Missing the place

I am seeing just how much of a product or reflection of my environment I am lately. I’ve been missing a ton of classes due to work. The hours are running long more often than not, so getting to my class is becoming a pretty rare occurrence. It was easy in the lower belts as I lived very close and had the money to spare to be in a kung fu class 4 or 5 days of the week. Now that I’m in the sihing class, which runs once a week, and instructing the kids, where I focus on their training instead of my own, and living in the city with the tricky hours, I notice how much I need to be immersed in the kwoon. The atmosphere of hard work and good attitude within the walls of our training hall do so much to keep me motivated, focused and with a goal in mind. The less I go, the fuzzier it becomes, the less clear my focus is and the further I stray from the path to mastery in my kung fu. I don’t like this feeling of detachment. I think that I need to find another way to get my fix of the community. (writing really helps in the thinking process, I notice. Tangent, pay no attention to it). Time to catch up on my blog reading/writing and whatnot. Maybe that will help.


Also, my car is dead in the water for the second time in as many weeks, so wish me luck in getting it fixed

Jonathan Robinson

www.silentriverkungfu.com

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada