Ihavekeptatiteverymorningforthepastyear.(Theonly
disruptionwaswhenIvisitedDad.)Rightafterwakingup,
I'dgothroughtheFiveTibetanRitesandthen30roundsof
SuryaNamaskar.Together,theytakeabout15min.Atthe
endmybodywarmsupandoftenstartstosweat.
Atthispoint,itfeelsgood,oratleastlesspainfultoget
intosomethingcold.Twiceaweek,Itakecoldshowers
afteryoga.Then,Iwouldslipintohuaraches...[阅读全文]
Choose Strong
For Tim.
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(2018-04-28 07:56:55)
(2018-04-21 12:33:40)
Ifiledthereportanddidn'texpectmuch.Afterthewinter
holidays,Icalledthepoliceoncebuttheirvoicemail-box
wasfull.Toomanyaccidentsmusthavehappenedandthiswas
year-end.Ihadthepatienceandlowexpectation. 2018cameandthentheChineseNewYearinmidFeburary.I
camebackfromthetripandgotamessagefromthepolice
withtheotherparty'sinsuranceatAllState.(Itturnedout
weinsuredwiththesamecom...[阅读全文]
holidays,Icalledthepoliceoncebuttheirvoicemail-box
wasfull.Toomanyaccidentsmusthavehappenedandthiswas
year-end.Ihadthepatienceandlowexpectation. 2018cameandthentheChineseNewYearinmidFeburary.I
camebackfromthetripandgotamessagefromthepolice
withtheotherparty'sinsuranceatAllState.(Itturnedout
weinsuredwiththesamecom...[阅读全文]
(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...[阅读全文]
toward#17toSantaCruz(foraBJJlesson).Itwasgetting
darkandIdrovegingerlyamonghome-boundfellowcommuters.
Acoupleofweeksago,Islippedandhitthecenter-divider
whencomingdownthemountains.ThememorywasfreshandI
wasextracautious. Afewsecondsafterstoppinginthemiddlelaneinfrontof
theredlightsunderI-280(moorpark),mycarwashithard
from...[阅读全文]
(2018-04-07 11:19:13)
Iswitchedtobarefootwhenpreparingforamarathonthree
yearsago.BoththatideaandtheminimumshoesIchose
wereinspiredbythebook"BornToRun."Itjustfeltsucha
rightthingtodo,nomatterhowharditwasforthefirst
fewmonths.NeitherdidIregreteveninthetoughestlegof
thatrace. Ihaven'trunmuchsincethe2015SanFranciscoMarathon.
Butthebarefootlifestylehasstayed.Iwearminimumshoes
all...[阅读全文]
yearsago.BoththatideaandtheminimumshoesIchose
wereinspiredbythebook"BornToRun."Itjustfeltsucha
rightthingtodo,nomatterhowharditwasforthefirst
fewmonths.NeitherdidIregreteveninthetoughestlegof
thatrace. Ihaven'trunmuchsincethe2015SanFranciscoMarathon.
Butthebarefootlifestylehasstayed.Iwearminimumshoes
all...[阅读全文]
(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...[阅读全文]
monthsafterTimdid.Twiceaweek,afterthechildren's,I
attendedtheadults'beginnerclasses.Vacationsandsummer
atanothermartialartschooltookacoupleofmonthsoff.
Overall,IthinkIhavecompletedoneyearofBJJtraining.
Fourorfiveothersjoinedaroundthesametime,butyours
trulystayed. Overtheyear,Ialsoeducatedmyselfbylisteningto
podca...[阅读全文]
(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...[阅读全文]
fromamodernStoic.ThisverseinoneofAliceinChains’mosthaunting
songscapturestheessenceoftheStoicbattle:AndyetIfind
AndyetIfind
Repeatinginmyhead
IfIcan'tbemyown
I'dfeelbetterdeadTheneedtobeone’sown.One’sownman.Freefrom
outsideinfluence.Freefromtyranny.Freefromanxiety.
Fear.Unnecessarypain.Tobefr...[阅读全文]
(2018-03-31 11:19:17)
Itwas18yearsagoandinthebasementofaBaptistchurch
whereIfirstreadthatfamousline.TheLordJesussaid
similarthings,e.g.,whoeverwantedtobethefirsthereon
earthshouldbethelastinthekingdomofheaven,andIhad
notroublefiguringoutthatHefavoredthe"meek."
Afterall,Icamefromaculturethatbelieves柔弱胜刚强.
"InherittheEarth"soundedprettygood,too,althoughit
wasnotclearho...[阅读全文]
whereIfirstreadthatfamousline.TheLordJesussaid
similarthings,e.g.,whoeverwantedtobethefirsthereon
earthshouldbethelastinthekingdomofheaven,andIhad
notroublefiguringoutthatHefavoredthe"meek."
Afterall,Icamefromaculturethatbelieves柔弱胜刚强.
"InherittheEarth"soundedprettygood,too,althoughit
wasnotclearho...[阅读全文]
(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...[阅读全文]
(2018-03-18 19:55:28)
Thisweekend,threethingsofpersonalhistoricalimportance
happened;-) First,Iwasabletosleepthroughthenightonmyback,on
theJiu-Jitsumat,andwithoutapillow.Iusedtosnore
whichwokemyselfupwhenItriedtosleeplikethat.In
additiontoonelessneed(thesmallpillow),thisability
meansthatIcaneffortlesslycorrectmyscreen-bound
hunchingpostureduringthedayforatleastsevenhours
atnight.Mybodyand...[阅读全文]
happened;-) First,Iwasabletosleepthroughthenightonmyback,on
theJiu-Jitsumat,andwithoutapillow.Iusedtosnore
whichwokemyselfupwhenItriedtosleeplikethat.In
additiontoonelessneed(thesmallpillow),thisability
meansthatIcaneffortlesslycorrectmyscreen-bound
hunchingpostureduringthedayforatleastsevenhours
atnight.Mybodyand...[阅读全文]
(2018-03-17 12:15:33)
Ioftenmissagoodideawhenreadingaboutitforthefirst
time.Butitwouldleaveamarkandovertime,Iwould
reflectandrevisit,oftenmorethanonce,andeventually,I
wouldgetthepoint. Onesuchideawas"Flow"asinthetitleofthebook"Flow:
thepsychologyofoptimalexperience"byProf.Mihaly
Csikszentmihalyi.PavelofStrongFirstgavethebooka
stellarreviewinhisJan2016article"TheWillTo...[阅读全文]
time.Butitwouldleaveamarkandovertime,Iwould
reflectandrevisit,oftenmorethanonce,andeventually,I
wouldgetthepoint. Onesuchideawas"Flow"asinthetitleofthebook"Flow:
thepsychologyofoptimalexperience"byProf.Mihaly
Csikszentmihalyi.PavelofStrongFirstgavethebooka
stellarreviewinhisJan2016article"TheWillTo...[阅读全文]
