Eye Roll

Well this weekend was not what I wanted it to be.  For the most part it was good, got a little rain got a lot of training and work done on Saturday.

Then it happened, something as simple as walking in a door.  I smashed my foot and did not think much more of it over the weekend,  it was sore but it would get better.  Well after a trip to the doctor on Monday afternoon I found out I fractured two bones in my foot.  (Here is where I put the eye roll).

Looks like I will have to modify my training for the next 6 weeks.  I did not even get to say it was a wicked kick or something similar.  Oh well I guess I get to read more for the next little while.

 

It was a good weekend

I spent the weekend working with my boys.  We had alot of work to complete from cleaning corrals to cutting down trees to working on the lawn.

Both my boys can now take an active role in the work, in fact,  they  both took over from bucking wood to hauling the wood with the front end loader.

It is great to be able to sit back a bit and see how far they have come in being able to do things and take charge of the work that needs to be done.  It is with great pride that I see the work ethic they have, which  I learned from my father and I hope they learned from me.

It was a good weekend

Chaos

What do you do when you are busy?  This past week I lost two days with a cold, every time I turned around at work I had another unscheduled opportunity(problem).  Had my trucks front end crater.  Was having issues with some other business interests.

When this happens it sure can be tough to keep doing push ups. Not that it is hard to do them but to keep your mind focused on remembering to do them.  

Did I not do the amount of push up I should have?  Yes.  My mind was focused else where but when I did find a calm among the distractions:  I dropped and reped out 40 or 50 push ups. 

The feeling of moving towards my goals, among the chaos, is very calming.

Continual Improvement

I have been focused on the curriculum for the last week.  WOW there is alot to still know.  On top of that looking backwards there is alot I have learned.  It can be intimidating or it can be inspirational. In both cases I still have much to master both with new things and the things I have already learned.

I have been doing my job for going on 25 years.  Yes I have worked for various companies but the majority of what I do I don't have to use much brain power any more if I want to do my job just at a minimum level.  There is always new things to do but it is less than the same old.  Now with my training in Kung Fu I look at what I do on a daily basis and think how can I improve what I am doing? How can I improve what the company is doing? What can I do to improve the lives of my employees?

Kung Fu gives us a new way of looking at the world.  We get into a system of continual improvement in our training.  If we use this right we can then use this system of continual improvement and incorporate it into our lives.

A dogs life

How much pleasure can a day with the dogs bring?

Well for me alot.  I spend a few good hours with my dogs this weekend out in the fields just walking and watching what the dogs do naturally.  Running and chasing smells, running after rabbits, and getting as dirty as possible.  Dogs really know the pleasure in living in the moment.  Of course they are not humans but it is hard for me to deny the traits that they have that can resemble humans.

A fierce loyalty to pack.  A desire to explore.  The simple pleasure in a nap in the sun.  The desire to be with each other.

It may sound corny but I always learn a lot from watching my dogs.  Dogs makes me a  better person when I watch and learn.

Walking

And what am I working on now.  Now that we are in the throws of spring, even though the snow was coming down today, I turn to walking and running.  Walking is something that is a huge part of my being.  Having been raised in the mountains, I have been walking my whole life.

It has been said that you cannot have a bad time if you are on a walk in the mountains.  Well I don't know if this is true for everyone but it sure works for me.  That are times when walking can keep a worry away for hours.

All it takes is to put on your shoes and to start moving your feet.  How simple, How elegant.

work

Hanging out and doing work at the house on sunday.  Good day lots of work done and a fun time with the dogs.

Everyone helped out and the work went fast.  It is good to have the family all work together to get things done