I got back from Calgary last night around midnight. Whew,...what a long drive!
After a week-end gig at the Strathmore Hotel (a BIG "thank you" to those of you that drove at least 30 minutes from your respective homes, to come & hear me perform.) I spent some time hanging out with lots of my old “good” friends, met one of my T.V. heros from when I was a teen-ager growing up (Cliff Kadatz), had a great work-out at the Eau Claire YMCA (thanks to my brother Randy and thanks to Lana from “memberships”) and I even caught a sneak preview of the 2007 Calgary Stampede.
It was great to have a few days off but now,...I’m really looking forward to gettin’ back to work! I’ve got some new equipment to try out & “adjust” and then I’ll be heading off to the Black Horse Pub in Fort McMurray, July 12, 13 & 14.
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Saturday, July 07, 2007
Thursday, November 09, 2006
I used to take my kids for swimming lessons on Saturday mornings at the YMCA. One Saturday (while waiting for my kids) I was "skipping rope" in the gym. I started to analyse the YMCA "logo" painted on the floor below me.
The bold capital “Y” was missing a right arm. Instead, there was an equal sided triangle, with the words “Body, Mind, Spirit” printed on it. The philosophy of the YMCA “kicked in”...a balance of body, mind and spirit!
I know people who seem to have mastered “two” of these components, but seldom all three.
There IS a time in our lives when we are “naturally” at this “point of balance”; as young children! Around the ages of 5-7, we have a large degree of mobility, enough so as to “ride a bike or climb a tree”. Furthermore, we delight in helping to “paint the fence, or make a cake” or better yet, “make a sand castle” or ANYTHING new to learn. We are in balance and enjoy a "wonder-full" vibrance and spirit. As we grow older, we tend to lose that balance!
The “yin yang” symbol is another example of balance. The ultimate goal of “tai chi” is to balance our own “yin and yang” energies. Learning tai chi at an early age helps to maintain this natural balance of body, mind and spirit. The good news is, should our lives become unbalanced...we CAN find that child-like balance again! It's never too late.
The bold capital “Y” was missing a right arm. Instead, there was an equal sided triangle, with the words “Body, Mind, Spirit” printed on it. The philosophy of the YMCA “kicked in”...a balance of body, mind and spirit!
I know people who seem to have mastered “two” of these components, but seldom all three.
There IS a time in our lives when we are “naturally” at this “point of balance”; as young children! Around the ages of 5-7, we have a large degree of mobility, enough so as to “ride a bike or climb a tree”. Furthermore, we delight in helping to “paint the fence, or make a cake” or better yet, “make a sand castle” or ANYTHING new to learn. We are in balance and enjoy a "wonder-full" vibrance and spirit. As we grow older, we tend to lose that balance!
The “yin yang” symbol is another example of balance. The ultimate goal of “tai chi” is to balance our own “yin and yang” energies. Learning tai chi at an early age helps to maintain this natural balance of body, mind and spirit. The good news is, should our lives become unbalanced...we CAN find that child-like balance again! It's never too late.
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