It is New Years Eve and I am sitting on the couch with my wife watching a movie. Nobody else around, just the two of us. Sometimes it is just about relaxing and spending time with the people who mean the most to you. Reflect about who you have in your life and know that tomorrow is the start of a new year and you are blessed to have them in your life.
Happy New Years everyone!
Saturday, December 31, 2016
Tuesday, December 27, 2016
The Simple Things
These past few days have been about enjoying the simple things in life. Spending time with family and friends, enjoying some relaxing time at home and doing things that we want to do.
The holidays are the best time to really appreciate what you have in your live and more importantly the people you have in your life. I have been able to spend some great quality time with my family and that made me think of everyone at Silent River Kung Fu. Although we may not spend a lot of time together outside the Kwoon, you are all an import part of my life and I value the time we do spend together. Happy holidays and see you soon.
The holidays are the best time to really appreciate what you have in your live and more importantly the people you have in your life. I have been able to spend some great quality time with my family and that made me think of everyone at Silent River Kung Fu. Although we may not spend a lot of time together outside the Kwoon, you are all an import part of my life and I value the time we do spend together. Happy holidays and see you soon.
Monday, December 19, 2016
Honestly
To be honest with myself, I have not thought much about what the future holds for me since my layoff. Thoughts of despair creep into my head and I replace them with thoughts of the holidays and spending time with family and friends. This has been a nice distraction but I know that it is something that i need to start focussing on soon.
Another nice distraction has been Kung Fu. We are preparing for the Chinese New years banquet which means demo practices and lion dance practices. Thoughts about what i need to work on and how i can improve are constantly running through my head.
Another distraction has been preparing to grade for my second degree. I was eligible to grade two years ago, but felt i was not ready and didn't put the effort in that was necessary. However, this year I have focused on increasing my engagement and my commitment to Kung Fu. This has helped me in all aspects of my life and I plan to continue this trend.
Anyway, I am not planning to start a new career until after January 28th so I can be there for our Chinese New Years to see the new black belts be promoted and to participate in a fantastic evening. After that, who knows where work may take me but you sometimes need to make some sacrifices in life to achieve what you want.
Another nice distraction has been Kung Fu. We are preparing for the Chinese New years banquet which means demo practices and lion dance practices. Thoughts about what i need to work on and how i can improve are constantly running through my head.
Another distraction has been preparing to grade for my second degree. I was eligible to grade two years ago, but felt i was not ready and didn't put the effort in that was necessary. However, this year I have focused on increasing my engagement and my commitment to Kung Fu. This has helped me in all aspects of my life and I plan to continue this trend.
Anyway, I am not planning to start a new career until after January 28th so I can be there for our Chinese New Years to see the new black belts be promoted and to participate in a fantastic evening. After that, who knows where work may take me but you sometimes need to make some sacrifices in life to achieve what you want.
Monday, December 12, 2016
Reflection
This past week I spent a lot of time thinking about where I am in life and what the future holds. I know I cannot change what has happened in the past so I try not to dwell on that aspect of my life.
I have focused a lot of my efforts on improving relationships in my personal life by reaching out to people and seeing if they need help with anything. I am also doing a lot of things around the house that I never seemed to have the time for. I have also worked on my relationship with my wife trying to be more supportive and ensuring that she is able to relax more when she gets home from work.
Another positive aspect of having so much free time is I have been able to dedicate more time to Kung Fu. I enjoy being able to go to different classes and get to work with different students. I am also able to commit to the lion dance this year and have been able to help out some of the other participants as well.
The future is still a lot uncertain but I can control what I am doing right now. I believe that if I put enough effort into something you will see results.
I have focused a lot of my efforts on improving relationships in my personal life by reaching out to people and seeing if they need help with anything. I am also doing a lot of things around the house that I never seemed to have the time for. I have also worked on my relationship with my wife trying to be more supportive and ensuring that she is able to relax more when she gets home from work.
Another positive aspect of having so much free time is I have been able to dedicate more time to Kung Fu. I enjoy being able to go to different classes and get to work with different students. I am also able to commit to the lion dance this year and have been able to help out some of the other participants as well.
The future is still a lot uncertain but I can control what I am doing right now. I believe that if I put enough effort into something you will see results.
Thursday, December 1, 2016
A bit lost
I am having trouble coming up with a name for this blog so I am going to leave it as it is. The past couple of weeks have been a bit strange to me as I am unsure what to do with my time. I have been doing some things around the house and have been going to Kung Fu but the rest of the time I feel a bit lost.
I have been struggling a bit to keep up with everyone else's blogging and posts as I used to have a routine but now that routine is gone. I will need to figure out a new routine that works for me and hopefully that will happen soon.
So much more I wanted to say but can't find the words right now.
I have been struggling a bit to keep up with everyone else's blogging and posts as I used to have a routine but now that routine is gone. I will need to figure out a new routine that works for me and hopefully that will happen soon.
So much more I wanted to say but can't find the words right now.
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