Notes from the Universe, Monday morning edition

Ever notice, Amy, how when you stop trying to make something work that hasn’t been working, new stuff appears and starts working?
Yeah, time and time again I’ve noticed that Universe, thanks for the reminder.  Sometimes it feels like either everything is working great or nothing is.  I think I’m currently moving from [...]

Belt test in an hour

I’m leaving in a few minutes to head to the dojang for my belt test today. I’ll be getting my blue belt today unless something catastrophic happens. I’m scared and nervous. I know I have a good grasp on what I need to know, but there’s something about the test format that [...]

Twitter

I’m having fun with Twitter.  I’m minivanninja, and beware, I allowed my obnoxious side out with the background.  Prepare your retinas.

Notes from the Universe

Reading Wendy over at The Melan’jack, I saw that she posted some of her Notes from the Universe.  I had subscribed a few years ago and stopped, but I’ve been looking for something that could stand in as a daily affirmation or some such thing, and I re-subscribed.  Occasionally I’ll share the better nuggets with [...]

The Devil is in the Details

I’ve had a few private lessons with GMH (have another one tomorrow) and while he doesn’t have much general criticism on my poomsae or gyeokpa (board breaking kick), he keeps fine tuning what I’m doing.  For instance, when I finally got the sequence for my poomsae down, he has me work on stances.  A good [...]

Made the appointment

I finally bit the bullet and made an appointment with an orthopedic doctor who specializes in sports medicine. Ever since I tried the green belt jump kick that I mentioned here, my ankle has been in a constant dull throb. Nothing that interferes with anything, but when I move it a certain way [...]

Wow!

I had my first meeting with GMH (Grandmaster) regarding accelerating and personal coaching (not TKD, but life coaching). All the apprehensions and fears I had about accelerating were put to rest after the program was spelled out for me. I’m going to test for my blue belt this month, purple in May, and [...]

Did I get kicked in the head and not remember?

Last night at TKD we were paired up to work on applications. My first partner is far from my favorite, but there isn’t much I can do about it. I was happy with my performance last night, I felt focused and energized and actually felt capable for a moment. However, doing our [...]

Getting over myself

I’ve been tired all day. I think taking a two week out of town vacation made TKD hit me all that much harder when I came back. My abs have been KILLING me today and my whole body kind of aches. Oh, and this morning I woke myself up when I pushed [...]