Sunday, July 03, 2005
INTENTsity
Another one for the "Aikido as metaphor for life" file.
Last Saturday, something got our Sensei a bit more "fired up" than usual. From our conditioning drills to our techniques that day, there was this odd sense of energy that seemed to be radiating from Sensei.
Now for someone like me, who absorbs energy like a sponge, this was wonderful. I felt that day that my own training had a little extra "juice". As the week passed, I realized that the "juice" may have been little more than intent. I tried to bring that same intent to the class yesterday, and believe I may have done an OK job doing so.
And I realized that this intent is what drives people to act and think. My job search and programming may be two other cases of this kind of intent being put into action.
Like a book my Aunt's friend gave me said--"Your thoughts determine your actions". ¶ 2:45 PM
Another one for the "Aikido as metaphor for life" file.
Last Saturday, something got our Sensei a bit more "fired up" than usual. From our conditioning drills to our techniques that day, there was this odd sense of energy that seemed to be radiating from Sensei.
Now for someone like me, who absorbs energy like a sponge, this was wonderful. I felt that day that my own training had a little extra "juice". As the week passed, I realized that the "juice" may have been little more than intent. I tried to bring that same intent to the class yesterday, and believe I may have done an OK job doing so.
And I realized that this intent is what drives people to act and think. My job search and programming may be two other cases of this kind of intent being put into action.
Like a book my Aunt's friend gave me said--"Your thoughts determine your actions". ¶ 2:45 PM
