At the monthly meeting, I mentioned that I have a block with practicing my forms. Don't wanna!! Yes one can say to "just do it" but to muscle through may not be the long term solution. However I discovered what my block is all about: flow, or more accurately, the lack thereof. I have strength, I have power, and the flow part is a challenge for me. As Sifu Freitag said "dragon personality with a soft weapon doing a snake form." Just a tad bit of a challenge. I was encouraged to join Tai Chi to help with my flow.
Well Saturday I had my first class and was billboarded at how lack of flow I am. Strap the rollerskates on the bull and and let it loose in the china cabinet is how I felt and in a lot of ways, still do. Pass the lampshade for my head size please. Truthfully right now it would be so easy to throw in the towel as the road ahead looks very long and very uphill. However, I'm too stubborn to quit and if I made the slightest waves of it, I have a feeling that I would be sitting on a particular couch in a particular room in front of a particular person. Not going there. So how do I overcome this obstacle (besides engaging in Tai Chi)?
I chose to ask a couple of people who know more than me and have done this part of the journey for their input. Both Sifu Kichko and Sifu Gamble gave me valuable gems for me to focus and work on. It's a place for me to start and to practice. Thanks to Sifus Kichko and Gamble as I feel better now and I also feel that the road ahead may not be as bad as it seems.
Sherri Donohue
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