Large Fierce Mammal

Previously from Weihnachtsjäger Charm School:

• Introductory Pontification

Today’s Lesson

“Think of your death now. It is at arm’s length. It may tap you any moment, so really you have no time for crappy thoughts and moods. None of us have time for that. The only thing that counts is action, acting instead of talking.

“Our death is waiting and this very act we’re performing now may well be our last battle on earth. I call it a battle because it is a struggle. Most people move from act to act without any struggle or thought. A hunter, on the contrary, assesses every act; and since he has an intimate knowledge of his death, he proceeds judiciously, as if every act were his last battle. Only a fool would fail to notice the advantage a hunter has over his fellow men. A hunter gives his last battle its due respect. It’s only natural that his last act on earth should be the best of himself ….” ~ Master At Arms James A. Keating, Hermitage – The Power of Solitude

I will begin today’s lesson with an overarching statement of facts.

I am not …

1. A guru;
2. A “life coach”;
3. An adherent to any Abrahamic system of religious belief;
4. A physician;
5. A lawyer;
6. A psychologist;
7. An academic in any discipline;
8. A dietician;
9. A pharmacist;
10. A Farmer;
11. A member of any First Nation; nor
12. Merely an “expert” on anything and will be called that at your peril.

I have not served …

1. In the military forces of any nation;
2. As a sworn member of law enforcement; nor
3. As a firefighter, wildland or otherwise.

I am an accredited and practicing professional of 41 years standing in …

1. Risk management;
2. Emergency plans and operations;
3. Emergency communications;
4. Life safety systems design, implementation, policies, and procedures; and
5. Security and surveillance systems design, implementation, policies, and procedures.

I have also been a Provincially accredited instructor but have since retired from teaching …

1. The Nova Scotia Hunter Safety Course; and
2. The Canadian Firearms Safety Course.

I am most importantly, including those of my attributes that by the grace of Mrs. LFM adorn the masthead of this website …

1. A Man;
2. Happily Mated and married to a Woman;
3. The Father of three Sons;
4. Honourable;
5. Dangerous;
6. Successful in all ways that matter to me, mine, and those who have cause to look to me for assistance;
7. Charming;
8. Competent; and
9. Better in every way than I was yesterday.

This is by no means an exhaustive expression of my character, nor of my CV, but rest assured that unheralded aspects of both will announce themselves as and where I deem it necessary to what is being taught here.

As to that, for today’s lesson I would redirect your gaze to the passage quoted from the pen of Master At Arms James A. Keating that appears at the top of today’s piece. With that in mind, read the following including any links you find embedded therein:

• Perfection
• The Best of Yourself

To conclude, I refer you to Item 9 in the final list set forth above, and hereby charge you to begin working its magick upon yourself as though your very life depends upon it. For those who have no idea where to begin with that, be back here next time, on time, and at the very front of the class.

Dismissed.