tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052359185125999548.post474648247791429355..comments2023-04-05T02:07:36.491-07:00Comments on The Shieldmaiden Blog: Way of the SpearMorpheus Ravennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01671537285993199353noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052359185125999548.post-9739310400868936632015-11-06T06:01:16.162-08:002015-11-06T06:01:16.162-08:00I think "commitment" is well put in term...I think "commitment" is well put in terms of the right mind set, but Spear is far from being simple. It's a very complex weapon:) that requires lots of preparation and is far from a common's man tool. In Chinese and Japanese martial arts, starting to learn Spear requires sometimes years of mastering empty hand combat and shorter weapons. Spear requires lots of strength but goes beyond it by using the whole body power.....so I think what you meant is actually a Staff or a Club rather than spear as such? Thanks,<br /><br />Iggy,. Iggy Spirithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611122239114932356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052359185125999548.post-69430721556584397772012-10-28T10:38:44.588-07:002012-10-28T10:38:44.588-07:00"Needless to say (but I'll say it anyway)..."Needless to say (but I'll say it anyway), some goals are worth that kind of commitment and some aren't. Before one fires off a single-use weapon (like an arrow or a javelin), it's generally best to make sure that the target is worth hitting, and that it's one that you're reasonably likely to hit."<br /><br />This.Snoozepossumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10442093787287264272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052359185125999548.post-77977475820312992022012-10-28T10:37:15.453-07:002012-10-28T10:37:15.453-07:00Well spoken. "Do as needs done, and pay the c...Well spoken. "Do as needs done, and pay the coin" has always worked better and seemed more mindfull for me personally than "An it harm none, do as thou wilt".<br /><br />Agree with Mak in making it count. One of the things I admire about the Morrigan is what I see as a valuing of discernment as much as commitment.Snoozepossumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10442093787287264272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2052359185125999548.post-18908763084664367042012-10-08T20:14:38.110-07:002012-10-08T20:14:38.110-07:00"Fully given and committed, risking all with ...<i>"Fully given and committed, risking all with fierce abandon. Or, as some of my friends have said of me recently; a zealot."</i><br /><br />"Zealot" is perhaps an overstatement (although a nicer term that "fanatic"), but the characterization is understandable. Thousands of years of human evolution seem to have hard-wired most people to avoid unconditional commitments. History has shown that, as a rule of thumb, hedging one's bets is the safest course, while whole-hoggers tend to come to no good.<br /><br />If you've ever attended a wedding, you may have noticed a bit of a <i>frisson</i> at the words in the service, "for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health. . .till death us do part." That's a pretty unconditional commitment. Of course, there are some things, like marriage, that one shouldn't consider undertaking without that kind of dedication.<br /><br />Needless to say (but I'll say it anyway), some goals are worth that kind of commitment and some aren't. Before one fires off a single-use weapon (like an arrow or a javelin), it's generally best to make sure that the target is worth hitting, and that it's one that you're reasonably likely to hit.Makarioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08392249532355639518noreply@blogger.com