Inspiration

 I always wondered what will happen if I got injured and had to be permanently in a wheel chair. Will I still be active and do sport activities? Will I be able to stay positive and enjoy life?

During our camping trip in Writing on Stone provincial park, there was a man in a wheel chair that was camping next to us with his 2 kids. Seeing this man moving around the campground and taking care of his children while having fun was really inspiring.

I think it comes down to how you are approaching your life and how supportive your environment is.

Now the wheel chair was just an example for any difficulty we encounter in life. Our attitude and our surroundings will determine if we will be standing up tall or giving up.

heights.

Fears are hard to overcome. For me, one of the biggest ones is fear of heights. As a kid I used to climb on the trees in my back yard without any fear. Climb on rocks and jump over creeks.

Now days I am so scared that I will hurt my self or die. I know that I'm probably not going to but I just can't get my self to get close to the edge or go higher.

Today at the hoodoos in writing on stone I was trying to follow the kids running around and jumping from on rock to another. I tried to make myself light and stealthy but inside I was heavy and slothie.

Eating and activity balance

With my reduced activity in recent weeks I can really feel the changes in my body. I have less energy and I get tired faster during physical activity. But part of getting my back back to order requires me to focus on stretches and mobility.

I love eating. Sweet, salty, sour, did I mention sweet already? Whenever I eat something I know I will regret later, I'm telling myself "I will run it off". But lately it is not happening because I do not run as much. Breaking the eating habit is hard and I'm struggling with temptations and habits. If there is a free doughnut in the office - I must get it. If there is a Tim Hortons on the way home (and for some weird reason, there is one everyday) - I have to get something.

So now I'm 42 (I know most of you were thinking about my age...). My waist size is 42 and I want it down to 39.

I know I have lots of work in front of me. I need to get back into my workout routine without hurting my back. I need to learn new habits and to curve temptations. I think that the first step is for me to acknowledge that I'm not happy with where I am. Now I'm supposed to deliver.

Perfection

While on route last week we past numerous canola fields. They look so great and picture perfect. I love looking at them and love to take photos of them as well.

But if you look closely, you can see that the canola field is not perfect. The plants are in different heights. Some flowers are dead, broken or not flowering yet. Looking at the filed as a whole makes it look great. If you pay attention to the small details you will find it is not.

On route to mastery, perfecting a form takes time (probably indefinitely) and lots of effort. However when we perform our forms after 1000 repetitions it should look perfect. Yes you can still see the imperfections if you look closely but as a whole it is PERFECT.

We cannot be too hard on ourselves because we are not perfect but at the same time we should always strive to be perfect.


“Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.” 
Salvador Dali

Dragon 2

Last week I blogged about the dragon and look at that - 4 public dragon dances on Canada Day. Yes, we did not have any fancy tricks or moves but we were running around with some people who had zero experience and we all had fun.

I think everyone who participated enjoyed it and I'm sure we will continue to have fun in the future running around with the dragon. If you did not have a chance to be part of the dragon dance - don't worry we will have more opportunities.

42

I'm 42. I was not 42 all the time... it happened only in the last few month . :-)

I'm not sure what is the right number for me but right now I think it should be 39. So 3 to go. This is the new goal. 40 by the end of July. 39 by the end of the summer and then stick to it. Wish me luck.