While waiting...

Some of us have been sick, some of us busy, some us not in the mood. The important thing is to keep going. Even at times when your uninterested and not at all in the mood to go to keiko or jishu (keiko by yourself) it is important to get out there and do what you can. At times, I find myself sluggish, tired and uninspired but I still drag my feet out there (albeit listless) and do it. Whether or not it is your best session is not the issue. Forging the iron will is. TANREN!
I get inspired by the most trivial things at times. There was an AMEX commercial playing in Japan last year. It's of Tiger Woods playing on a sunny day on some pristine golf course talking about his dedication and love for the game. It then segues to a shot of the same golf course this time however with rainy, gloomy weather, a day defintely not fit for a game of golf. He then says something along the lines of, "some of us would take a day off and wait it out.....for me there aren't any days off", with the next scene showing the golf god out on the same wet, unforgiving course wearing a simple poncho practising his pitching.
Immediately after seeing that I was compelled to put on my runners and get out to the nearest park and practise bojustu.

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molly said…
Seishin no ryoku bro.
Keep going. Tanren is my favorite as you know...

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