Mindfulness

When I look at what has gone awry fro me over the last several months, I feel like I can trace things back to one concept - mindfulness, or in my case, the lack thereof. I find it terribly difficult to live in the moment. This has far reaching consequences for me, not just in my abandonment of my training, but in personal relationships also. 

I am lucky to have an amazing and supportive girlfriend but there have been times when I think I have tested our relationship a bit; not wittingly, but as a result of my tendency to always be thinking about what might be or what could be. Anxiety and worrying about the future has sometimes come at the expense of being in the moment with the person I'm with. 

The same anxiety and worry about the future has allowed my lack of training to spiral out of control. You think about your I Ho Chuan commitments and you stop viewing them as a tool, but instead as a mountain to climb. You think about the many years of training ahead of you and instead of taking your journey one step at a time, you wonder if you have what it takes. Living in the moment takes practice but it's clear to me that this is one of the keys to mastery. Being mindful of where I am and what I'm doing will pay dividends in all aspects of my life.

Cory Smid
http://kungfucory.blogspot.ca/