12/19/06 -

Today was the last day of regular classes for the year. It is a little sad to say goodbye to many familiar faces for a few weeks, but it has been a joyous year and it is great to take an"exhale" as someone expressed it the other day. When I look into the who am I ? I find that my life is about learning to live in balance and teach this by example. This is one reason I made harmonious-unity the them of 2007. The why am I doing this (preparing to test for 6th dan) is that I know I must continue to grow, and that to grow I need to have crank up the pressure and temperature to drive me forward. The big test is only 7 months away now! I am working on my training program for the next stage. I need to slowly add repetition to forms and basic techniques now! The Pool was nice and war mtoday (good for my hip), but I pushed it a little and my hip hurts more than normal again tonight.

12/18/06 -

It has been a few days since I have journaled. Saturday's OMAC Black Belt Testing was a great experience! Our group performed very well. I was impressed with their poise, conditioning, and technique. It was special to see husband and wife testing, Father and son testing, Many senior students and instructors and my wife make her next step towards third dan. I was inspired by Master Cahn's performance and journey towards physical well being. It was really nice to hear so many comments about the quality of my students from so many master and senior instructors.

Whenever I am applying myself towards a big goal, I think about one of the first themes of the year I ever had -Momentum. To get change rolling, I really set things up to create tremedous momentum out of the gate. Right now I am realy thinking about Who I am and why I do what I do. more on this tomorrow. time to relax a little!