Crossroads

Last week, Sifu Langner challenged me to think of a moment in my life that sticks in my memory which changed the course of my life and brought me to Silent River.

The most impacting moment would have to be when I moved from the place I was living in Leduc to my brother's place in Edmonton over 3 years ago. Several people I talked to at the time said this was a bad idea, but I didn't listen and went through with it anyway. I later regretted the decision for years.

I was in a really good spot in Leduc and I was enjoying every bit of it. However, I had an opportunity to help out my brother financially by renting his house from him and his wife. Unfortunately, there was a falling out between us and I needed to move to a friend's farm for a while. After some time passed I found I was spending more time at my sister's place in Spruce Grove than at home, they offered a room for me to rent and I accepted. While I was there she convinced me to accompany her to the Tai Chi class.

Had I not moved to my brother's place I would not have been in a situation that required me to move to a friend's place and then my sister's place. Being at my sister's place I was available to join her in the Tai Chi class. Had I not joined the Tai Chi class I would not have joined the regular Kung Fu classes and become inspired to join the I Ho Chuan team.

It's interesting to think how much my life would have been different if I just stayed in Leduc. I for one am happy I made the decision I did. It seemed like a very negative set of circumstances at the time, but of course there is always positive in the negative. It just took a bit of time for it to come around.

There you have it, one seemingly unrelated decision brought me here to this point right now.

"What happened before what happened, happened?" - Horseman

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See you on the mats.