So far this year, the theme of my blogs and thus my journey, has been about healing, recovering, progressing and finding the balance between these and many other priorities. But as I navigate these, I have found myself getting overwhelmed, losing track where I am and where I am going.
I have felt this before, in fact this is not foreign to me.
Several years ago, roughly 2 or 3 or 15, I noticed as I got busier at work and pulled in several directions with many competing priorities and timelines, I would get that feeling. I would eventually, get my feet back under me and get back on track, but this cycle continued, in fact I'd say it still continues.
I started paying attention to my environment and myself in that environment when these sensations of being overwhelmed and lost (for lack of a better term), and I found my canary in the mine. I noticed that when things were building and getting hectic, my desk would get cluttered, as well as my virtual desktop and my inbox. Now one could argue this could be a cause or affect, but regardless, one of my first priorities when this happens is to declutter all those areas.
What does this mean to kung fu? Well, I think it is directly related.
In an effort to push my progress, I have signed up for seven events at the tiger challenge. Needless to say, I was feeling overwhelmed about 6 seconds after I hit the submit button. But I took a step back, took a deep breath and decluttered my "kung fu desk". I have clearly identified my intent with participating in each of these events as well my goals for each one. I have also formulated a plan and process to reach these goals. Now all that is left is to just do it.
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Thanks for reading
Mike
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