Adjustments

   One week in, and it is starting to come into focus. My routine that is. Mornings are pretty much the same, with a tweak here and there as my Kung Fu progresses. Evenings though, I am still finding my "place". 

   December and January evening schedules were; Monday 6:30-7:30 help out with the level one class then my class (level two) from 7:30-8:30, plus an hour(ish) of Dragon dance practice. Tuesday was reset and practice what we did on Monday( about an hours worth at home). Wednesday; 5:30-6:30 Tai Chi, 6:30-7:30 help out with the level one class, then my class (level two) from 7:30-8:30, then an hour(ish) of Dragon dance practice (four hours on Wed), Thursday IHC from 7:30-8:30, Saturday one to two hours at the Kwoon getting ready for the banquet, Sundays back to the Kwoon for an hour of five techniques practice. It was a blur of activity, I felt like I was constantly wound up with very little down time, and the down time I did have was basically mental shutdown to gather myself (some might call it meditation, I think that insults true meditation). 

   I am not complaining!! I am reminiscing. It was an amazing stretch of time. The things I learned , the friendships I made, the excitement of what was to come, how will I ever top that?! I can't. I will always fondly remember this time, it was spectacular.

   Master Brinker talks about how we should maintain a level of consistency/sustainability throughout our Kung Fu career. So with a little adjustment here and a tweak there, this should start to take shape very quickly for me. As I had said at the beginning, my mornings haven't changed very much over the years, an addition here, a subtraction there, but overall pretty consistent. It is my after work and weekends I need to figure out.

   Yes my evenings are now different, but my goals haven't changed (much), to learn Kung Fu. The physical activity I am not getting in class, I must do outside of class. My intent and intensity are mine to manage on my own, so I will. 

   I am excited for this next stage of my learning, as Sihing Cosgrove said "welcome to the new white belt". Sweet, bring it on!