Maintain Inspiration

   It was a good week. Lots of engagement, lots of sweat and activity. Just cruzin along. After last weeks' lack of a blog, I came to some realizations. Sometimes inspiration is just plain old elusive and regular maintenance is okay in the meantime. 

   I was very frustrated last week. I felt I had absolutely nothing to blog about. Usually I have the gift of gab (digital), but last week I was bogged down with overthinking about what to blog about. I had nothing that stood out and felt "special". Why why why?! I am training regularly, I go to as many classes as I am physically able to, I pay attention, I participate, I engage. So why was there no inspiration to be found? 

   Am I over Kung Fuing, exhausting myself physically and mentally? Na, that's silly. Am I thinking to much and not enjoying where I am and what I am doing? Getting closer. Is it a combination of both? Maybe. Again, I could chase this and overthink it to death but I won't. I'll just do some Kung Fu and let the universe direct me and guide me.

   So to wrap this up. I cannot force inspiration, it must happen all by itself. But I must give it opportunity to present itself and this comes through purposeful and intentional training and engagement. If there is no inspiration I know it is me and not Kung Fu that is the culprit.

 

.Deb and Bailey enjoying a little quiet time on the shore of Lake Edith at my cousin Mike's cabin in Jasper. Beautiful.

My Cousin Mike and his new Tahoe, delivered to him in Jasper yesterday by Deb, Kody and I, all smiles from him, another step for him to recovering losing so much in the Jasper wildfire. He lost his house, absolutely burnt to the ground, nothing at all left. Everything he had that was his mother's, gone. Everything from the first 60+ years of his life is no more - ashes. My heart aches for him but like I said to him yesterday, now it's his turn. He has given so much to so many in his life, now it is coming back to him ten fold. He is loved by many and whether he likes it or not, we will give back to him till he is tired of our faces. Love you my brother from another mother.

P.S. The wildfire not only took his house but was within a 100' of taking his cabin as well. So a HUGE thank you to every single person who fought this monstrous demon of a fire, Heros, every single one of you, true heros, thank you.

Push Ups  23058

Sit Ups   21001

Sparring   550

1609KM km   1258.79km

Acts of Kindness Recorded  1250

Hand Form   400

Weapon Form    375

Mastery recited 18