Acts of Kindness.

I am a little slow in getting this up but here it is. Monday's acts of kindness: - held door open x2 - let person in front of me at store - made eye contact and smiled at server - let vehicle merge x 2 Tuesday's acts of kindness: - held door - let vehicle merge x 2 - made eye contact and smiled at server As you see, a lot of these repeat themselves and as such have become a habit. There are probably more that I don’t remember and that's okay. This way, it keeps it fresh in my mind. It's like my son that says everybody does it that way so how can I change anything? I'm only one person. This attitude is very frustrating for me and I keep telling him that as long as people have that attitude, nothing will change. All change must start with one person, why not be that person?

Round and Round.

Do you ever get the feeling that you are chasing your own tail? Lately, that is what it feels like to me. Certain things that i want to achieve are almost within reach and then wham, you have to change directions and are now going in the other direction. no matter how fast you run, you just cant quite catch it. I have to admit that some of my I Ho Chuan goals have started to dip a little bit (maybe one or 2 a lot). This is where the choice becomes tough, do you try to run faster or stop running in a circle, relax, breathe and figure out a new plan. As soon as you formulate your new plan you realize that your tail is long enough that all you have to do is reach out and grab it and never needed to chase it. I know this is an obscure post but it was the easiest way to explain what i was trying to say.

Bulding Confidence.

Last night in San Shou, we had a mini tournament to determine the champion for session 1. It was an awesome display of control by the students and they really showcased what that class can do for someone. The unfortunate part is that there were only 6 students there which is a little disappointing. I don’t want this to sound like I’m repeating myself because I have blogged in the past about the benefit of this class so I will keep this short. This class may be in danger of being cancelled if students do not start attending and that would be a shame. I think people feel this class is all about sparring when it isn’t, it’s about building your skill set and improving your confidence. If you are unsure about this class then I would like to encourage you to show up on Saturday at 9:00 pm during pandemonium as that hour will be focused on San Shou techniques. This way you can get a feel for what the class is about and what it can do for you. The people who should be in this class are the ones who don’t like to spar. Kevin Lindstrom