Running to stand still....

993 MILES TO GO

Yesterday I started an amazing journey I have not slept for a few days. Since our first UBBT 7 I have thought of nothing but living like a champion. I finished writing my requirements but after our meeting I felt a need to tweak them a bit. I did so and submitted them to Sifu Brinker for approval. As usual I received a response with purpose and direction very swiftly.

So I woke this morning and felt a little nausea then within minutes I realized I was a live like a champion student I don’t have time to be sick. So I dropped of Oliver at school and went to our Monday morning class. Great class today there seems to be a great energy surrounding our class these days. With Sifu Shipalesky and Sifu Prince followed by four other students our 9:00am morning class is well represented in this year’s UBBT 7. This may be one of the most exciting parts of the entire process.

Well not too much time to journal today it is snowing Looks like I am going to have some driveways to shovel with my fellow potatoes.

B

Acts of Kindness

When I first looked at Acts of kindness as a requirement for UBBT it didn’t speak to me. I think I have figured out why. Ignorance, a lack of knowledge, or just a poor understanding. I am not alone in this stance. I went to work a couple months ago seeking understanding with one simple question. What is an act of kindness? We have regressed as a society when we think holding a door open for someone is an act of kindness. Many of us now believe manners are acts of kindness. Not every act needs to be grandiose.

So I have revised the requirement so it speaks to me. I am going to start a chronicle of awareness. Over the year I am going to collect acts and add them to my research. By the end I truly would like to be able to answer the question clearly.

What is an act of kindness?

I will start a book and log acts of my own and others. I can add articles and other information to complete task. This could be my most rewarding requirement and I almost over looked it. Food for thought.

Brady

Energy

Frances has been using me a subject in her practice of energy balancing. It really has started to open my eyes to new ideas and practices. Many of these effects I have experienced but have never been able to explain and still do not feel worthy of discussing. We live in a very western mind set and some concepts and feelings are not understood or accepted. Last week Frances was balancing my energy and when she reached my mid section I began to feel what at first I thought was anxiety after a good discussion I realized that’s not what it was at all. It is release and flow. Those are my words so I sure they won’t make sense to many but I am making head way. During our forms seminar Sifu Brinker’s first comment on my form was release your qi. I believe in qi and feel I have the general concept of qi. (And I mean general). I can feel it, I can visualize it. The problem is I can’t move it. Frances has given me a few exercises she has been taught by Sifu Olsvik. They are great and opening my mind to a whole new realm of possibilities.

Going on vacation next week will get to spend some time at the ocean. Some good time to recharge and work on some concepts.

Brady