State of Mind

In addition to battling the clutter in my brain I have been struggling with varying degrees of exhaustion on a daily basis. I know that these low energy levels play a big part in my lack of motivation. Although, how much of this is just a state of mind? It's hard to know for certain. If I constantly tell myself that I am exhausted then it becomes a reality so I am careful to correct my negative self talk when I am aware of this happening. I have also been working on improving my diet which will hopefully increase my energy somewhat.

My brain often over thinks and is full of information and details, but I am learning to know when to listen and how to quite it when necessary. The idea is to learn how to train my mind to work for me in a positive way rather than create problems. 

Sifu Brinker said something to me recently about having fun with my training and I think this has really helped. Just the idea of approaching Kung Fu with the mindset of fun seems to take a bit of the pressure off. The effort and hard work still needs to be present, but for whatever reason when I think "fun" it is easier to have some control over where my mind takes me. 

Namaste,

Michele Ward