(un)tangled thoughts

I currently really don't know what to write, that would be meaningful to the team and myself on our journey to mastery. I feel removed, not just physically but also mentally from our kwoon and team. I know its on me to stay in touch, to read the blogs, write my own and do Kung Fu even when I don't feel like it. BUT... My brain is so full of a variety of emotions that I really struggle to make sense of. There is loss (I had to say good by to one of my best friends this last weekend), there is a lot of worry over the health and life expectancy of some family members and than there is the anxiety of our time running out here in Germany. In two weeks we will say our good-byes for an unknown period of time. Leaving my family behind in these scarry and heavy times knowing I'll take with me the only grand kinds and a big source of joy and distraction makes me feel extremely sad and guilty. I know this is life and I'm grateful to be here and to have the time with each of my lov...

Almost 4 weeks and not a single blog, I was hoping to use my 12 hour train ride today to write a blog but since we had to pack very light we didn’t bring a laptop on this little Italy trip. I didn’t even bring my book with my numbers.  As I’m just typing on my phone now I decided to at least give you all a quick update and “Hello team!”  Leon and I are doing pretty good on our Push up and Sip up requirements and I’m trying to practice my fan form as often as possible but I have to admit it’s a lot harder than I thought to keep up with our Kung fu.  And just because I can’t focus on anything else right now I’ll share with you how excited I am to see Leon’s surprise face when he exits the train in Rome! He wanted to go to Italy and Rome so badly and we decided to surprise him. We are currently riding through the pictures landscape of northern Italy and Leon is still thinking we going to Prague🫣! Although I’m not sure the secret can be kept all the way, as he has already ma...