My eyes are dim

If you know me at all you know I am hopeless with computers. About a month ago my husband bought me an ipad My first reaction was "what will I do with this?" Anyway since then I have read over ten books and sometimes more than one at a time. Am I addicted? I don't know... my eyes are dim I can not see ... It sure is handy
Linda

word is getting around

I heard an encouraging story this week from a friend who is not in Kung Fu. She was having breakfast in the restaurant across the street from the Kwoon. While she was sitting there a pair of elderly church goers came in to have a late breakfast. The two women were known to the waitress and had a lively conversation going about the best way to get the most for their money.
Anyway to make the story shorter they ended up sharing a meal. Someone else in the restaurant also overheard them bantering with the waitress and upon leaving picked up the tab for the two elderly women. My friend was delighted to be a witness to the reaction the two women had to having their bill paid for by a complete stranger. Near the end of their conversation one woman turned to the other and said, " that must of been on of the Kung Fu people from across the street, they believe in random acts of kindness, lets remember to pass it along."
True story, honest.
Linda

Stay in the moment

Like everyone else I really have to drag my sorry @#$% around these days. The weather out side is chill'n ... wait a minute it's too early for that song.
I went to a concert the other night with my husband and besides falling head over heals in love with him all over again, I found inspiration from the artist on stage. He put everything he had into entertaining the people in front of him. Maybe it's sad but some how everything in my life relates back to my Kung Fu. If I had half of his energy in my training I think I could inspire a lot more students... or even myself.
Any way Love the one your with, I sure do... I'm a lucky gal
Next time
Linda

a new start

Well all the reno's are done at the school and I can't wait for the classes to begin. We usually get a big influx of new white belts at this time of year. I always feel like I am seeing things from a new perspective or through another's eyes. It is the secret to saying motivated for me. Lest we forget.
On the other hand the reno's at home are still dragging on. Don't get me wrong it is all coming together great, but it is taking so long... a great way to learn patience I guess.It seems to me life is all about waiting patiently. Maybe one day I'll get good at it, or not.
Anyway see you in class
Linda

Bridging the generation gap

What a week. There is always a lot of excitement in my house the fews days before back to school. This year I only had one going back but it still generated a lot of energy.
I was talking to a fellow student in the change room last week and she was telling me what she had to do to get ready for school. Her nervousness came shining through as she spoke. This in turn brought back a lot of similar feeling in me. I thought about this conversation over the next few days and it was obvious that no matter how old you are you are still waiting for the "light bulb" to go off and all at once you know what you were meant to do for the rest of your life. The thing you would be great at and would love so much you would jump out of bed biting at the bit to go to work. I know how unrealistic this is but it took me fifty years to figure it out. I know sometimes things are put in front of you and you have to have the courage to take the opportunity . You have to trust your instincts and hope you are making the right decision .
The one thing I was able to take away from this encounter was no matter what your age people are very similar inside. Your life may get more complicated as you age but you are always that same person inside . Maybe I have just discovered a small way to bridge the generation gap

Linda