5 of 100

In accordance with my Sifu's recommendation, I've embarked on 100-days of training. I'm starting small, with a basic set of hand strengthening qi gong exercises. If I get inspired, I'll do my best to work in other movements as I learn them, but I'm setting the bar low, in the hopes that it'll make it more attainable. (Also, I'm admitting it here, hoping that it will keep me honest.)

So far, the main challenge has been to stay focused on each day as it comes. If I look too far out at the remaining days, it quickly feels overwhelming, and all I can see are the many possibilities of failures/missteps.

The movements are still challenging, but, remarkably, I can feel small changes in my body, and I can feel the work pushing through old injuries. By far, the best part has been starting my day in my studio, looking at our yard. I love that view, and no matter how awkward, the movements feel meditative.

It's also gotten me thinking about working my painting/drawing into the practice. 100-days of painting is daunting to consider. After all, my one-a-day has proven to be challenging (definitely in posting, and often in drawing). But I was struck at how well it fit into the idea of the 10,000 hour rule from Outliers.

Devoting time to art is exactly what I want this year to be about.

Although I've been privileged to already have amassed 10,000 hours drawing and painting, it seems like more rigor and more focus could only be for the good. Something leads me to believe that this will dovetail nicely with my impending (looming?) milestone in the next few weeks.

[Also: happy happy 70th bday dad! ...talk about a milestone!]
Labels: art, inspiration, kajukenbo, one-a-day, practice, qi gong

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