The Sunday Post #2: Kime - Where is your Focus?
As promised, here is the 2nd Sunday Post!
Just to catch you up to where I've been over the past month.....
I have been continuing to work towards my DDP Yoga Certification. I am getting close to getting all of my hours in at this point. I've also been reading through my DDP Yoga Trainers Manual and Yoga for Regular Guys every open chance I get. I also recently completed my SCTE Certification.
Anna's Wynter Creations Jewelry Artisan business is still moving forward. She had her first House Party a couple of weeks ago. It didn't go over as well as she would have liked, but it was a good learning experience and has given her some direction on where to take things.
Money is still tight, but between Overtime working on testing phone lines after our Switch Upgrades,giving Plasma a couple times a week, and some generous donations to the cause allowing me to go to Matt Hammer's Inspiration Meets Perspiration event in August, things are moving forward.
I'm still looking at things I can do to generate more income to push things forward with both Anna's Wynter Creations business & my DDP Yoga Classes. This may include setting up a Donations Button on The Blog Page or starting something like an IndeGoGo or Kickstarter campaign. Or, it may mean picking up a Part-Time job somewhere.
You will notice in all of this, there is nothing about Giving Up or wallowing in Negatives here. Instead, what you see is Focusing on ways we can get to where we need to be. The Kime is Up, not Down.
The Japanese Definition of Kime is literally "to dedicate". The way we use it commonly in Shotokan Karate is referring to Focus. When we strike, we have to place our focus to snap that punch or kick where its the most effective.
DDP Yoga has given me Kime of a different sort. It has taught me to Focusing on what I want to achieve and Engage my efforts in how to do it. If your Focus is on looking down and how bad things are, you will be easier to knock down. DDP talks about Changing Your State by standing tall, pulling your shoulders back, and laughing. If you look down, your back slouches, your posture is broken & you are easier to knock down.
If your eyes are up and your Focus is Forward, you see where you are going and are able to keep on your feet or recover quicker.
I'm not going to tell you that you will never stumble. I will tell you, however, that if you keep your eyes up and your Focus Forward, you will....
#OwnThisDay
Travis "Midwest Strong" Roberts
Just to catch you up to where I've been over the past month.....
I have been continuing to work towards my DDP Yoga Certification. I am getting close to getting all of my hours in at this point. I've also been reading through my DDP Yoga Trainers Manual and Yoga for Regular Guys every open chance I get. I also recently completed my SCTE Certification.
Anna's Wynter Creations Jewelry Artisan business is still moving forward. She had her first House Party a couple of weeks ago. It didn't go over as well as she would have liked, but it was a good learning experience and has given her some direction on where to take things.
Money is still tight, but between Overtime working on testing phone lines after our Switch Upgrades,giving Plasma a couple times a week, and some generous donations to the cause allowing me to go to Matt Hammer's Inspiration Meets Perspiration event in August, things are moving forward.
I'm still looking at things I can do to generate more income to push things forward with both Anna's Wynter Creations business & my DDP Yoga Classes. This may include setting up a Donations Button on The Blog Page or starting something like an IndeGoGo or Kickstarter campaign. Or, it may mean picking up a Part-Time job somewhere.
You will notice in all of this, there is nothing about Giving Up or wallowing in Negatives here. Instead, what you see is Focusing on ways we can get to where we need to be. The Kime is Up, not Down.
The Japanese Definition of Kime is literally "to dedicate". The way we use it commonly in Shotokan Karate is referring to Focus. When we strike, we have to place our focus to snap that punch or kick where its the most effective.
DDP Yoga has given me Kime of a different sort. It has taught me to Focusing on what I want to achieve and Engage my efforts in how to do it. If your Focus is on looking down and how bad things are, you will be easier to knock down. DDP talks about Changing Your State by standing tall, pulling your shoulders back, and laughing. If you look down, your back slouches, your posture is broken & you are easier to knock down.
If your eyes are up and your Focus is Forward, you see where you are going and are able to keep on your feet or recover quicker.
I'm not going to tell you that you will never stumble. I will tell you, however, that if you keep your eyes up and your Focus Forward, you will....
#OwnThisDay
Travis "Midwest Strong" Roberts
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