Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Lost presence, NOT due to Alien abduction


Time and Space.  It’s as miraculous an invention as life itself.  If it’s not kept, it passes by all that much quicker.  One day molds to the next and the next.  Routine, whether it is good or bad eventually becomes what you believe as normal.  I am looking back at this past summer in reflection and am asking what has happened? If you are away and do what you can to stay involved from a distance there is a fulfillment.  I have now realized the most important thing when you are away for long periods, over and above pushups, situps, form repetitions and personal goals is blogging.  In the past I did not see people face to face, but still felt part of the group moving forward.

This year has been different.  Here is the circumstance.  Pulled out to work for a stretch, returned when possible back to the kwoon in the spring.  Faced with the disappointment of a board break that was unsuccessful, brought in question and doubt.  Following this, headed back out to work and was faced with camp life in northern Alberta with no internet, aside from very patchy coverage on my phone, no realistic way to follow journals or blog. A couple weeks enveloped in work and routine had become behaviour.

Here I am in Drumheller currently, and realize one season of not paying attention to time and space has become an issue for my Kung Fu.  I am very far behind in everything, but seeing the end of the season approaching perhaps there is a renewed sense of urgency.  I am not even close to where I was hoping I would be at this time of year.  It makes me nervous to even return to the Kwoon because I feel very far behind.  So, for those of you that I run into hopefully in a couple weeks or so; upon my return, please have patience with me.  The time is short, but I will get back in the game.

Thanks again to those texts and words of encouragement from some of my teammates, they were very much appreciated.

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