In the present

Along all paths there is a beginning, the journey and the end.  But where should a person focus their effort. For myself I tend to look at the end or the destination.  My thought process has been flawed. The reason being is if I focus on the destination I don't enjoy or truly participate in the journey.

I have wrote in the past that I was frustrated and had thoughts of quitting kung fu.  I now have taken a new thought perspective on what I am doing with my kung fu training.  Situ Brinker has told us to focus our minds always in the present.   With my focus on the destination I couldn't keep my mind in the present and this was the source of my frustration with my training

I have now started focussing on the present so little victories in my training is my new motivation. I had a few of these little victories or epiphanies  this week.  It was, for me, cathartic.  It reinforced in me the need to keep my mind focused on the present when I am training.. If I do this I should continue to improve and the little victories will take care of getting me to my overall goal or destination.

trying

I have been pulled away with work so much lately I am finding it hard to keep up with training I am going to have to miss training again tonight as work is taking over.  I am still doing ok with my requirements but it is getting harder.  I hate that I have to miss The tournament this weekend.

Connecting the dots

My last Blog came from a point of reflection and frustration.  I could not reconcile the fact that I was working harder but not getting better with my classes, but felt good about my accomplishments in I Ho Chuan.

I found this today and it brought things back into perspective. I am a beginner and I need to fail more before I can progress. It was a good proverbial kick in the rear end

Duality of Consciousness

Engagement

Engagement is what is truly helping me with my I Ho Chuan.  Work is keeping me  busy and Hockey and Football season are under way.  Doing push ups and sit ups is what keeps me going and focusing my mind on I Ho Chuan when there is so much of everything else going on.  If I didn't do my requirements 2 or 3 minutes at a time I know for sure I would be failing in this area.

The guy I work for thinks I am nuts doing push ups in my office throughout the day.  That's ok I don't think I was ever really normal anyway. 

But at the end of the day to do a few reps of Long or Stick feels good as my other requirements are up to date.  

I am now at Approx. 1,050 miles.  This I feel good about.  I have done it by running, walking, yondering (most people call this hiking), biking, paddle boarding, kayaking, and canoeing.