Comedian Bob Hope starred in over 50 movies and lived past the age of 100 years old. Keywords: Writing, Motivation, Inspiration, Goal Setting, Persistence, Patience, Careers Article Body: What would one initially think about someone who dropped out of school at the age of 16? Would there be any hope for this person? As a student and instructor of the Japanese martial art Aikido, and as a professional speaker and trainer, I often present on this topic and, in addition, have made centering a life practice. I say practice, because that is what it takes to access the Center State on purpose. Physically, the body's center of gravity is a point in the lower abdomen - but it is also much more. Keywords: inspiration, motivation, success, dream, fire, difficulty, challenge, dare, superpower, power, fly, invisible, child Article Body: Recently one of my son's favorite TV stations conducted a survey of children. They asked kids which superpower they would rather have: the ability to fly or to be invisible? Keywords: inspiration, motivation, self help, pet, loss, grief, dog, canine, love, family Article Body: This is a question that most people grapple with from time to time and it has largely been on my mind this past week. You see one of the best people I know -- my Uncle Carl -- had a very bad accident this week. A child may turn to drawing pictures of her good daddy and bad daddy. Or write very obscure, negative, even offensive poems or stories. These are true signs and most certainly cries for help. Please do not ever underestimate the power of the pen. It will either be a cry for help from someone that cannot use words, or it could be the key to ones doors of healing. Always determine which task is necessary or not necessary in achieving your goals and which activities are helping you maintain a balanced life style. Each and everyone of us has a peek time and a time when we slow down, these are our natural cycles. We should be able to tell when to do the difficult tasks when we are the sharpest.