One of those weeks…

 When it rains, it pours. I’ve had one of those weeks that felt like what could go wrong, did go wrong.

We’ve talked about this pandemic, and the mental health affects from it. This past week was one issue after another, and I wonder if the general mental health of some individuals is due to all the added stresses of life at the moment, and over the last couple of years. Not only was there several issues with clients, but I encountered a very agitated, abusive, and threatening individual as I woke him from sleeping in the vestibule at my branch, going into work one morning. I was able to enter the branch safely, but it was not a great situation. 

My training has also needed to be modified, as I am nursing a pulled muscle in my knee/calf area which is causing pain, and uncomfortable movement. It’s been a couple of weeks, and starting to feel better now that I have taken it easy for a bit, so hopefully I’ll be back to regular routine very soon. 

The good news is that the week is over. I look forward to starting a new week. Fresh start, and one of those weeks in the rear view mirror. 

Train to Sustain

These last couple of years, I have been working on sustainable training. This has been something very important to me, as this journey as a candidate will continue past black belt grading, and ultimately getting a black belt, into the rest of my life.

I feel as if my routine has come to a point of sustainability, and even though it is always a work in progress, I have found it works really well. Something in life will always throw a curveball. If that curveball ends up smacking me in the face, unavoidably, I feel as though I will be able to shake it off and get back to routine with relative ease. Now of course we don’t know what life will bring, but I also believe a solid foundation in a routine is essential to finding  your way back to it. 

As I continue my journey as a candidate next year, I will continue to reassess, reevaluate, and reform where needed. Kung Fu is not just a training routine, it is a part of every part of my life. Sustainable life. 

The day draws near

 As the date of our second preliminary fitness test draws nearer, I find myself feeling excitement, with some nervousness. I don’t feel as nervous as the first fitness test, but still the nerves are there. 

I feel good about my training, my trajectory, and I feel and see sustainability. That is what is truly important, I believe. The path I am on does not change because of one day. My journey is one of Mastery, there is no end date. Mastery is for always, for every day. Infinite.

I have been focusing on my breathing. Calm myself down. Just do my Kung Fu. This date on the calendar is important, it means a lot, but it is just a date. If I am not ready this year, then I will be grateful to be given another chance next year, or the year after that, or someday. My path does not change, my journey remains.