Perspective

I found this video posted on one of my websites I visit frequently and thought it was relevant. I know many might be struggling on the team and feeling like they have failed, remember you haven’t failed as long as you keep trying and keep pushing no matter how tough it may feel. I know I’m ridiculously sore today having played six baseball games in three days (and while doing all of the back catching), yet it’s not hard, I love to play baseball and the weekend was awesome – great weather, friends and ok a little too much sun but hey it’ll be cold sooner or later so enjoy it. I myself was born with a birth defect; my advantage is that no one can see it. No one can judge me at first sight and try to say I can or can’t do the things I want to do. Every day I am thankful that I can do the things I can do and it’s what drives me each and every day to do more. What we have to take stock of is we all have such an advantage over so many in the world, our worries are miniscule compared to others with poverty, disease, access to education you name it. Unfortunately on the weekend my Uncle was diagnosed with lung cancer and it doesn’t look good – he didn’t even smoke over the years. Always keeps things in perspective no matter the where and the what.
Sifu Bryant
Silent River Kung Fu

Recompute

Another weekend winding down for me back to work after my holidays have come to an end. I had a very fun and relaxing time off and got a lot of things off of my long list of to do’s around the house. I for the most part just enjoyed hanging out with Judi and my boys each day. They really love having us both around together and the fun we had at the parks and in the backyard was something that I enjoyed the most. Each year by year we evolve, we make small or big changes in our life and for Judi and me each year is a big new adventure with so much going on. Last summer was great and this one was even a step beyond only because of our family and the fun we have. I constantly have been using the term recompute with Judi, since each day I still have to plan my training time and our family time out each day. I always like to be prepared so am always figuring if we do this then later I can do that and so on. Darn brain just never shuts down it seems. I’m not back to work yet and am already planning my next two weeks due to the massive amounts of things I want to accomplish before our school year begins. I know that yes if all is not done there is always later except but that never sits well with me. I’m always a lets work and get it done kind of guy instead of a lets work and see what happens person. I hear too much of that old phrase good enough and it makes me twitch. On Friday we started going over the Dragon dance once again for the Rotary Run for Life performance and should be nice to have everyone up to speed in the next couple weeks, not much time left I’m afraid. I also saw this past week Sifu Laurie posted on her Facebook page about putting together a team to run in the race. I think that would be great, even better if we could have some of our team to run together in it this year which would be fun, maybe something to discuss one day over our painting and cleaning week.

Sifu Bryant

Silent River Kung Fu

Summertime

Time flies these past few weeks. Still on holidays and enjoying the different pace. I still can’t believe we are already talking about the fall renovations so soon but again it’s just around the corner. Soon kids will be back in school and my usual routine once school starts begins again – where does the summer go? I have really enjoyed the time to get outdoors to parks with the family, biking, running and generally hanging outside. I had another wedding yesterday and during the afternoon ceremony which was outside everyone was complaining it was so hot outside – really. Just wait a few months and we will want this weather back in a heartbeat. I still wish we had a few less months of winter and a few more of spring, summer or fall though. Training is going well during my holidays, trying to do a little extra each day and will hopefully carry through for the rest of the year.  Just like to be prepared so I can keep increasing my momentum to carry forward into the fall.

Sifu Bryant
Silent River Kung Fu