1/08/07 -

Over the holidays I saw the new Rocky movie. I was a big fan of Rocky growing-up. I was a poor athlete as a kid, but had a lot of energy that needed to be focused. The Rocky movies helped me believe that with an indomitable spirit and perseverance you could achieve anything. This philosophy served me well in those days and I went from be a bench warmer in soccer to a real leader of a champion team. I took this work ethic into martial arts, and although I strugggled to learn the moves, I never gave-up and practiced and practiced until igained a very high skill level.

At almost 39 years old, I saw many new things about Rocky that I had not thought about before. The obvious analogy was his come back at 60 years old! I could understand his yearning to fight and to continue to prove himself as well, but the most impressive part of the movie was how principle centered Rocky's character was. You could have an entire book entitled "What Would Rocky Do?" I found myself impressed with not only his determination, but his also his heart. I find myself wanting to tap into that kind of solid earth energy these days.

My first week of training this year was a great success. Now for week # 2