First off, I would like to thank each and everyone of you for keeping up your blogs. This may sound weird as I have not posted in quite some time but I do like coming on and seeing what everybody is up to. It reminds me to always find a little bit of time to, if not practice for long, reflect on Kung Fu. So again, thanks to you all.
Another note is that Kung Fu has taken a bit of a dip in the past couple months for a whole variety of reasons. Not all of the valid and not all of them healthy. I sometimes feel stuck most days and am back to what I was at the beginning of last year with that. " I'll do it later" kind of attitude. Not cool in the slightest, and super tough to get out of.
If I am being honest, I have re-written this particular blog 4 times already. Each had a different message and a different point that I wanted to get across but it kinda just felt like I would be complaining about things that in my control and that I could get past if it I just got moving. Some days its amazing and I can do lots and complete the goals I have set out for myself and work on doing things that I really enjoy! And those days I find are the best. But it only works if I keep moving.
I stopped moving about a 2 weeks ago. I found out that one of the staff at our facility had been ignoring their "flu symptoms" and had come in to work. You can guess the rest. The entire building was in lock down and remains in lock down at the present time. Luckily for me I took the week off for Christmas so I was not in on that day. But I was working boxing day which was about a week and a bit after they had found out. The worst part is that work did not call to inform me of the situation. In another stroke of luck, Covid had not spread to the other pods and was contained to the place where the staff worked. I got a test taken after a day of work and then next week and both have came back negative. ( Miracles ) But I was coming home exhausted. Both mentally and physically. Wearing the gear all day and taking it off and all day was tough. I got home and thought of all the other things that I had to do and it was a little too much.
Thank the clever people in the world for making Zoom and Facebook video. It would have been a quiet Christmas indeed if I could not see family. But the tech exists and we had very pleasant chats with both sides. Me and Lu have been keeping up with our twice weekly meetings to encourage us to continue working at Kung Fu and for a wonderful chat.
ALSO!! Happy New Year! Hello again to all those who will be coming back for the Ox team and welcome to the new members! Not gonna lie I never thought that I would ever do I Ho Chuan. It was a pretty far away goal when I heard about it. It is honestly the best experience I have every had with Kung Fu and I feel that even if I did not meet all of my requirements that I have done more than I ever though I would accomplish. It is a very good feeling and I would recommend it to each and every one of the students at Silent River. It has had me become more and improve where I thought that I could never do. I am ... happy with myself this year. I Ho Chuan transformed Kung Fu from a place where I would go bi-weekly for exercise and a good time to a community built by people who love Kung Fu. I has been a honor to be a Rat with all of you and even though this year has put us through many, many, many hops and hurdles, some more than others, I feel that this little place that we have, of people growing together and learning and becoming who they want to be is amazing. Has helped a lot of people, (including me) work on things we never dreamed of. So once again I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to all those who blogged, the Sifus who took the time to do the One on Ones and everybody who has been encouraging this entire Plague ridden year. We made it through this one and we will make it through the next.
Also next year for my requirement I will be doing double the requirements. This does not mean that I will be doing anymore than what is required, but I will have a "little" help for about the next 7 months. Already the tiny person I am doing it with has present a couple of challenges that have to accommodate for. Their least favorite has to be pushups, so I have switched back to modified for them. I think after July I will be able to work towards a semblance of regular working out. *sigh* But till then! I shall work on working around them and see where we go from there. I have a picture of my little partner in crime and I hope our happy news is wonderful for all of you too!
HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR AND I WISH THE BEST FOR ALL OF US IN THIS UP COMING YEAR! WE GOT THIS!
Say hello to my Little Friend!
