November 22, 2015

I am sitting in a subway when over the intercom I hear “Sheep train approaching, on route to Monkey station”.  I look down the barren tube where the tracks gently fade away into the darkness, and hear the howling whisper of the approaching LRT. In no time the train breaks from the tube of darkness and whistles on by where I am standing next to the tracks. I take a studder step back as I didn’t quite visualize the velocity of this Sheep train, my hair blowing in all directions mere feet from the behemoth. She is cruising, with more velocity than I could have ever imagined.  This train however, isn’t stopping.  It keeps on flying by and every second more of its length disappears beyond view.  My option is clear, if I am ever going to get to the next station, I need to move fast and make the leap.

So here I am, same as most years.  The winter has punched my work in the guts with a cold icy fist.  Work is down for the count for another year.  And here I look at a speeding train trying to figure out how on earth I am going to board this baby and fulfill my goals of the I Ho Chuan.  There is no doubt the intimidation of re-engaging with a team firing on all cylinders is very intense. I have to push out the thought that perhaps a team so well engaged just might not need me at all. 

But it is no different than any other year.  I rely on the training I have done in exile, take the time I have left and put my everything into it from this point forward.  As always I ask the team in advance to please be patient with me while I get caught up with everything.  This week I have some wrap up commitments for work, unfortunately cannot make the demo for Saturday but will be back at it full force start of December. I look forward to boarding the speeding train with you all and flying on through to the next Kung Fu station.