Changing Habits

         It's been a good week away from the daily busyness that usually consumes me, and yet it has been a great opportunity for my Kung Fu.  I don't just mean the training aspect either.  Sure, I've kept up with some of my numbers, and worked on my forms.  I even started teaching my partner Lung, as to better understand it myself; but it has also allowed me space to reflect on the choices I have been making.  I realize that there are opportunities that I'm missing in my day to day that are allowing mediocrity to seep in.  The biggest one by far is screen time.  Hard to get away from, especially since I do most of my business online, well the parts where Nigel the business owner needs to do work.  Acupuncturist Nigel will always be in person.  It is really a huge time suck, and it really takes me out of the present moment.

        This leads me to the other thoughts that I have been reflecting upon as of late, which is my gratitude and reflection in general.  How much thought am I really putting into it?  I've been writing in my gratitude journal daily now for 7 months.  Although some aspects of it are certainly still mindful, I am finding that I am getting a bit lazy with it too.  There's a lot of repetition happening around it, and I even find myself writing something down for the sake of getting it completed.  This is a real problem.  I have certainly allowed mediocrity to impose on a foundational aspect of my day.  My gratitude journaling in the morning is supposed to set-up my mindset for the day, and if I am becoming complacent in this, what else am I becoming lax in?

        More thought will have to be given into changing this habit.  Gratitude journaling has been a real game changer for me, and if I want to continue reaping the benefits from it, I need to change the way I am approaching it.  See y'all on the mats soon!