What is I can't? There is only I will try. What is speculation but an escape route for your mind? It is not failure when you reach your true and innocent limit but a benchmark for the next climb. Why stop or hesitate to start? Why ask questions. Just try. It is hardly "training" but a purification of the body and mind. As stressful as our modern settings and surroundings teach us to make it seem, life really is simple in practice: Just keep going.
White noise enters the head sometimes and a peaceful bliss takes over the pain so that you feel indestructible, level-headed during the highest level of physical effort. Nature chisels away section by section of the square limestone casing surrounding your body to create the sturdiest Michelangelo sculpture, proud and tall. Summer Training has begun in earnest.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Wednesday May 11th
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvHwbjMx_J8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PmOhBHG4Cw&playnext=1&list=PLC77AE978075AF9BE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLLgNRAtIDA&feature=BFa&list=PLC77AE978075AF9BE&index=45
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx_Jaab8NJM&feature=BFa&list=PLC77AE978075AF9BE&index=46
These four videos are four parts to the the concerto I am playing right now on the cello. The Lalo Concerto by Eduard Lalo. Its very romantic so it feels sort of off sometimes until you get used to it.
I felt great on the ice today. Having fun skating and training.
Lots of school done today. Learning about Public Opinion and the Mass Media's and Public Interest Groups' influence on it. All is good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PmOhBHG4Cw&playnext=1&list=PLC77AE978075AF9BE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLLgNRAtIDA&feature=BFa&list=PLC77AE978075AF9BE&index=45
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx_Jaab8NJM&feature=BFa&list=PLC77AE978075AF9BE&index=46
These four videos are four parts to the the concerto I am playing right now on the cello. The Lalo Concerto by Eduard Lalo. Its very romantic so it feels sort of off sometimes until you get used to it.
I felt great on the ice today. Having fun skating and training.
Lots of school done today. Learning about Public Opinion and the Mass Media's and Public Interest Groups' influence on it. All is good.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Monday May 9th
The weekend rocketed by. Merciless Monday tanked in, slow but unstoppable. I received a package from Usspeedskating arrived on Saturday containing a cut-proof suit that is mandatory starting next competition season. It was a surprise from Paps! And this morning it gave me an out-of-body experience!!! It was so hot, that I swear I was seeing things during practice this morning. The Ice was so hard. Just amazingly hard. But I made it that way, so why complain! It was great. Next year is gonna be awesome.
Did a ton of school today and practiced the cello well and am watching Heat Celtics NBA playoffs right now. Good day. Goodnight.
Did a ton of school today and practiced the cello well and am watching Heat Celtics NBA playoffs right now. Good day. Goodnight.
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Saturday May 7th
Hey there my friends!
I'm through another week. In looking back it seems so short yet during it, it is excruciatingly long. With another statement like that I think it is time I got something clear. I may complain about how hard the life is and act like it is torture. The truth is, during the training, sometimes it is. Some drills are so difficult they almost cause tears and certainly extract groans the likes are found only in childbirth. haha. Sometimes training is so difficult, it changes the way I look at myself. Those days it gets to the point that it is a drug. I'm addicted. Those days, my days are sore, painful to flex and yet all I want to do is go to sleep early with a good meal, plenty of hydration and the perfect rest so that I can do it again the next day. Those days, the scenery is beautiful. The rain is happy. Chores and errands are not a drag, but a chance to get up and move through this world that is at my disposal. Then there are the competitions. Obviously, the more one trains, the better the results. Completing a competition with good results - better than expected, is bliss. So training is torture sometimes, but the overall picture that it paints is captivating.
I'm through another week. In looking back it seems so short yet during it, it is excruciatingly long. With another statement like that I think it is time I got something clear. I may complain about how hard the life is and act like it is torture. The truth is, during the training, sometimes it is. Some drills are so difficult they almost cause tears and certainly extract groans the likes are found only in childbirth. haha. Sometimes training is so difficult, it changes the way I look at myself. Those days it gets to the point that it is a drug. I'm addicted. Those days, my days are sore, painful to flex and yet all I want to do is go to sleep early with a good meal, plenty of hydration and the perfect rest so that I can do it again the next day. Those days, the scenery is beautiful. The rain is happy. Chores and errands are not a drag, but a chance to get up and move through this world that is at my disposal. Then there are the competitions. Obviously, the more one trains, the better the results. Completing a competition with good results - better than expected, is bliss. So training is torture sometimes, but the overall picture that it paints is captivating.
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