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I got to Texas safely but got sick from an illness the seems to be going around the day after I have arrived. I am still recovering and have fallen behind on my physical requirements routine but can catch up easily as I have fallen behind before, just have to get better and rehydrated first.  I'm hoping I will be better in time to still catch a class at my dojo in Texas before I leave.

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This week as Sensei Paul was out of the country and Jared came to teach the classes in his absence I really enjoyed having another energy and personality to learn from. Although I have trained with Jared before its always nice to change things up to keep it fresh. I am looking forward to Christmas as I will be travelling home to Texas to visit family until Jan 8th. while I'm in Texas I may stop by my old dojo to see if I can jump in for a class or 2 and see how everyone is doing. I hope all my readers and fellow dojo partners have a wonderful holiday and new year.  I am excited to see what this new year will bring in my training and life. 

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12/15/2103

This week has been interesting for me. I've found many newer books on my kindle app so I have been reading on various topics all week. I love reading about different things, keeps my mind stimulated and is great conversation material. The only drawback is I often have trouble finishing books I start as in the case of  the book Zen in the Martial Arts. It is a short book but the words are so wisdom-dense that if feels much heavier to absorb the meaning. I am continuing to progress on my guitar goal and am currently trying out different gyms in the area so I can start training for the 5k. My training at the dojo has been going well, I've been dealing with some health issues that can hinder my workout, but this week I feel I had 2 good moments where I showed my rank well. One in mastery class when we were asked to show various techniques, I feel I showed them well for my rank, and another drill when asked to punch some hand mitts my speed was noticeably increased as well as accuracy. I hope to continue to seek the good in my workouts and always continue to give it my best each class. Thank you for reading my blog and I look forward to updating you each week.

Chelsea Hughes

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Now that we are in the holiday season I have been seeing more selflessness in my friends and family, strangers too. I wonder why it always seems to be more abundant this time of year rather than year long. I have found that in doing acts of kindness daily the world seems a little brighter than before and it is easier to see the positive in the world, even when watching the news even though they seem to show more things that get ratings like crimes, fires..etc. I am still reading the book Zen in the Martial Arts, I have been taking it really slow, trying to really think about each chapter after reading one. I have found this book to have much meaning and has been inspiring as well. Each chapter has given me lots to think about in learning the zen behind the words. I have been making great progress on my guitar goal with my new game, I'm actually starting to build callouses on my left fingertips as well as getting faster with chord transitions. I am in search of a gym in the area to start doing the couch to 5k program on a treadmill, it seems to be a good slow building program that should help me build up the stamina I need. I look forward to keeping you all up to date on my progress.  

Chelsea Hughes