MSI Press Blog

  My 46-year-old son, Shenan, has CHARGE syndrome: malformed ear canals, balance issues, respiratory compromise. on oxygen. 4'7", a lifetime of medical trauma. And yet — he is stronger than the average 30‑year‑old American man. He lifts. He carries. He moves. He works. He doesn’t fear effort. He began shoulder pressing 10 pounds, and now he can handle 80 -- the same for all the upper body and lower body machines. He comes close to matching me on the upper body (not yet on core and lower body, but he is working it at the gym, where he goes whenever I go). He has lived through things that would flatten most people, and he still shows up with more functional strength than men twice his size. People see disability and assume weakness, but disability often builds strength — real strength, the kind forged by necessity and resilience. Shenan is not fragile. He is a force. Grandma’s Ninja Training Diary  is the inspiring true story of a septuagenarian grandmother who dared to dream b...

  Justice, compassion, community, and humility — these are not separate virtues but four movements of one sacred rhythm, according to Steven Greemebaum ( An Afternoon's Dictation , see below). To live justly is to live in harmony with the divine pulse that animates all creation. Each aspect calls us to align our daily choices with something larger than ourselves. 1. Act with justice toward all Justice is love made public. It’s how mercy takes form in the world. Acting with justice means seeing every person — not just the agreeable ones — as worthy of fairness and dignity. It asks us to look beyond convenience and comfort, to stand where truth and compassion meet. Justice is not vengeance; it’s restoration. It’s the courage to repair what’s broken and to protect what’s vulnerable. 2. Love compassion and embrace community To love compassion is to recognize that our lives are intertwined. “My life is about us, not me.” Community isn’t something we tolerate; it’s something we embrace. ...