Finally some progress

Added the 'exciting part' to my Tai Chi Sword Form and it is really a lovely sequence.  Now that work has settled to a steady hum instead of an out of control speed boat and the wedding has been successfully pulled off I have a few brain cells left for Kung Fu!   Despite my inability to add anything to the form this last while,  my practicing what I could remember has allowed me to move into the perfecting aspect rather than just struggling through the sequence mode.  Which for me is progress and the more enjoyable part of mastering a form.  I have neglected my hand form and am reapplying myself ... as I know the sequence ... to the perfecting aspect.  Still struggling with some transitions, the stances are narrow and deep ... I know I am doing SOMETHING incorrectly as I am not centered/balanced its frustrating and Sifu Beckett has gone over it with me yet again.  

Wanted to say thanks to everyone that contributed to the wedding day, and say also how wonderful it was to share with you all.  For anyone missing bowls or serving utensils they are the kwoon, top shelf in the store room.

Family Trees

I am not sure what to write about that is relevant to my Kung Fu journey ... right now its all about Melanie getting married.  Usually I would think this is a family thing, however Silent River Kung Fu and many people there have been part of our lives for a long time and as a result they have become another branch of the family tree.  So I am really looking forward to Sunday and us all getting together to celebrate.


I am excited for Melanie and Dan and yet a little bit sad because my youngest is getting on with her life and will not need 'Mommy' so much now that she has that special person in her life.    Its a weird place to be emotionally and I know I have a lot of leftover anxiety from when she got sick, so I am over protective and have become somewhat of a 'hover mother' (a dreaded condition for a parent that really annoys independently minded children).  I am working on it.