Softness & Flow

Monday arrived with rain. Heavy enough to shrink the available space and make training a little awkward. Not a problem exactly — just something to work around. When the weather closes things in, it asks for a different kind of attention.

Still, it’s Monday. A full week ahead. Time to learn, to move, to enjoy the work. It may not look like fun from the outside, but it feels like exactly the right way to begin.

The intention for the week is simple: train hard, laugh when it happens naturally, and stay open to whatever shows up. No need to shape it further than that.

There’s a small concern lingering in the background — a numbness in my hand, likely tied to tension in the neck and shoulders. Something to keep an eye on. Not something to fight. Especially while working toward more flow and softness.

Later in the morning, an unexpected face appeared at the school. Jen arrived, looking rested and ready, carrying that familiar energy everyone seems to have on their first here. It was good to see her, to exchange a few words about Bali.

That chapter already feels distant. Like scenery passing quietly in the rearview mirror. What we shared, the life we lived there — still real, but slowly loosening its hold. Not something to diminish. Just something that’s changing.

Sometimes good times do exactly that. They’re enjoyable, but they can also keep you lingering when it’s time to move on.

There will be space to catch up properly soon. For now, it feels right to return to the work in front of me.

Softness.
Flow.