Loren W. Christensen > Quotes

“Understand this, a hospital is a gateway between the living and the dead. We’ve all had things happen to us here.”
― Loren W. Christensen, Cops' True Stories of the Paranormal: Ghosts, UFOs, and Other Shivers

“Beware of false knowledge, it is more dangerous than ignorance” ~ Bernard Shaw”
― Loren W. Christensen, Meditation for Warriors

“It pays to plan ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark. ” - Anon”
― Loren W. Christensen, Defensive Tactics: Modern Arrest & Control Techniques for Today's Police Warrior

“To state the obvious, each person is an individual with a unique personality, life experiences, inter relationships, and so on. Many paranormal investigators believe the individual takes these unique factors with them when they die. This means that each experience with a spirit is also unique because of what the deceased has retained after death. Likewise,”
― Loren W. Christensen, Cops' True Stories of the Paranormal: Ghosts, UFOs, and Other Shivers

“My meditation objective is to be calmer and to assist with my practice in aikido and krav maga. I generally sit between 10 and 20 minutes every day in the morning. What I have found is that if a meditation method works for you, then use it. I have seen some other styles of practice that I have initially thought nonsense, such as focusing on dolphin sounds, Indian shaman chanting, and so on. But if at the end of the day it works for you…then it works.”
― Loren W. Christensen, Meditation for Warriors

“Speed is more than just how fast you can thrust your foot into the other guy’s stomach. Whether you’re punching, kicking, blocking, or moving your entire body, other factors are of equal importance, and they too must be trained.   ~Perception speed ~Reaction speed ~Movement speed ~Recovery speed”
― Loren W. Christensen, Solo Training 3: 50 And Older

“Diet is increasingly important as you age. At 59, I weigh 10 pounds more than I did in high school, and I can still wear size 34 jeans. But I can’t eat like I did in my 20's and 30's. Lean meat, veggies, and fresh fruit form the bulk of my diet. I rely on protein powder and protein bars to keep my protein intake up. When I do over-indulge, I do an extra workout or restrict my eating for a couple of days. I weigh daily and when the needle creeps up, I take action. Don’t let it get out of control because it's harder at this age to dump the weight ~ Steve Holley, veteran martial artist”
― Loren W. Christensen, Solo Training 3: 50 And Older

“Positive thinking   Consider these six bullets:   *    Affirmations are positive words and statements that set into motion a desired result. *    When repeated often, they become imprinted on your subconscious mind over the negative imprints you’ve established there. *    The positive affirmations guide your actions to the desired result you want. *    To ensure the effectiveness of the affirmations, you must repeat them with your full attention, and with faith and desire for the positive outcome. *    Meditation is the best way to do the imprinting. *    By calming your mind, you’re able to reach your subconscious and begin changing all the negativity that has been ingrained there.”
― Loren W. Christensen, Meditation for Warriors

“A house is never still in darkness to those who listen intently; there is a whispering in distant chambers, an unearthly hand presses the snib of the window, the latch rises.” ~ J. M. Barrie”
― Loren W. Christensen, Cops' True Stories of the Paranormal: Ghosts, UFOs, and Other Shivers

“It was a dark shadow figure, six-foot tall, yet I could see through it, and it was bending over one of the bagged bodies.”
― Loren W. Christensen, Cops' True Stories of the Paranormal: Ghosts, UFOs, and Other Shivers

“Ghost Stories: Visits from the Deceased” December 2, 2008), the University of Goteborg found that over 80 percent of elderly people experienced hallucinations of their partner within a month after their passing. Almost”
― Loren W. Christensen, Cops' True Stories of the Paranormal: Ghosts, UFOs, and Other Shivers

“Google “hospital spirits,” and you will find links to sites ranging from “haunted hospitals,” to blogs written by nurses telling of their experiences with the spirit world in the halls of working hospitals and those long-closed. One blogger nurse warns that if people could see what she sees of the spirit world in hospitals, pregnant women would never birth their children in them. To paraphrase: It doesn’t make sense to deliver a child in a place where sick and old people die. If there are no other options, at least first purify the space of wandering spirits, dark emotions, and thoughts.”
― Loren W. Christensen, Cops' True Stories of the Paranormal: Ghosts, UFOs, and Other Shivers

“If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought again – anon”
― Loren W. Christensen, Meditation for Warriors

“Haints” is a deep southern or East Texan word for ghosts. Haint”
― Loren W. Christensen, Cops' True Stories of the Paranormal: Ghosts, UFOs, and Other Shivers

“Don’t worry,” she said. “You’ll have plenty more experiences like that working in this place.” Then she added these words.”
― Loren W. Christensen, Cops' True Stories of the Paranormal: Ghosts, UFOs, and Other Shivers

“Meditation will help you to remain calm and focused in violent and chaotic situations. With regular sessions, cops and soldiers are less likely to fire out of fear, frustration, or hypervigilance. Also, warriors engaged in hand-to-hand combat are less likely to use force beyond what is necessary to end a situation. By practicing simple meditation techniques, you’re less likely to overreact, freak out, or freeze, and far more likely to remain in the present moment to assess and then do what needs to be done appropriately.”
― Loren W. Christensen, Meditation for Warriors

“To protect yourself, you must believe in yourself. Nothing will encourage that belief more than knowing you are prepared.”
― Loren W. Christensen, Fight Back: A Woman's Guide to Self-defense that Works

“I like a quote attributed to many people, one of them Buddha, “The trouble is, you think you have time.”
― Loren W. Christensen, Dead Body Calls: One Cop's Experiences With Homicides, Suicides, Fatal Accidents, and Natural Deaths

“When it's our time, may we fall softly to sleep and pass gently into death's warm embrace. Loren W. Christensen”
― Loren W. Christensen, Dead Body Calls: One Cop's Experiences With Homicides, Suicides, Fatal Accidents, and Natural Deaths

“Those we love don’t go away; they walk beside us every day. Unheard, unseen, but always near, still loved, still missed, and very dear. ~ an Irish poem, unknown author”
― Loren W. Christensen, Dead Body Calls: One Cop's Experiences With Homicides, Suicides, Fatal Accidents, and Natural Deaths