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.
Wise words.
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