it because I forget what I used to say before I started using it. He's got swag, she's got swag, we've got swag, What is SWAG? I forget what it is. I forget what word it deleted from the dictionary in order for us to start using it. Thus my issue with the word swag and other words like it. They have become pop culture catch phrases that eliminate the need for vocabulary. Now a days people who speak well are considered dull or nerdy, because they are educated. Well, READ A BOOK and you just might be just as knowledgeable.


The English language is the dirtiest classless language in the modern world. Why is that? Not, because its spoken by many, but because its lost its originality. We use words like toilet paper one minute its a good word, gets the job done, then we find another fluffier easier word and forget there even was an origin in the first place. OK, probably not the best example but seriously, how many times do you use words that are termed "slang" because you cant find a better word to say? I challenge you to find a better word the next time you want to saw swag, or bling, or tight. I submit to you There is always a better word!!!

Till next time my swagged out partners in crime
                                    Vic

You Can't Date My Daughter Because Your Black

Hey World
Currently I'm mad. Why am I mad? I'm mad because of people who call themselves Christians continue to be the very opposite of the word when it comes to racial matters involved with marriage. I want to start out by saying that NOWHERE in my Bible does it say that inter racial marriage is wrong. What Vic? What about the whole be ye not unequally yoked thing? Negative ghost rider read the rest of the verse...It goes on to say together with unbelievers...meaning unsaved people..see most people want to quote that verse and forget the last part.  I say OK forget the last part but remember this. We live in AMERICA, land of the free and home of the brave. The land in which our founding fathers penned the very words " We believe that all men were created equal." This concept has been fought for and defended throughout the years as Americans so now today we stand and say without scruples that ALL men were created EQUAL. So from a Biblical and political stand point that argument is Faulty! So bigot Christian you haven't convinced me...Next argument!! Well the Gospel was only given to the Jews and not the Gentiles.... Well that's because the Jews were God's chosen people...next argument. Well the Samaritans were half breeds and even Jesus didn't  share the gospel with them. OK once again... the gospel was given for the Jews only..Are you a Jew? No!!!

 OK, so now that your Biblically proven wrong, the argument becomes a social issue. I know when this particular thing happened to me, one of the excuses was, "the other (extended) members of our family wont like it." I also heard the excuse that "the children will face too much adversity from society and it would be too hard for them".For real???? The world Loves mixed kids. Everybody wants to be a mixed kid. Diversity amplifies not identifies!..Just excuses to say no, he's black and I'm semi- racist. You see you can be friends but you can't date? Are we not all brothers and sisters in Christ? Why is there such bigotry in today's churches? You want to preach fire and brimstone and running from sin but you hold sin in your heart in the form of racism. Why is it OK for me as a black man to know the same God you do, Go to the same church You do, Sit in the same pew, but not date your daughter because of my color? ARE YOU KIDDING ME??

  Like I said before this happened to me a couple of years ago, and I wasn't prepared to handle it. It honestly tore me apart. those who were around then can testify that I wasn't the same person after that. Now it's happening to others who are close to me and it upsets me. I am currently dating a Filipino girl she is amazing I couldn't ask for better, but to those who are getting denied their chance at happiness because of race here is my advice.

#1. Educate yourself...know what you believe and why you believe it. Don't allow yourself to be convinced that you are in the wrong because of your creed or color.

#2. Realize that it isn't you, its them...If people actually took the time to get to know you as a person they may like you, they may not, but at least they took the chance to get passed your appearance, and got to know the real you.

#3. Stand up for yourself....trust me if you don't you will regret it. Even if you lose the relationship just knowing that you spoke your mind and you showed them you disagreed will take you a long way. You will feel better about yourself knowing you did everything you could.

#4. If the other party isn't willing to fight for you, say your piece and leave. Do not be the only one fighting for your right to love. It has to be a group effort. If the other party isn't interested in fighting with you don't go to war. State your belief and leave the battlefield if not you will only injure yourself more.

It saddens me that the people who are supposed to be Christ-like are the people who often inflict the most hurt on their "brethren" This isn't right guys. Not for any race

Its a sad day for Christendom World
               -Vic

I'm Not Serious

You know that person that always says, "I'm serious..." after every thing that they say, just so they can emphasize, they're SERIOUS?

Hot Chick Laughing FTW

I have to be that person sometimes. Why? Because I'm always joking around. It can be a curse at times, but somebody's got to do it. That somebody is me. Or maybe it's you too.

It's important to remember: Laugh.


