Inspiration

This past week has been full of inspiration for me.
As I had said last week, I was feeling pretty down for forgetting a form, as I had not practiced it in a long time.
From the inspiring messages I received, and helping me to realize that even the best of the best forget from time to time, only inspired me more to work harder.
Although I was down about it, it was a valuable lesson to learn. And that is what it is all about, take something not so positive and turn it into a positive.
I am happy to report that I did put in a lot of reps this week, of all of the school forms that I have learned so far, including the broad sword form, that I learned last year in I Ho Chuan. It feels great, and even better that I had not forgotten per se, but had put to the back of my mind, as I had brought others forward.
I realize now, that although I may be working on a new form, or trying to build up more reps in another form, that the roots are not to be forgotten or put away for too long. This will now become part of my weekly reps with at least 2 of each form, as it should have before, I know, but never too late they say. Hard lesson learned.

Another great inspiration for me this week was my husband. He stepped up and in his dad's memory, donated blood for the first time. I know you all know this from his blog, but here is what you don't know. He is terrified of needles! As a child he had to go through many tests, and years of needles after being diagnosed with Asthma, and has hated them ever since.
I am so very proud of him, for pushing through, and pushing aside his fears, to follow in his dads footsteps. He is an inspiration, that I am proud to call my husband.

Happy Family Day Everyone, see you on the mats!
Pushing on and Pushing Up