I'v Always Wanted To

I've always wanted to, maybe play an instrument or be computer programmer or an engineer. There are so many options. How are you supposed to choose one? It's almost impossible. I mean you could be any thing from a Martial arts master in Kentucky to a peanut roaster in LA, you know they do have those, the peanut roaster that is

What would you do?

There comes a time in each persons life where you ask your self, what would I do?
When you hear a story on the News and you ask your self what would I do?
Every time I hear that question the only answer I can come up with is, i don't know.
I have no idea what I am going to do, so I aim to take things in my stride so the question what would I do will not bother me. In my experience it works.

Almost there

I know you guys can relate, I'm ready for a break in the action.  The last few weeks have been  a whirlwind.  One thing after another after another.  I think a pause is on the horizon though.  I'm hanging in there, doing as much of my requirements as I can and just keeping my head above water.

Heart

I read something the other day that is sticking with me.

"Listen to what your intuition is telling you. If you listen to your mind, it's going to say the same old stuff as it has all along. Listen to your heart instead."

Dreams

“The only dreams that come true are the ones that change every day.” This mantra I have lived by for two decades is still full of meaning for me. I was thinking about dreams lately, what they're made of, how we create them, pursue them, and sometimes get defeated by them . . . The only thing worse, I think, than failing to reach a dream is not having one in the first place.

What if, upon birth, everyone was assigned a dream? A fixed goal that you either achieved or didn't. If it didn't suit you, or if life didn't provide the tools you'd need to reach it, too bad. Perhaps the most wonderful thing about dreams is their flexibility. Because we create them, we can change them. We don't remain the same, we grow and change, see new horizons, identify new walls that need climbing . . . so should our dreams change as well.

It's taken me most of my life thus far to get on a path where I am comfortable with the progress of dreams, where I can see some as achieved and others as in progress. Most wonderful of all, though, is that there are always more to come, some I'm sure I can't even imagine. Who could have guessed that in my forties I would fall in love with martial arts? When we are open to possibilities, all things become possible.

Self-Defense Training for The Master of the Martial Arts

Self-Defense Training for The Master of the Martial Arts

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I'm too nice!

I guess that about anyone who reads these blogs has told me at least once that I'm too nice. Believe me, the kwoon is not the only place I've heard this. While being considerate of others is just a part of who I am, I am determined to find a middle ground with this. How many times have I not only cheated myself of a victory but cheated my sparring partner of a learning experience by being too nice. How many times does the student almost make the teacher tap out but doesn't because he's too nice. And Steven, you know I don't get you in that position very often!

This falls along the same lines as not hitting a woman. I just don't like to hurt other people. That's not to say that I can't or haven't in times past but those were under different circumstances. I have no problem hurting someone who is trying to do the same to me. But there must be a middle ground. And I suspect the middle ground is in my head, not my physical capabilities. The question is, how do I overcome something so deeply rooted in me? I still have a hard time hitting the ladies in class, even after all the times they have boxed my ears.

Any thoughts or suggestions on this?