Work has been brutal the last couple of days, I guess that is the price I pay for a lengthy holiday. I will enjoy my time with my family and my time at the kwoon while I am off and recharge my work person for another six months of intensity.
On days like today I am very glad that I have my routine and structure of my daily workouts. I guarantee that tomorrow's will not be very early in the morning, perhaps a little closer to mid-morning :)
Monday, July 7, 2014
Friday, July 4, 2014
Forms
I worked on my Tai Chi Broad Sword this evening, trying to modify it so that I don't hurt my shoulder each time. I have two different versions that may work but I am not really sure what the finished produce will look like. I think that I am going to video them and decide which one to keep and which one to toss or maybe even a combination of the two. I got a little frustrated and sore so I switched to Tai Chi and settled myself down. It was a good day at the kwoon today.
Acts of Kindness
Our wonderful team decided that we would do random acts of kindness for each other. We chose names, and are to do unanimous acts of kindness for that person throughout the year. Today I received one such act! What a great surprise! Thank you kind person, Katie and I had a great evening together and are planning what we can do together next week. You definitely made my day better.
My kind acts for the day;
1. Stopped to let an elderly lady cross the street
2. Held open the door for an elderly lady with a cane at the library
3. Helped someone at the grocery store
4. Shared my happiness and made people smile at the movie theater
5. Chatted with a man and his dog at the park
6. I said good morning to everyone I saw on my walk this morning
An act of kindness in defined by the recipient, when I make people smile, I think - I was just kind to that person.
My kind acts for the day;
1. Stopped to let an elderly lady cross the street
2. Held open the door for an elderly lady with a cane at the library
3. Helped someone at the grocery store
4. Shared my happiness and made people smile at the movie theater
5. Chatted with a man and his dog at the park
6. I said good morning to everyone I saw on my walk this morning
An act of kindness in defined by the recipient, when I make people smile, I think - I was just kind to that person.
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
One person....
What happens when one person works against the grain of all the other people on the team? They talk a good talk but in reality they are doing whatever they want when no one is looking. They seem to get along well with everyone, laugh and joke and fool around but definitely have their own agenda. What can be done?
I am not talking about our team at kung fu, I am talking about my work team. I seriously don't know what to do, each new initiative is put in place with safe guards so this person doesn't sabotage it. So far we have talked and talked, involved the management team and are very blunt when discussing how we would like things to be run. This person keeps on smiling and nodding and agreeing with everything and then does not stick to the plan. I guess you can really only lead a horse to water, you can't make them drink.
I am not talking about our team at kung fu, I am talking about my work team. I seriously don't know what to do, each new initiative is put in place with safe guards so this person doesn't sabotage it. So far we have talked and talked, involved the management team and are very blunt when discussing how we would like things to be run. This person keeps on smiling and nodding and agreeing with everything and then does not stick to the plan. I guess you can really only lead a horse to water, you can't make them drink.
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Canada'a Birthday
Being around a group of people who have made great sacrifices and commitment to be a part of our country was a very humbling experience today. I love that I am a Canadian and I am very proud of our country and I am glad that we make room for folks from other countries to come here and prosper. I had never been to a citizenship ceremony before and I am likely to attend more in the future, it was an awe-inspiring event.
Hanging out with the Horse team today was also very humbling. It is easy to forget that there is a whole group of people working just as hard as you are to be amazing until you spend several hours together and then it becomes glaringly apparent that you are not alone and some surprising people share some of the same struggles. What a great day!
I know that many of us set out to do 1000 push ups (kicks) and sit ups, I didn't make it. I had some stuff to do after we were done at the park and I totally lost my momentum. The rest of the day seemed to entail recovering from the lengthy time spent outside. I will definitely be more focused tomorrow :)
We didn't quite make it to the fireworks, Katie is taking a summer school course and needed to do some school work in order to stay on her schedule. That young lady has more discipline that anyone else I have ever met, she is determined that she is going to be successful and she works hard every day to ensure that it happens. I know that she will succeed at everything that she puts her mind to!
Hanging out with the Horse team today was also very humbling. It is easy to forget that there is a whole group of people working just as hard as you are to be amazing until you spend several hours together and then it becomes glaringly apparent that you are not alone and some surprising people share some of the same struggles. What a great day!
I know that many of us set out to do 1000 push ups (kicks) and sit ups, I didn't make it. I had some stuff to do after we were done at the park and I totally lost my momentum. The rest of the day seemed to entail recovering from the lengthy time spent outside. I will definitely be more focused tomorrow :)
We didn't quite make it to the fireworks, Katie is taking a summer school course and needed to do some school work in order to stay on her schedule. That young lady has more discipline that anyone else I have ever met, she is determined that she is going to be successful and she works hard every day to ensure that it happens. I know that she will succeed at everything that she puts her mind to!
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