We see those signs all over the place, "Live. Love. Laugh". In my opinion, those are always a little over rated to see EVERYWHERE. It's like people need to have constant reminder of that so they buy frames and doormats that say that (I am guilty of the doormat btw).

And now that I think about it, what does that phrase even mean? Let me explain to myself, because I have to do that often.


Live - Remember that just because you're alive doesn't mean that you're living your life to the fullest. We interpret living as taking risks or chances, stepping it up in the game, making it a good work week, or even deciding to go that restaurant that you keep driving by and actually try out their food! Living is an action. We already have a life. But we only have one life to live.

Love - I'm thinking that this action verb trend is eminent in this phrase, because you have to choose to love sometimes. We can involuntarily love family, but choosing to love the chick that cuts you off on the freeway is a choice. I chose not to love her this morning. =P Remembering to love not only people but the things that we do. I love my job. I have to repeat it to myself about three times a day to make sure it registeres in my brain....and my heart.

Laugh - Oh here it is. Here. It. Is. My favorite, laughter. I cannot understand a person that can't even smile or laugh and enjoy themselves. The face is so much more pleasant to look at when I person isn't scowling or snubbing other people that are enjoying themselves. There's a time and a place, and that is completely understandable. But heed my warning, if you're standing with me with a group of friends and you're the only person not laughing, I'll laugh harder. For the both of us. <3 I love you.

Life is too short you guys. It really is.

So you know what to do...

I challenge not only you, but myself.

"Challenge accepted..."


Xo,
SP

A Hard Stick

Hey World,
So you know (If you read my last blog post) that I'm in clinical rotations for respiratory therapy. Well, one of the job tasks that a respiratory therapist does on a daily basis is an ABG.... ABG? What is this ABG you speak of Vic? Well, my friends an ABG is an Arterial Blood Gas. In simple terms, It is a measurement of blood taken from the artery, unlike the blood that gets drawn in the blood mobiles form the veins. This arterial blood draw can tell you the balance of a persons body in regards to the oxygen, carbon dioxide, and acid/base levels in their body. It can also tell you if their is a problem with a persons breathing, and or kidney function. I know crazy right? That isn't all, it can also tell you the category of disease in the persons body, AND how long the body has been trying to correct that disease. I know, its a lot, but its also very important to the treatment of a patient. How can this one blood draw tell you so  much? Simply put, because it is the blood that comes from the heart. This flow of blood comes pulsating from the heart and tells you what the body is carrying to the extremities. It's coming directly from the source, to give the vital parts the necessary means of survival. It brings the important elements to the body, without it...we would die.

Like Everything does, this got me thinking, and if you can tell where I'm going with this already then good on ya. I started thinking about relationships. All relationships, friends, lovers, marriages, families, we all need love and conversation to keep us going. We all have vital parts that need to be perfused with something from the heart in order to survive. ( I know that's poor sentence structure, but oh well) The thing is, sometimes we lose that "heart fed nutrition" in our relationships. I know I personally can get complacent with friends and kind of back shelf people who have been there for me for years. Why Vic? That is a horrible thing to do....Well, such is life. People change people get older, but that doesn't mean you have to lose touch with them. As you get older your body tends to use blood more in different places than it used to when you were younger. It adjusts. The same with relationships. Sometimes in order to tell the disease, and what needs to be fixed you have to get the issue straight from the heart. Only then can you truly fix and repair the problems with the relationship.

The problem isn't that we don't know how to fix the relationship. The problem is that it sometimes hurts. The  thing about the ABG that differentiates it from a venous draw is, also the bad part. It comes directly from the heart, but that means you have to access it from another part of the body. You have to directly access an artery. The artery is deeper than the vein, and usually not visible from the skin. You literally have to feel for the pulse and "go in blind" and hope that you hit the vessel. That's the issue with relationships sometimes, like with the ABG, you can't feel the pulse, or it is barely palpable. Regardless of the feel of the pulse you still have to find out how to correct this person/relationship. So you have to just "stick" the person and try to feel for the artery. This type of "hard stick" can hurt, and it may cause damage but it can also be perfect and go smoothly. You never know. All you can do is trust yourself, calm your nerves, and "stick em."

Success in drawing an ABG is a rewarding experience. It can also be detrimental to the progression of a patients health. Just knowing what a problem is, opens the door to the knowledge of how to fix it, but we have to be willing to go through a little pain in order to make it work. I" challenge you to reapair some of the diseased parts of your body, your relationships.

