This week, instead of journalling and then reading everyone else's journal, I read everyone else's journal first. Everyone has their ups and downs. It's nice to see the ups which follow the downs in other people's journals. It keeps one motivated. This week is a down week for me. It's down because I feel way, way overextended and losing the follow-through on things I need to be focused on.

For kung fu, its the realization that IT IS TIME to put in place a serious training plan - one that has me peaking at the right time. I read some parts of 'The Fighter's Body', which Sifu Prince reccommended a while back. I saw what I needed to do, and I'm sure Sifu Prince followed that part about macro/meso/blahblah cycle-training. I'm excited and overwhelmed at the same time - because it is a struggle to find the time to properly think and plan out and organize my life over the next few months based on what's in the book. I have this feeling of standing still in my training, and I shouldn't be.

Personal life is challenging me too. It's as if all the transitions required in my life, are required right now. Jill needs my firm hand as she loses her way - priorities suddenly shift from school, getting a job, pursuing her badminton to being a social butterfly. Janet is in positive transition, which must not be missed by me - as she finds her strengths, her passions, like-minded friends,and looks for my support in pursuing her dreams. As a family, we are contemplating transition also, as our needs change and our current lifestyle (giant tract of land, far away from everywhere, with all sorts of animal units here,there and everywhere) runs counter-purpose to our future aspirations.

An enormous effort is required on all fronts.