A quick one today…
Yesterday I skipped participating in class, in favor of getting some video (potentially for the dojo’s Web site). It was our new shodan’s last day training with us (he’s off to college), and the light was beautiful. Sensei led the class through a lot of techniques. Also I was really tired (little sleep) and dizzy (vertigo acting up), so I kind “didn’t feel like” working very hard anyway. So it was a great opportunity to do the video, and it was fun doing that, but dang… I really miss having participated! In a sort of visceral “missing someone” sense. I’ve felt kind of off-balance since then.
Interesting how much Aikido becomes part of us (and how quickly).
