I recently got sick starting Thursday and dragged into this weekend. Not COVID but some kind of sinus infection. It usually happens when I’m run down and not taking care of myself. I am also reading a book called Karate Do: My Way of Life and it mentions how karate training was credited for staving […]
What started as a long and stressful week turned out to be a great weekend. I was able to spend time with friends and family and got to do a lot of fun things. What else in life can we ask for? It’s easy to feel overwhelmed and down about a difficult week but remembering […]
I was recently talking with my dad about how frustrating it is sometimes trying to maintain relationships/friendships with people who don’t seem to put in as much effort as I do. This can be disheartening and causes me to hold a grudge against a friend which is never good for anyone. He said “well, in […]
As myself and the other black belt candidates round the corner on the halfway mark of our test, I reflect on the progress I’ve made thus far. My personal goal is to be overall healthier in my life. Get proper sleep, eat better, avoid alcohol/sweets/caffeine, and have better mental and spiritual balance. Although I have […]
Early tomorrow morning, I will be flying out to Erie, Pennsylvania to hang out with my parents for a week at their house. After a long , busy few weeks, this is very welcome. They live right on Lake Erie and the views and weather this time of year can’t be beat in my opinion. […]
This week and weekend in particular have been exceptionally busy. Had a busy week with extracurricular activities almost every night, then a big weekend with a birthday party on Friday and another birthday party on Saturday. Keeping so busy certainly gets exhausting but I feel it’s worth for the lasting experiences with loved ones. Losing […]
This week has been, to say the least, brutal with the excessive heatwave Sacramento is getting. It has been difficult to be motivated to do anything. The AC unit for my house is struggling to even keep it at 79 degrees. The biggest problem has been difficulty sleeping. I don’t sleep well with air conditioning […]
Just got back from my first trip of the summer. It was to Idaho for a golf tournament of 80 people. Although it was a very fun, long weekend, I was struck by the beauty of the landscape in Couer D’Alene. Vast rolling green hills and verdant countryside with yellow flowers. It was hard to […]
