One Thing Leads To Another (Good)

One of my daughters and boy friend are traveling to India for a three-month back packing tour. I asked what made them decide to travel there. The response was! When they decided that they would like to do another trip, she seen their dentist he started talking about India, when they seen their Doctor he mentioned something about India, friends started talking about India, people at both their places of work started talking about India. This happened in just a couple of weeks of deciding to travel. Also happened with out either of him or her leading anyone into a conversation of India. So India it was, but first was Nepal. Their plane fares were bought. Then it was suggested that they raise a thousand dollars and sponsor a meal that will feed a thousand people in Kathmandu Nepal, the more money they raise the more people they will be able to feed, buy clothing toques and mitts and also there is a water well project going on in Kathmandu. The license for tickets was bought, the tickets were printed prizes were donated and the ball was rolling, all money will be raised through ticket sales. All money raised will be delivered by; The Healing Seed check it out at www.healingseed.ca.

These types of projects are proof of what Black Belts of Silent River Kung Fu will do to change the world. Training or not training the Black Belt way is not forgotten.

Sifu Hayes www.silentriverkungfu.com

UBBT Stony Plain, Alberta. Canada

Tired Muscles

Camping at Miquelon Lake, Alberta, this week. It is an alkaline lake. Of course there are no fish, but there are small shrimp. It looks weird no vegetation of any sort. Nice campground. There are a few bike trails. Managed to get in eighty-five kilometers this week on the bike, first bike rides this year.

Kung fu last night practicing forms my quads after an hour of practice and to many kilometers on the bike. Squatted down in one of our forms, my quads done the Jell-O trick, and I couldn’t stand up! Fell on the floor! Was kind of comical, I laughed at my self, should know better. Two hours later we were doing a conditioning class. For some reason my quads did not like some of the conditioning that was being dished out. Oh well the quads are getting a well-deserved rest today. Live and never learn. (Smile)

Sifu Hayes

www.silentriverkungfu.com

UBBT, Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada

The Deck

This year was the year for refurbishing our six hundred square feet of Cedar deck. It looked in bad shape, as it had not had any love for the last four years. So the twenty-five year old deck was looking real sad. My spouse last week pressure washed it and scrubbed back to the bare wood. The staining began in the mornings and evenings, instructions state not to stain in direct sun light. The project ended up taking a few days. But with two coats of stain the old deck looks real good. Thanks to doing push ups my arms stood the test of rolling and scrubbing in the stain, with a few sore arm muscles. My back did not. But with a good hot bath and a massage from my daughter I feel good.

What did I learn my body would do what it did thirty years ago, but there are a lot more consequences. Another project done. Or was that a goal. Yah!

Sifu Hayes UBBT www.silentriverkungfu.com

Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada