The Cards your Dealt

This last while has been interesting and frustrating as a whole. I'm at one of those jagged peaks and valleys with water at the bottom of each, mud slides, and white out snow storms at the peaks. It can grate on you and leave you wondering what's next. This approach however will get you nowhere and it only stops you if you let it. Some where down the path is grassy fields and sunshine, you just have to aim for it and go.

The last few weeks has been taking care of a situation at home that is close to the heart and scary all at once. Moving ahead and adapting has brought that to an almost resolved state. A new job has been moving along not so well. Politics, weather, and a roll of the dice on what hours or days your working leaves your ability to commit to things pretty much impossible. One minute we are working day shift, next night shift, next tomorrow, next maybe over the course of the weekend, next off.... you get the picture.

Next issue, injury. A couple of days ago I was carrying something heavy and my foot slipped on the ice resulting in me jarring my lower back. This has pretty much halted all my physical training. Insert machine gun of profanity here. It's one of those back injurys that no matter what you do, pain will be involved in

So what now. Adapt and prevail. First things first, you can't control what happens around you, but you can control how you deal with things. Work, well it is what it is. Whatever shift or day I am working there is always the opportunity to get to the kwoon now that I am working at home. Morning classes, evening classes, open training, contact someone that has a key, train at home and utilize that training opportunity. This is easy to do if you want to actually do it. My attention and focus lately has been all put into my personal life, but along the way I managed to get in some form reps and training. Not as much as I wanted too but something. Incremental progress. I know the minute I let this slip, I will be right back to square one. Next came the injury, physical training is not an option at the moment. So I need to move onto the mental area of my training. I have to see this as an opportunity to use the down time to focus on planning, research ways to help heal quicker and what I need to work on to maintain a stronger body. I started segregating the curriculumn into what I know, what I don't know. What is going to take more time to relearn and what will be replenished in a quick review, write it down. What form needs work and where are my trouble zones, write it down. Sort out my training reps, what area needs more and which one needs less, write it down. Go through my theory and write down the ones I don't feel confident with my answer and put it on the web site. Write down and plan a balanced workout that will coincide with my monthly goals and keep my muscles strong around my joints and spine. Try to keep moving and start training again listening to my body along the way. Sitting completely still I think does more harm than good.

That's pretty much what's going on with me lately. I know right now the timing is bad but my back is starting to loosen up and my mobility is improving daily so thats a good thing. Just like seeing all things, good or bad, as an opportunity to make something better. It will only bring you down if you let it. See you at the kwoon