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Your life is your dojo
Aikido beyond the mat
Where imbalance is rampant
Struggle and frustration
A way of life
Love and harmony
A constant effort
To strive for and achieve
But, if you can see it
Aikido is everywhere
Opportunities to blend
And flow and connect
A whole life
Of walls and barriers
To overcome or fall short
Falling down is not defeat
Take ukemi
And get back up
Falling down is natural
Not getting back up
Is defeat
09-30-2012 01:31 PM 
