Week 15 and Moving Right Along

[Chrissy Scott]

This was a good week!

 

I had a bit of a lag in my pushups a couple weeks ago but am starting to catch back up. Stepped my mileage up a bit which is good. The weather is disappointing and I wish I could be getting some good rides in outside. I have to get the miles in somehow, so the stationary bike will have to do... Situps no problem. Doing a lot of breathing time because meditation is still a big struggle still.

 

It feels to have one kata learned. I'm so happy in fact, that I'm not even rushing to get on to the next one. I like the process of fine tuning and details. Stopping to check my foot position, making sure my punches are parallel to the ground, twisting into the crane stance, keeping my fist at shoulder level... etc... As much as I enjoy sparring, the kata is what I love. Most of the time my mind is thinking of a million things, but when I settle into the kata I know my mind if very focused.

 

Trying to think up some ideas for my community service project. I know I want to address the hunger crisis. Hunger has always been the thing that gets to me the most. It's something I just can't intellectualize in a way that makes it okay. I can understand feeling angry or sad or happy. I can't understand feeling hungry. When I say that to people they tell me, "hungry is not an emotion." But I disagree with that. Hungry is a feeling. Hungry is a very defeating feeling. We live in a place where you can get a meal for 99 cents and people still go hungry. I just can't understand that. So... something to address the hunger crisis...

 

 

[Lisa Clark]

Hunger is very broad, global in fact. Have you felt more inclined locally, say Sacramento Food Bank? Or internationally, say Japan's current state of supply shortage? Are you more of a supplier? Or do you lean towards funding others?
Just some thoughts. Let us know how we can help you fight hunger!