By Steve Brian, July 26, 2019
Our rocky, red neighbor named for the Roman god of war. That fiery little presence on our celestial shoulder. A remnant of an older era where war and combat were venerated — at least more overtly — and given their own gods in all the great pantheons.
We look upon that practice now as barbaric and out-dated. A relic of the Age of Antiquity we’ve risen above through our Ages of Reason and Revolution.
But have we really? And is war such a bad thing?
Good. Bad. Doesn’t it just depend on which side of history you fall?
What is our own history but a cycle of conflict against whatever agreed-upon enemy? If not aggression, then certainly self-defense.
Aggression. Defense. The two sides of the coin of perpetuating self-interest.
And again, is that such a bad thing?
With training we learn to not only attack but to defend. On a personal scale and on a planetary one. The shield paired with the sword.
So maybe we all do carry a little war around inside of us. We venerate and christen our planetary neighbor to remind us of that. To be cognizant of that facet of our natures and to rise above our innate aggression and seek to protect ourselves with skill, precision, and will.
We study martial arts as a means to do so. The word martial having its root in the god of war, Mars, after all. Tap into your own god of war and focus that energy into more civilized channels at River City Warriors.
Steve Brian
Broker | OR
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Steve has made his career based on the concept that “service comes first.”
He has helped clients buy and sell homes on both sides of the river and has a strong understanding of what it takes to negotiate in a way that allows his clients to feel that their best interests are always at the forefront of the negotiation table. He has worked with first time buyers, upsizers, downsizers and investors alike, priding himself on being able to provide well-informed advice based on the current market and leaving the final decisions up to his clients!
After moving to Portland in 2002, Steve bounced around different neighborhoods on the Eastside of Portland and grew a love for straight shots of espresso. He has now planted roots with his family in the Terra Linda neighborhood of NW Portland and is a sucker for a delicious beer on a hot, summer day from one of the many local breweries in Portland. When he’s not wearing his “Steve the REALTOR®” hat, he likes to spend time in the water with his two boys or just put on some mud boots and find some trails to explore.
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