The Blitz

Hello World, It's been a while, I know. I have been busy fostering my hopes and dreams and impregnating my future. Yes, I said that just because I wanted to use those action verbs, but so what...that's just how I feel today. I have been busy with clinical rotations lately, and they have been exiting and insightful. I hope you have enjoyed the friends of mine that have stopped by on the blog in my absence. For those who do not know, I am currently in my last clinical rotation at California College San Diego in the school of respiratory Therapy. I have a few more months to go and I am finished with the program. I can hardly wait. Life, the way I want to live it, begins after I finish this program and find a job. I'm often missing out on things and as a friend (Allison) pointed out to me yesterday I've become "The Blitz"  

                                                                            

 Missing out on "Life as we know it".. It used to bother me. I used to look at he friendships that seem to unravel in my life, and the people I lose contact with on a daily basis, and it used to bother me. That is one of the reasons I started blogging. I wanted to still be able to reach out to the people I care about. I wanted to give my voice a medium to travel the world and go places I will never get to go. It's crazy because it does just that. I have readers in countries I have never been to. Countries I will probably never visit. Those are people who are getting closer to me with every post, every stupid joke, and every video. I love it!! I enjoy being this person. Even though my schedule makes me a "Blitz" in my immediate social life, I am a part of others lives everyday, and that's just cray!!So when you see me and my random facebook/twitter stati, or my pop up blog posts know that you aren't the only I'm thinking of at the moment. I'm trying to reconnect with all the people I have grown out of touch with. I'm trying to share little pieces of me with you.....That's it Ashley Simpson just popped into my head when I said that so you know its on....

With that said and done I say Goodbye and Goodnight World....Till next time (probably tomorrow),
                                                                                          -Vic

 

Defining Moments

OMG! Vic’s world is so bright and shiny!!! Well then… let me, Dave, perchance make it even more magical and choked with fairy dust!

As we begin, let me tell you of a talk I had with Mr. Victor Marshall Jr. The other night my man Vic and I were engaged in a riveting convo, in which we began talking about what we always love to talk about: LIFE, LOVE, AND FRIENDS! Our group of friends, the “Peeps,” as I like to call this motley group of hooligans is ridiculously close as anybody who knows anything about us knows. Thus, we have been known to share just about anything and everything about our daily lives. Anyways, back to the conversation… it ebbed and flowed through different topics, including love, levels of maturity, and even our childhoods. Eventually, however, we landed on the subject of those moments in our lives which change or alter our point of view and mature us in certain ways; our “defining moments” if you will.

Now, defining moments come in all shapes and sizes and you are likely to have hundreds and hundreds in your life. They can involve anything from love, to careers, to even maturity. Personally, I have had a couple different ones in the past few years. First, I decided I wanted to join the Air Force. Second, I completed the equivalent of basic training for Air Force officers, called Field Training. Now, yes, these are obvious defining moments, but there are others that make more subtle changes that we may not even realize until later.

That being said, I am taken back to last summer. It was a time of general loneliness for me. You see, my brother had just left home, moving across country to start his life as a marine officer and my closest friend was in Officer Candidate School for the Marine Corps. <- yeah, a lot of military influence around here. Simply stated, I had a lot of time to myself to think and reflect , which isn’t always good! Dare I say, I became a little depressed. All I wanted was to go active duty Air Force and leave San Diego…. There was nothing for me here anymore (I thought). I had other good friends to hang out with, but it didn’t change my feelings… I wanted to leave. But alas, I had to finish college….” One more year… one more year,” I thought to myself. It seemed like everyone around me was off doing something important and I was stuck here doing nothing. 

Before long though, I began to mature. Those of you who know me probably want to refute this, but IT HAPPENED!!! OKAY!!! IT HAPPENED! What had happened though? Well, in my restless state, I had decided that, as long as I was here, I might as well try and better myself. Did I feel I was adequate enough to lead Airmen?… um no. So I set about trying to make myself…more adequate?...sure. I started reading more- about leadership and different things. I began getting into better shape. I picked up the guitar for kicks. I even tried to practice being a quieter individual; thinking more about the things I say. Slowly, I began becoming like a well-rounded adult human being and stuff! I know this might sound ridiculous; I mean, I wasn’t an extremely immature person to start with, but I had come to the realization that I had a little bit of growing up to do, especially before I enter that "real world."

This was a defining moment in my life, though I didn’t realize it at the time. Sometimes we don’t recognize it right away, but God places situations in our lives that ready us for that big, ugly, real world out there. So….recognize and take advantage of those situations yo! Its kinda cool when you figure out what just happened! Thanks for reading! Stay classy ya'll!

Peace, Love, and...

Dave

PS- Thanks to Vic for letting me post on his blog! Love ya bud!