Crunch!

This week is crazy busy. I really need to stay focused right now in order to get everything done. I need to resist the temptation to close the books and relax. I need to focus on prioritizing. I need to use my time wisely, get push ups and sit ups and forms reps in during breaks. I need to remember to take some deep breaths and center myself. I need to remember that getting sleep is important. I need to remind myself that this hectic pace will not continue forever. I need to realize the road to mastery is a harder journey than the path to mediocrity. This is my mantra this week.

Wishing for spring

It's kind of the same old same old this week. Open training and fitness class on Saturdays has become something I really look forward too. The fitness class has been a great stress reliever...it's good to get really sweaty and disgusting sometimes. Open training has been an opportunity to work through the curriculum with the other Sihings. I feel lucky to be part of such a good group going for black belt this year, everyone is really supportive and most of us are part of the UBBT group as well which adds to the camaraderie.

This week in practice I realized that I'd been doing a move wrong in 2 different forms- one in the opening bow-ouch! and the same for a few techniques, just small things I've slowly changed over time that have officially gone awry at this point. This just proves to me that practice is always important- even when I think I know something in and out there is always room for improvement. That being said, I'm going to get some reps and practice in. My goal this week is to concentrate hard enough that all the snow melts!

bits

It's been an all or nothing week in regards to training. Saturday was an awesome training day with the other Sihings going over curriculum and sorting out techniques, learned a few more moves of lau gar and learned about a muscle I didn't know I had. The rest of the week has been mediocre, the one night I got to more than 10 minutes in was great, but it doesn't feel like enough. There are 5 weeks of school left and I can feel the pressure. The hours of homework are whats keeping me from kung fu. I know this is a terrible cliche, but I feel like a jack of all trades, master of none.

There are valuable lessons to be learned from being spread thin though. I enjoy my free time immensely, having time to clean the house feels like a treat. I have become a much more organized person, I have learned to prioritize, which has always been a problem for me. I still need to learn how to stay in the moment and keep my focus narrowed to what I'm working on instead of thinking about what I'm not working on. I guess it's a work in progress. So for now training is a 10 minutes at a time style, but I can't wait for Saturday!

one step forward...

Not much to say this week, I just caught up on most of my numbers just in time to be laid flat by a virus. I guess when I kick this I'll be playing catch up again. The UBBT group from Silent River is journalling our food for a month. I like this challenge not only because it keeps us mindful of what we're eating, but it also brings the team closer together. I feel like this group is really engaged, and it's great to be a part of it. See you all next week.