Mondayevening,IwenttothegymtotryaregularBJJclass
withnoideawhattoexpect.Sixguysshowedup.Ihadseen
hispicturesbutnevermettheblackbeltinstructorD.
Exceptforhimandanotherstudent,M,therestofthegroup
werefamiliar:B,theheavy-weightbluebelt,J,the
brownbeltandjudoexpert,whoalsotaughtmyTim,andR,
theseniorwhitebeltclosetopromotion.
Rwasaslivelyandhelpfulasintheotherclasses.He
t...[閱讀全文]
Choose Strong
For Tim.
博文
(2018-05-05 08:19:28)
(2018-04-29 12:39:13)
SatApr2821:45:53PDT2018.
L,my58-year-oldultra-marathonercolleague,wentto
ZionNationalParkwithhis18year-oldsonandran100
miles.Well,thekiddiditandhefinished81miles,tobe
accurate.Overthepasttwoweeks,thesignificanceofthe
eventslowlysankinandlitafireinmyhead.It'sbragging
rightstoaverypracticalpurpose.Thinkaboutit.Oncea
youngmanacquiredthatexperienceinhisresume,he
woul...[閱讀全文]
ZionNationalParkwithhis18year-oldsonandran100
miles.Well,thekiddiditandhefinished81miles,tobe
accurate.Overthepasttwoweeks,thesignificanceofthe
eventslowlysankinandlitafireinmyhead.It'sbragging
rightstoaverypracticalpurpose.Thinkaboutit.Oncea
youngmanacquiredthatexperienceinhisresume,he
woul...[閱讀全文]
(2018-04-28 07:56:55)
Ihavekeptatiteverymorningforthepastyear.(Theonly
disruptionwaswhenIvisitedDad.)Rightafterwakingup,
I'dgothroughtheFiveTibetanRitesandthen30roundsof
SuryaNamaskar.Together,theytakeabout15min.Atthe
endmybodywarmsupandoftenstartstosweat. Atthispoint,itfeelsgood,oratleastlesspainfultoget
intosomethingcold.Twiceaweek,Itakecoldshowers
afteryoga.Then,Iwouldslipintohuaraches...[閱讀全文]
disruptionwaswhenIvisitedDad.)Rightafterwakingup,
I'dgothroughtheFiveTibetanRitesandthen30roundsof
SuryaNamaskar.Together,theytakeabout15min.Atthe
endmybodywarmsupandoftenstartstosweat. Atthispoint,itfeelsgood,oratleastlesspainfultoget
intosomethingcold.Twiceaweek,Itakecoldshowers
afteryoga.Then,Iwouldslipintohuaraches...[閱讀全文]
(2018-04-21 12:33:40)
Ifiledthereportanddidn'texpectmuch.Afterthewinter
holidays,Icalledthepoliceoncebuttheirvoicemail-box
wasfull.Toomanyaccidentsmusthavehappenedandthiswas
year-end.Ihadthepatienceandlowexpectation. 2018cameandthentheChineseNewYearinmidFeburary.I
camebackfromthetripandgotamessagefromthepolice
withtheotherparty'sinsuranceatAllState.(Itturnedout
weinsuredwiththesamecom...[閱讀全文]
holidays,Icalledthepoliceoncebuttheirvoicemail-box
wasfull.Toomanyaccidentsmusthavehappenedandthiswas
year-end.Ihadthepatienceandlowexpectation. 2018cameandthentheChineseNewYearinmidFeburary.I
camebackfromthetripandgotamessagefromthepolice
withtheotherparty'sinsuranceatAllState.(Itturnedout
weinsuredwiththesamecom...[閱讀全文]
(2018-04-15 14:57:33)
Last(Dec11,2017)evening,IwasdrivingdownSanTomas
toward#17toSantaCruz(foraBJJlesson).Itwasgetting
darkandIdrovegingerlyamonghome-boundfellowcommuters.
Acoupleofweeksago,Islippedandhitthecenter-divider
whencomingdownthemountains.ThememorywasfreshandI
wasextracautious. Afewsecondsafterstoppinginthemiddlelaneinfrontof
theredlightsunderI-280(moorpark),mycarwashithard
from...[閱讀全文]
toward#17toSantaCruz(foraBJJlesson).Itwasgetting
darkandIdrovegingerlyamonghome-boundfellowcommuters.
