It has now been two weeks of the year of the dragon, and I am still working hard on my goals. I am close to but not quite where I want to be with them. It is sometimes shocking to me how much time, and effort it takes to maintain momentum on them. It also […]
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The year of the rabbit has ended, and we are now in the year of the dragon. I thoroughly enjoyed my time with the I Ho Chuan last year and I found the banquet to be a wonderful conclusion to the year. I am very excited for the upcoming year, and I have been working
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This has been an exciting and challenging year. Life has changed drastically since the start of the year, and I have enjoyed being a part of the Rabbit Team. I must admit that my numbers were not nearly as good as I had hoped they would be, but I have done almost 5000 more pushups
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Another week has passed, and while my numbers are still lower than I want, I am relieved that I have made a little progress again. This past week I had a one-on-one with Sihing Csillag, and I think that has helped with engagement and with keeping at least some momentum on days when we don’t
In my last post I briefly discussed the importance of sleep for being able to maintain motivation and to power intent. This week I have been reflecting upon the related topic of presence. To be present in the moment is to embrace it, to recognize it and to acknowledge its passing. I believe that being
I must admit, it has been a bit longer than I expected since my last post. At the beginning of this month, I had a realization, and I believe it is a deepening or re-realizing of a topic I have talked about previously. Intent. On Weds, Jan 3 I realized that my training had lost
This past week we finished up working on the Lions for the New Years banquet, and I had a lot of fun working on them with the team. Though when I brought my in progress lion over for my nieces and nephews to try on, it became very apparent that the box I used was
Last week, we had our annual break-a-thon, and I want to thank everyone who made the event possible. I would also like to thank Todai Ferris who donated a real board for me to break. The event was a lot of fun, and this was my first time breaking a real board. It was very
I don’t have a lot to add here, but I have been working on some of my numbers and I am happy that things are moving again. I’ll check in again soon. Current Goal Change Since Last Pushups 4557 34908 152 Situps 4687 34908 152 Hand Forms 235 698 76 Weapon Forms 161 698 70
I have been expecting this day for a while now, but I have continued to put it off and pretend that it is a problem for either the past or the future. I have continued to excuse myself by saying, “Oh, I’m just a white belt, I don’t have to be that good”. Or, maybe,
