I have been enjoying the weather when it is not raining. My husband and I went on a long 16 mile bike ride along the American River. It was a comfortable mildly warm day of 65* f with sunshine and a few clouds. There were many pipevine swallowtails butterflies flying along the trail. The male […]
It is spring time. The flowers and trees are blooming while the birds are chirping loudly. It is such a beautiful time of year. This last weekend I went to an all day track meet on Saturday for my son and a basketball tournament for my daughter on Sunday. It was difficult to find time […]
This week I went skiing with my daughter. We had some great bonding time. She is a beginner so we went to a small resort. We went to Donner Ski Ranch which is a smaller family owned resort with great beginning runs. It was a beautiful day. It had snowed a little the night before. […]
I recently just finished reading the book You Are Here by Thich Nhat Hanh. There was some good insight on meditation. I have a hard time meditating. This book was helpful. The author talks about three elements. The body, the mind, and the breath become one. It is the idea of sanchin. The only difference […]
This was a great week. The new white belt students who take my morning class just received their first stripe on their belt. They just finished, tested, and passed upper body basics. I am so excited for them. They are just beginning their karate journey. I still remember how excited I was when I received […]
In the last few weeks I have observed and been a part of testing. Many of the young ladies in our dojo have been testing for brown belt. It is really rewarding to see them go through the process of advancing to brown belt. Some 0f them did not pass their kata test the first […]
This week was difficult to train. I had a terrible cold. I had a throat that burned, non stop runny nose, headache, sneezing, coughing, and was very tired. Thankfully I was covid negative. I taught my classes and went to class with a mask on. This is one of those weeks when training was challenging. […]
Once I started the challenge I thought it would be difficult to do acts of kindness. I find them easy to do now. Once a week I volunteer at my daughter’s school in kindergarden. I spend a couple of hours helping in the classroom. I help with art projects, sorting school work, checking in and […]