Acoupleofweeksago,Islippedandhitthecenter-divider
whencomingdownthemountains.ThememorywasfreshandI
wasextracautious. Afewsecondsafterstoppinginthemiddlelaneinfrontof
theredlightsunderI-280(moorpark),mycarwashithard
from...[閱讀全文]
(2018-04-07 11:19:13)
Iswitchedtobarefootwhenpreparingforamarathonthree
yearsago.BoththatideaandtheminimumshoesIchose
wereinspiredbythebook"BornToRun."Itjustfeltsucha
rightthingtodo,nomatterhowharditwasforthefirst
fewmonths.NeitherdidIregreteveninthetoughestlegof
thatrace. Ihaven'trunmuchsincethe2015SanFranciscoMarathon.
Butthebarefootlifestylehasstayed.Iwearminimumshoes
all...[閱讀全文]
yearsago.BoththatideaandtheminimumshoesIchose
wereinspiredbythebook"BornToRun."Itjustfeltsucha
rightthingtodo,nomatterhowharditwasforthefirst
fewmonths.NeitherdidIregreteveninthetoughestlegof
thatrace. Ihaven'trunmuchsincethe2015SanFranciscoMarathon.
Butthebarefootlifestylehasstayed.Iwearminimumshoes
all...[閱讀全文]
(2018-04-07 11:15:56)
IjoinedaJiu-JitsugymonthelastdayofJan2017,afew
monthsafterTimdid.Twiceaweek,afterthechildren's,I
attendedtheadults'beginnerclasses.Vacationsandsummer
atanothermartialartschooltookacoupleofmonthsoff.
Overall,IthinkIhavecompletedoneyearofBJJtraining.
Fourorfiveothersjoinedaroundthesametime,butyours
trulystayed. Overtheyear,Ialsoeducatedmyselfbylisteningto
podca...[閱讀全文]
monthsafterTimdid.Twiceaweek,afterthechildren's,I
attendedtheadults'beginnerclasses.Vacationsandsummer
atanothermartialartschooltookacoupleofmonthsoff.
Overall,IthinkIhavecompletedoneyearofBJJtraining.
Fourorfiveothersjoinedaroundthesametime,butyours
trulystayed. Overtheyear,Ialsoeducatedmyselfbylisteningto
podca...[閱讀全文]
(2018-04-06 18:48:12)
Icannothelpbutkeepingacopyherethefollowingletter
fromamodernStoic.ThisverseinoneofAliceinChains’mosthaunting
songscapturestheessenceoftheStoicbattle:AndyetIfind
AndyetIfind
Repeatinginmyhead
IfIcan'tbemyown
I'dfeelbetterdeadTheneedtobeone’sown.One’sownman.Freefrom
outsideinfluence.Freefromtyranny.Freefromanxiety.
Fear.Unnecessarypain.Tobefr...[閱讀全文]
fromamodernStoic.ThisverseinoneofAliceinChains’mosthaunting
songscapturestheessenceoftheStoicbattle:AndyetIfind
AndyetIfind
Repeatinginmyhead
IfIcan'tbemyown
I'dfeelbetterdeadTheneedtobeone’sown.One’sownman.Freefrom
outsideinfluence.Freefromtyranny.Freefromanxiety.
Fear.Unnecessarypain.Tobefr...[閱讀全文]
(2018-03-31 11:19:17)
Itwas18yearsagoandinthebasementofaBaptistchurch
whereIfirstreadthatfamousline.TheLordJesussaid
similarthings,e.g.,whoeverwantedtobethefirsthereon
earthshouldbethelastinthekingdomofheaven,andIhad
notroublefiguringoutthatHefavoredthe"meek."
Afterall,Icamefromaculturethatbelieves柔弱勝剛強.
"InherittheEarth"soundedprettygood,too,althoughit
wasnotclearho...[閱讀全文]
whereIfirstreadthatfamousline.TheLordJesussaid
similarthings,e.g.,whoeverwantedtobethefirsthereon
earthshouldbethelastinthekingdomofheaven,andIhad
notroublefiguringoutthatHefavoredthe"meek."
Afterall,Icamefromaculturethatbelieves柔弱勝剛強.
"InherittheEarth"soundedprettygood,too,althoughit
wasnotclearho...[閱讀全文]
(2018-03-24 17:05:12)
WhenItooktheclippertoTim'sfullheadoflushshiny
blackhairFridayevening,Ididn'thesitate.Afterall,I'd
donethissinceheeverstartedtoneedahaircut.Itmust
beover50times.Ididn'tfeelanythingdifferent. Thebladeswentsmoothlyandleftastripeofskincovered
byaperfectlycutpatchoffur.Onlythepatchseemedshort.
Forthefirsttime,Iforgottoputonaguard(guidecomb)!
Isawwhathappen...[閱讀全文]
