Opportunities

Everyday we are faced with decisions. Any decision we make is adding another stepping stone in our path. Sometimes we are presented with opportunities. We have to be ready for these opportunities otherwise by the time we are ready for them, they might be all gone.

There are few classes that are offered on top of the regular SRKF classes. Shaolin Fitness, Sanshou (sparring), Tai-Chi.

I've been taking part in the fitness class and the sparring class prior to getting my black belt and I have to say that these classes were pivotal in my journey. This year I also joined the Tai-Chi class. It is also one of the best decisions I've made.

It is too bad that we don't have a packed kwoon for these classes as the value they are providing is very high and both instructors (Sifu Denise for Tai-Chi and Sifu Masterson for Sanshou and Fitness) are providing high quality training.

Planning and Executing

"You have brains in your head you have feet in your shoes
you can steer yourself any direction you choose
You're on your own and you know what you know
and YOU are the one who'll decide where to go"
-Dr. Seuss

I love planning. I can plan forever. But there is a time were the planning has to turn into execution. I'm trying to focus my planning and to progress into the doing. Still work in progress.

Work is becoming more and more complex and my scramble is continuing. Focus is essential. I have few meetings this week that might change the course I'm going. We will see how that goes.

"You're off to great places,
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting,
So...get on your way!"
-Dr. Seuss

We should choose HOPE

Being at the Rotary Run for Life brings a lot of emotions. The biggest one is FEAR. I do not want to experience the pain some of these families feel. Another is SHAME. I realize that it is still hard for me to openly discuss this matter especially with kids. I am afraid of saying the wrong thing. But not saying anything is probably worse. SADNESS. When the families walked in with the names of their loved ones I felt great sorrow. I was focusing specifically on one family who has lost 3 different members – a father, a brother and a nephew.

Everyone should have a safe place to go to. A place where they can reach out and know they can have someone who cares. A place they can recharge and regain HOPE.

Today I felt the pain of the families who are suicide survivors. I want to make my surrounding – my home, my work, the kwoon – a place where people know that there is always hope, there is someone that will listen, there is always a reason to LIVE.

Where am I going?

I'm standing at the end of the path. I’m looking ahead and I’m not sure where to go. There are different options all around me. I feel that I need to dismantle myself and go in all direction. But this is not an option. I don’t want to stay where I am and definitely I do not want to go back. I have to look ahead and figure out the best path for me. But it is not easy as I cannot see where each of the new paths is going. Some paths seem to be exciting but have obstacles to pass while some seem easy but might be uninspiring. There are some paths that seem too steep and some that have warning signs. In the last few weeks I’ve been spinning around and not able to clearly see where I want to go. I wish I had an answer but it might take a while to find the right one. Maybe the path I need to take in the near future is not my path and by selecting a path for someone else with someone else I will eventually find the road I want to be on.