Where am I and what am I doing?

A lot has changed since I last posted and I have lost chunks of my journey by not posting AND I broke my promise to blog each week.  That means I have not been accountable and that weighs the heaviest on me so I my first step is this blog.

I am almost done my 12 week exercise course and I am just waiting to get onto a maintenance program.  Continued muscle growth is very evident but the good part of starting over is the ability to train your body to do things correctly.  My lunges are getting lower, my balance is improving and my cardio increases without the pain that I was experiencing before.  Sure I still have twinges in my knees and shoulder but I now know how to push these areas without doing damage so I can continue to build on them.  Between physiotherapy and my exercise program, I have eliminated my neuropathy and that is a huge win.  Now I have to start deepening my Kung Fu stances and keeping my centre low as I transition between stances.

I returned to work 5 days a week.  Having that extra day was a big change.  Exercising your mind is no different than your body.  You need to push it but also know how far to push it.  I still need to take the time to think about what I am saying and to prepare ahead of time.  This was evident on Thursday's meeting when I could not even speak about the Kinsmen toy drive.  I have to keep reminding myself to be kind and embrace the new me but continue to use the tools that help me be successful.

I started doing more energy work and have more success in maintaining energy flow instead of the glimpses I would get.  My 6 harmonies are coming together better but the biggest success is learning to listen to my body so I can catch when things are not inline and then figure out why.  Also I have been booking my 1-1s again which really helps keeping the momentum going as well. 

Numbers

Pushups (equivalent) - 6,020

Sit-ups (equivalent) - 2,020

Kilometers - 1208.6 

Weapons form - 225 

Hand form - 285 

Sparring - 50 

AOK - 1035 

Piano - 1/50

Tai Chi - 42/50

Yoga - 34/50

Meditation - 18/50