Grateful

I went for an acupuncture treatment this morning, and while I was lying there trying to relax, I noticed my thoughts and how all over the place they were. So after recognizing this, I focused on my breathing. With each breath out, I attached a mental picture. Breathing out I smiled at my heart. Breathing out I smiled in gratitude for my family. Breathing out I smiled in gratitude for being able to receive treatment. And the list went on, until finally I realized my whole body was relaxed.

I am grateful for so much. I am extremely fortunate to live where we do, to practice Kung Fu with so many like minded and amazing people. I think about the many paths I have taken over my lifetime, and how those paths have lead me here. To this moment. It’s wonderful, and I am truly grateful.

Kindness

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.”
- Plato

“Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.”
- Desmond Tutu

I’ve learned that the act of giving kindness, or being kind always comes back. Sometimes twofold. I’ve learned that it takes very little effort to be kind, and that world needs so much more.