Positive in....positive out !

I have been doing a lot of practice with my friends over the past ten days and it has definitely had a positive effect on my training and on my outlook in general. I spend too much of my training time by myself and it is a treat that I get to hang with my friends and team mates. I loved being at open training on Saturday, there was so much positive energy in the room, it almost made you work harder and concentrate more.
Life has thrown me a couple of curve balls lately and I think that I am managing better than I could be because of the time I have spent training with my friends and re-introducing daily tai chi to my life. I have also shared many laughs with people at dinner, brunch and tea and that has also helped me to stay positive.

ps
I had a really good idea of what I was going to say earlier today but was not near my computer, now it is not really coming to me, sorry for not flowing blog :{

sometimes....

Sometimes life is hard.....good thing tomorrow is a new day :)

did you know????

This week is mental health awareness week!
We are all affected by mental health issues, even if we are not aware of it. Some have a friend or family member that struggles with every day living, some know folks that struggle during different seasons and some are affected by the people that they meet in their lives. I am not just talking about the obvious ones that you see and hear when you meet someone, I am talking about the ones that are silent. When someone suffers from depression or anxiety, you can't always tell by looking. They usual suffer in silent or share their struggles with those closest to them and appear well put together and confident when dealing with the rest of the world. They become experts at presenting themselves as cool and confident. I have met many people that society would label as "normal" that struggle everyday based on the chemicals in their brains.
We always talk about spreading awareness, being more accepting and not judging and I think that what we need to do is stop stereotyping and assuming that someone is a certain way based on what they look like and what they do. If we could possibly treat each person that we encounter in our everyday lives with dignity and respect that we would be a lot closer to that acceptance thing. We don't know by looking what a person is experiencing or dealing with, let's stop pretending that we do!

Another one

My day started out magnificently, some puppy love as always and some tai chi with my friend. The remainder of the challenged me to remain calm and deal with things as they came along. I am so glad that I started my day with a solid foundation so that I wouldn't be overwhelmed with the challenges. It was a friendly reminder to get up and do your stuff cause you never know what the day will bring.

journalling

Doing it right now while I think of it and our meeting today! It was great to meet all the people that will be on next year's team, you all are in for an experience of a life time. Being part of the team has changed how I live my life, from fitness to hobbies to work, I take on everything in a manner that insures success.