The Furnace is on!?

    It's that time of year, fall is nippin at our heels. As I write this blog, it is 4c in my back yard and the furnace is on, really Mother Nature, must you so soon? That means several very important events in my Kung Fu are just around the corner. One a little farther away is the board break week, I love that week, awesomeness is everywhere. But right over the horizon is "back to school week". 

    With "B2SW (back to school week) upon me, I take that week off work so I can be fully involved in the happenings at our school. Every time I walk through that front door, every time I set foot on the mats, converse with classmates and instructors, clean, build, create, all of it, I feel it weave it's way into who I am as a martial artist. It feels (to me) as important as any requirement, as any test, can or ever will be. So I treat it as such. I drink it in, I savor, I enjoy, I work hard, I am proud to be part of Silent River Kung Fu. It has given me so much, the least I can do is give a little back.

    This is a time of year that is a looking glass for me, about half our year is done and that means about half is still to come. So I ask myself, what have I done, what have I learned, am I better than yesterday? Where do I want to go, what do I need to work on (EVERYTHING!!). While it has been a great learning year in most aspects, I realize that I have only explored the base of the mountain in front of me. The path I choose to proceed on will have challenges, of that I have no doubt, but I get goosebumps just thinking about the glorious wonder that awaits me on this journey.