Baby Steps

The Bucket List.  A concept refreshed from a recent movie release in which a person writes down the experiences they wish to complete before kicking the bucket.  I generally didn’t follow this concept, more appreciating living daily and cherishing things with which I was faced with.

Lately, however, I came across a video clip of a sperm whale encounter, in which a scuba diver is nose to nose with a monstrous beautiful creature.  Chalk this one up to number one on Vince’s bucket list.  So why would a person who still needs water wings in the deep end of the pool seek to swim with a monster that eats giant squid kilometres under the ocean.  The answer; because it terrifies me.  For some weird reason, one of the most awe inspiring experiences lies at the heart of my fears.

The idea though, has further inspired me to take baby steps in my I Ho Chuan personal goal to learn to swim.  Words from Sifu last class were really inspiring regarding weapons training.  Sifu mentioned it did not matter where you where at, but rather that you return a little better than you were.  I am going to apply this to my personal goal of learning to swim.  I may start slow, but I will be sure to never taper off. 

This was just another example that in the process of learning to kick and punch, I came across a lesson to be applied in life.  In all likelihood I may never swim with a whale in the open ocean, but I think the journey to that goal will be quite an experience.