Kamae and distance, waiting for the right time.

<p>These last six months have been filled with travels, both in the geographical and philosophical sense. <br>
The extensive training in Japan this spring brought with it an awakening and a starting point for a new direction of my development. I finally realized that I'm the only one putting up boundaries in my life. <br>
My weeks in Santa Cruz, having the great honor and pleasure to train in Mark's dojo, boosted my already firm belief in the need to get out of old habits. <br>
The difficult part now is to find out in which direction I want to go. Suddenly many different paths revealed them selves. I feel the important thing is not to rush anything. With the experience from training and my last six months, I know there'll come a time when the right way will show it self. I've learned that, by opening up and tuning into the world, the opportunities will come to me and I will know when it's time to make a decision. <br>
Until then I persevere, happily-in an almost zen-like state of being. Maybe starting to understand the words Nagato sensei used quite often during his classes this spring. </p>