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Week 18 – David Brezinski

Sometimes your mind can be your worst enemy! A week ago, I had the opportunity to share part of my life story, the challenges and opportunities, with a non-profit (Boldly Me) that a work colleague of mine roped me into mentoring. It has been a great experience even though going into it I was not […]

Week 17 – David Brezinski

Thank you to Mom’s, everywhere! We wouldn’t be here without you!! Had an enjoyable day with my wife and mother-in-law. We went to lunch and then walked around McKinley park and the rose garden. We too stopped into a very cool cactus and succulents garden show at the art center to review and purchase some […]

Week 17 – Dirk Herfurth

Mid-April my company Sunrun had scheduled a three days offsite in Morro Bay. Not the worst location to spend a few days with colleagues that I have not seen in person since a few months. Fortunately, Covid restrictions were lowered in time to make this meeting possible. However, it was with a sad heart as […]

Week 15 – Dirk Herfurth

Recap of the Sly Park camp week. One of the main educational purposes was to familiarize the kids with their backdoor nature. Besides learning about environmental threats like wild fires, drought or invasive species there was also a lot of focus on the experience of being part of this whole ecosystem. One exercise was sitting […]

Week 14 – Dirk Herfurth

This week one of my challenges for this year took place in form of chaperoning my 6 grade son’s week long field trip to Sly Park Education camp. To be honest, I was a little concerned of how it will be spending a full week in a cabin with 13 smelly 12 year olds. However, […]

Week 15 – David Brezinski

Zen in the Martial Arts – By Joe Hyams Reading ‘Zen In The Martial Arts’ there are many things that wholly resonate with me and my experiences thus far as an aspiring black-belt candidate and martial artist that is very much a work in progress. Whether it be “Emptying my cup” or “Seizing the Moment” […]

Week 14 – David Brezinski

Broken Hand…but resolute spirit! Sparring! A hook punch to Dirk-san’s right hip bone and one broken metacarpal. It happened so quickly just three weeks ago. “The time to strike is when the opportunity presents itself.” (The Code of Karate – Isshinryu, #6) About 1-minute into our 3rd or 4th two-minute sparring round, I saw the […]

Week 13 – Dirk Herfurth

This Friday we had a special practice session at the dojo. Sensei was talking with us about the two first codes of Isshinryu. 1. A person’s heart is the same as Heaven and Earth. 2. Blood Circulating is Similar to the Sun and the Moon. These codes represent Master Shimabuku’s views on life and the […]