Cherishing the Journey

I remember as a kid getting that first sensation of something absolutely awesome and cherishing it forever. Like a certain type of food that took me about 20 mins. to eat. Still to this day whenever we make something yummy for supper I save the best part for last. Enjoy it. Savour it. This same practice goes for my interests and whatever it is I'm passionate about. Whether its maintenance on my bike or any of our vehicles or projects around the home. Even my work once in a blue moon I can take the time to do something extraordinary, really enjoy it and beam with pride. That doesn't happen very often though. But still you can accomplish something awesome at the speed of light by never losing your passion and remaining true and solid to you and just how you see the way things should be done on your life journey. I like to take my time and think everything through and understand the mechanics of it all. Not everything can be done this way though. Some things have to be done at Mach 9, yesterday. Perhaps that's what makes us successful in these situations. By taking the time to understand and feel what we are doing and becoming passionate about them brings the solution and masters of our creativity on so many levels. I feel the same way about practicing Kung Fu. I am cherishing all this time and the gift of the art. I feel very grateful to have been taught to the point I am at now, by amazing people. I cant help but sometimes wonder though if I am stalling my training with this type of mindset. Maybe there is a certain thought process lying underneath telling me that if I accomplish black belt, the cookie is gone. I know this is not the case, to me this is where your personal journey begins. But I wonder if this does have an effect. Something to ponder.

I had a really good time last weekend with the team. You guys looked fantastic, you can tell the hard work that is taking place with everyone. I beam with a lot of pride and feel very lucky to train with such talented people. Yes there are huge struggles for everyone, but we bulldoze through because that's what we do. From reading everyone's blogs, to witnessing first hand the struggles involved, the injurys, and of course the most stressful part of it all time away from the people we love. Once the smoke clears, it is very humbling and inspirational to bare witness.

As of late I have been trying to get in a bike ride every night. If possible I shoot for 10 kms. I have one of those speedometer/ odometer with way too many buttons that took me a little bit of time to figure out. Now that I have its been a very good tool. It tells me my average speed, time, distance, and top speed. I am working on building a lot of endurance and strength in my legs, so these numbers should help. I have also trying to get caught up on my push ups and sit-ups, because those are behind quite a bit and I really need to get my conditioning back up and then some. So right now I am very sick with a bad cough and shoots of pain going through my bones, from head to toe. When this happens I try to read about diet, kung fu, or watch one of my many Bruce Lee films. Also thanks so much for letting me have a position in the dragon during the parade. It really meant a lot. I can honestly say that was one of the better days I have had in sometime. Thanks team, and thanks Sifu Rybak for the help when you were at the tail.  See you at the kwoon.