03/28/2013
By Jim Thomas
Gods lesson of the TREE, we should all note and realize!
In the spring, what do you see on a tree? .... life! Blooms and leaves begin!
In the summer.... wow, what vibrant life! We see birds making nests, and life!
In the fall.... things settle, leaves fall, and the tree seems helpless... is it?
From Larry Keen:
Thank You Sir for a very good lesson! I have had to deal this through out my Martial Arts life! I came from an Era that taught us that if we were not in class we were becoming stagnet and not growing and developing! My Art was everything! If we were sick we worked through it! If we were injured we protected it! There was no stopping! ( now let it be said, I wouldn't trade that time and training for anything! I needed it!) This is a new era! We have learned from the great Masters of our past and are still learning from the great Masters of out present! I have learn that our bodies need a time of rest and healing at times! (a Vacation is a good thing!) Now I tell my students that if you are sick or have a injury give it some healing time! But don't stay away so long that you lose what you have gained! ( your training is like a Escalator not a stairs! If you stop in one spot for very long you will go backwords! not just stay where you are at!) We develope good habits and we just need to know witch habits are the good ones! God was the deciding factor in my training! There has to be a balance of Physical, Mental and Spiritual training in your Art! and God will lead you in all of it! If you seek his leading! So! Work Hard, Train Hard and Pray without ceasing! And Enjoy your time of Rest! Grasshoppers! (LoL! just seemed to fit!) Thank you again Sir for stirring this up within me! You are a great inspiration to me!