Chaos just works

As your training continues on there is the constant need for tweeking. Well I grabbed the lines of connection and ripped them out of the system. Organized training is not working for me, segregated time frames with somewhat of a routine is messing me up more than it seems to be helping. By the time I get to my training I'm tired or something comes up and one of my faults is I have alot of trouble conforming to things or ideas that don't appeal to me or I feel they are forced upon whether by me or others. In this case its my direction so now its an inner, personal issue. Everyday is full for me and usually very busy, but that is where I am more mindful and more prone to add something such as the UBBT into the chaos and fair much better. For me I'm getting in more training and thinking about what I am doing more accurately and it is staying with me more as I throw Kung Fu into everything I do throughout my day. I take Mastery with me to work, in my garage, wherever and read it when I can. If  I'm in the yard or garage I'll bust out some reps of something, go down stairs and throw some kicks before I come back up. At work, I threw some kicks out and did a few push ups and some form reps at lunch. Repairing some items or working on my bike, I'll stop and do something. There is never a argument or resistance when the family wants to go for a walk or a bike ride, thats time with my girls and nature and mindful km's that really count.  I don't know maybe its not the way but I feel more on the ball and focused on the fly and under load with my training than trying to set aside a specfic time for a certain challenge. We'll see what happens.

May long polar dipping

I don't really have much this week. Although I did get some more kms under my belt this weekend on our first camping trip of the season and some outdoor push ups, so that was good. I also shocked the system well with a full run into the lake that was like jumping into a ice cube tray. I couldn't possibly chicken out on my eight year old since she ran right in like it was nothing, then said, " Your turn"
What can you do, except go for it.

Birthday of reflection

Birthdays. To some a birthday is a celebration of ones existance, to age another year and to be that much wiser and reflect on what you have accomplished in your life. To others its a day to be miserable because you are aging. For me its the greatest day of the year. I love birthdays, to celebrate you with many people you hold dear. A time to look back and remember the good and the bad and how far you have come and take inventory of what you have done and what you are going to do the next year to improve your life and what kind of preventive maintanance will be required to live a long and healthy life.
Yesturday was a really special day for me. It was my birthday and mothers day all in the same package. I had a really deep connection with my family that woke up a long over due sensation that I can't really explain, but it hit home hard. It started with waking up to my little one yelling "Happy Birthday Dad!", and my wonderful wife standing behind her saying something along the same. I looked out the window and witnessed a bright warm sunny day. Shortly after my oldest called me with a Birthday wish with similiar gusto. I felt very grateful to have that kind of warmth and to be loved so much.
My wife and I took the little one to swimming lessons, then grabbed some food and went to the park for a picinic. After fueling up the girls took me to buy a new bike and I rode it home. As I was riding home I took in the warmth and the different smells of spring and everything around us that we all seem too busy at times to apreciate. I also thought wow, these are really cool kms to be logging, I should try to put this kind of awareness into all my distance requirements. Easy to say, but i'll try too anyway.
Once the girls came home we just kinda hung out and then went on a really long bike ride and grabbed some steaks for supper and came home. Before supper I did a few reps of Da Muh Singh and cranked out some push ups and a few kicks. After supper I just spent time with my daughter, she wanted to watch a movie so I said sure, what was a little much is that she picked the sound of music! Oh well, as a father, sometimes you got to bite the bullet. But the sound of music! Oh well it was such a great birthday that I will remember for a long time and it was the greatest gift that I will cherish forever, My family.
Brian Chervenka 

Road thoughts

Well had a very busy weekend and a lot of  miles covered, from here to Calgary yesturday, Calgary to Fernie and back to Spruce Grove today, too bad driving doesn't count, I would have completed my distance requirement in a day! But overall had a great weekend being able to participate in pandamonium and help out at the kwoon was very fulfilling. Had a great opportunity to visit with my family and take my father in law with me on the road trip to Fernie. It has been a while since I was in that neck of the woods, rich with early history and awesome natural beauty. It was a nice change of pace, a well overdue breath of fresh air.
While I was driving home with our new to us trailer it gave me a lot of time to reflect and do some revision work to my training and how I am approaching my requirements. I have to concentrate on completing one at a time instead trying to do a piece of everything at once, it is not working and a lot of time is being used inefficiently and frustration tends to arise. So we'll see how it goes and hopefully I'll be doing some of my requirements on mountain trails and in nature alot this summer with a whole bunch of camping trips and a new bicycle.
Brian Chervenka