Breath of fresh air

 

I just spent a chunk of time outside working on Kung Fu the other day. I started with the Lil Leopards class (outside!) and moved onto my training right after. The weather was great, the sun was out, and the air felt so fresh. And the kids and I enjoyed listening to Stevie (squirrel) yell at us. Lol.

I forgot how big of a difference being outside makes. I remember last spring when we were first shut down, and how much time I spent outside doing one on ones. Being outside, especially in our backyard, adds a sense of peace to my mind, and therefore my training. We have a lot of trees with our deck nestled in there, and it seems to add a bit of calm or serenity (zen?) What we get out of our training, correlates to our state of mind. This is why we bow in and out, and why we ask ourselves the question “Where am I, what am I doing?”

“I am outside, doing Kung Fu”. This makes me smile, and brings warmth into my soul.

Thank You

 

Thank you to all of the frontline health care workers out there. Thank you for working endlessly to care for us. Thank you for not letting the COVID stress prevent you from smiling while you cared for my dad in the ER. Thank you for your reassurances, for your thoughtfulness, for your warmth. You checked on him often, and with a smile, even though you were busy. You made sure we knew what was going on and took the time to explain things

Thank you to the doctors who cared for my dad. You also checked on him several times, and went so far as to call him at home the next day to see how he was doing and to give him some information for his family doctor.

Even though COVID has changed the way we do things, you haven’t stopped, nor have you given up. For me, all you frontline health care workers are my beacon of hope.