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I could not think of a title so am going with the big ?! This is appropriate as I need to decide on a couple of things in the near future. I am not going to dwell on what specifically but I believe I have used up all excuses and need to move forward. Sometimes I feel like the automatic vacuums that just move until they bump into something and then change course except that one time when they get stuck and just keep bumping into the same obstacle over and over and over a………….

You Must Read This

Did the title work? Just checking. Seeing if anyone is out there to read my ramblings. As most of you are aware, I have a shoulder injury that has hampered my training lately. It has had issues for years now but at the beginning of December it became much worse. I have done what I can to let it heal and it was starting to get better but it is now much worse. I am not sure why but now the frustration level is even higher now. This is not so much a blog as it is more if a way to vent. It feels like someone is pulling on your arm to the point it is coming out of the socket. Arrrrrgh!!! Okay I'm done. On a positive the showers are almost complete (finally) and should be complete after tomorrow. It is nice to get the new team involved early but unfortunately there are still lots that don't. I am not sure why but it does not help the team spirit when there is already resentment beginning to creep in because it mostly the same people showing up again and again. I know this probably won't influence your decision but remember that we are all on the team and must act like one if any of us are to succeed. FYI out if a team of 26 only 10 made it out to the renovations last weekend and after tomorrow you will not get another chance until the lady week of August. I'm out.

Friday is the 14th!!!!

It will be the First Official class this Friday for the Year of the Horse and I will not be there. Is it something that cannot be avoided like not being in the country? No. It is for the simple fact that it is Valentine’s Day and after the past year, I have realized that I need to focus more time on my personal life. It may seem selfish and there are no unexcused absences but this is very important to my wife and therefore important to me. I apologize to my teammates for this but I will see you all on Saturday.

End of the Year

Being part of the I Ho Chuan team this last year was an emotional rollercoaster. It started off well and had some definite highs and lows along the way but it did not end how I had planned or hoped. The last 2 months have been a definite low due to the fact I was very limited in what I could do. I think I lost part of the feeling of being on the team as I was not in the demo or part of the dragon/lion dance. It can be frustrating and lonely being on the outside trying to get back in with someone holding the door closed on the inside. Without my teammates I would have stayed outside but they helped open the door for me and that is what the team is for. Thank you guys and with the start of a new year the motivation is back but I need to temper that so I can first recover fully. See you all at the Kwoon. Sifu Lindstrom