Wednesday, January 29, 2014

So, I'm Yoda...

I took this random quiz...now, a little backstory first:

A long, long time ago, in a trailer court far, far away...


Ok, short version. I've never watched Star Wars. Not even once. Not the newer ones, not the old ones, none of it. So what I know of the verse is limited to what I hear from friends. But this was actually pretty cool, because it's where I want to be (mostly) in life. It's what I'm striving towards, and it brings up some stuff that I don't think about often...but when I do, I realize I want my life to go that way.


I know, I know....could you vague that up for me? ....(sorry...big fan of BtVS)


I've been on a spiritual path since I was 15, when I realized that Christianity didn't make any sense to me, and I decided to become a Wiccan. Until I realized that Wicca is just a little too "love and light" for my tastes, and went instead with Egyptian Paganism, mixed with a healthy reverence for the Winter Sidhe and the old Druid ways. So there's that. I'm finally in a place where, while I'm still learning, I am able to teach what I've learned to others, as well. 


The same can be said for my massage therapy career. I have honed my skills, come up with my own techniques, and am at least mildly successful at being self-employed.


As is true with my training at the Kojokan dojo. The fact that I've stuck with it as long as I have astounds me. And I've been told, not just by my instructors but by other students, that I've progressed to a level wherein I'm actually capable of explaining and demonstrating forms and sparring exercises (mostly) correctly, and to do so well enough that the person I'm demonstrating to can understand and learn from it. This astonished me, the first time one of my Sensei's asked me to teach a new student something. I freaked, and said, "Wait...I'm not good enough at it to teach it." And he looked at me, and very seriously said, "Yes, you are. You have this, and you're better at explaining than you think." So, I gave it my best, and the new guy actually learned from what I said and did! It was awesome!


Anyway. So...here's the picture from the quiz, and the link to take it yourself is below. :D





(Side note: I tried to publish this before, and hit save at the wrong time, deleting it. But!!! I found a cached copy of the post! Squee!)

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