Friday, October 25, 2013

May the force be with us tomorrow....

I have a couple of things I wanted to blog about but I think I'll leave it for tomorrow or Sunday. The tournament is tomorrow so I'm trying to clear my mind in preparation for that. I am always so nervous to perform in front of everyone. I hate it. The only reason I do it is to inspire my students. How can I push them to compete if I don't myself. I do see the value in it. Over the years of competing it has become easier. This is partly because I've made so many mistakes over the years during performances that really, how bad could it possibly be this year? Worst ever....busted my wrist the night before while working on my board breaks. I still competed with a bandaged wrist but boy did it hurt. Shouldn't have been experimenting the night before....probably shouldn't have competed either in hind sight.

So what's the point? The value in competing is pushing ourselves out of our comfort zone and giving us all a deadline to practice for. I hope by competing that my students see the value in it as well.

Basic numbers: 202 crunches, 204 pushups, 208 kicks, 5 reps tai chi, 5 reps broadsword, 3.5 miles

Acts of kindness: gave the cat and dog treats, complimented a stranger, let someone ahead of me in traffic, supported a friend

Today I consumed: a bagel with cream cheese, half a cookie, some veggies and dip with pasta, some pear, some noodles with toast, a candy, 2 coffees and 8 glasses of water.

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