Aviva's Blog

     I am really excited to be the Buddha for the Chinese New Year. Last year I started learning to buddha 2 months before the Chinese New Year. I had no Idea what I was supposed to be doing, and was kind of thrown into the dance right beforehand. I didn't know how to act and was really nervous to ask questions.       Since last year I have been doing a lot of lion dances and have grown more comfortable under the mask. It started feeling more like me and I found myself trying new things. But I still felt a bit out of place.      When we started the dragon/lion dance training I was nervous that it would feel that way again, but this time there is consideration on what I am doing and I feel like my voice is heard and I'm bring my skills to the table The people in the lions make me feel comfortable and Si Hing Lindstrom gives me the opportunity to try new things.      When I am practicing with them I feel like I am ...

      In class this week I got a bruise on my knuckle. It made it hurt more to punch the bags. But at least it was in the right spot, so I know that I using the right part of my hand.

     I am having a lot of troubles figuring out what I want my next year personal requirements to be. I don't know how to figure out what they should be. When I try to think about it I get really nervous for the year of the dragon. I want to have a good year next year so I am scared to start thinking about it because I don't want to mess up before the year starts.

This week was the BREAK-A-THON. I was extremally excited to break my boards this year. I know that I can break 1 board at a time, but I have never tried to break multiple at a time. Breaking multiple boards was a eye opener and was tricky for me. But over all I am happy that we ended up having to break more then one board at a time!! It was a challenge and was very beneficial for me.

 I enjoyed the class on Wednesday when we did the lion stacking. I have never done it before but have watched Noa and Shira when they stack. it was really cool to stack myself. When we got it we were so happy. Thanks you Sihing Ward for giving great advice for what to do when stacking.

There are two sides to everything. Good and bad. Hot and cold. You cant control something happening but you can control how you choose to look at it.  Most of the time I feel down or discouraged when I think of what I have yet to do. So why don't I look at all the stuff I have done. All the improvement I have already made just this year.  There are two sides to a coin. You can choose what one it lands on.

When I woke up today all I could think about is how much my legs hurt. Yesterdays class was so exhausting. So the kicks were in my mind all day long. It made me think about where I am now and that I have really bad cardio. Even though my grading won't happen for more then a year it's not going to hurt to start now.