Obey My Blog

Matt over at Ikigai Way challenged me to a meme. Because I have way too much pride not to accept this challenge, here ya go.

The meme works as follows. You post five things about yourself. Four are untrue. One is true. All are so outlandish, implausible or ridiculous that no one would be inclined to believe that any of them are true. And despite the pleas from your readers, you never divulge which is true and which are fabrications. You then tag five other people (four seriously and one person you are pretty sure would never participate).

Fact or Fiction:

1. I have a black belt in kicking your ass.
2. I once drank a beer with David Carradine in Heathrow Airport.
3. Upon meeting him for the first time, was told by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh that I was “awesome.”
4. Used my Qi energy to save a group of innocent children from a mob of bloodthirsty, ninja unicorns.
5. I was taught Qigong by a famous Chinese movie star.

I’ve had one crazy life. no?

Okay, gotta tag some peeps. Walt, if you had a blog, I would tag you. Suzy Kohout come on down, Mike at MyTaiChiLife you’re the next contestant, Steven at Real Taijiquan (I know you’re still out there!), Taylor Shanklin at T-Shanks Cycles you’re up chica,  and last but not least, Wujimon.

I recently got another acupuncture treatment to celebrate my birthday. Perhaps getting poked with tiny needles is not everyone’s ideal birthday gift, but it sure is mine! I love acupuncture and I tell all my friends about how wonderful it is. All the time. It’s kind of a running joke now. If any of my friends or family start complaining about an ache or a pain I’ll get all serious and tell them, well, I think I know what would help…and they say, yes? And I reply, acupuncture! Then they roll their eyes, laugh or try to punch me. Not really, but it would be funny.

This acupuncture treatment was a little different than the rest, in that, it didn’t affect me as much as it usually does. I go to acupuncture treatments to relieve stress. I have a tendency to get completely wound up, so acupuncture helps me to relax. I mean really relax. It’s awesome. Usually after acupuncture, nothing bothers me. Somebody could come up to me with a knife and I’d probably try to shake his hand. Or talk to him about acupuncture. But this time around, I didn’t get that feeling of extreme relaxation. I took this as a good sign. Since I’ve been practicing my Qigong more (in part due to the comments on this blog – thank you!), I feel pretty relaxed most of the time. It’s really weird. I don’t feel quite so overwhelmed and I’m able to get through stressful moments with more humor and grace. It’s kind of nice!

I will never be free of stress. That’s just a given. But it’s nice to know that I can deal with it now instead of getting totally wrapped up in it all the time. I expect I will get overwhelmed in the future. I will get stressed out of course. And if that happens I will definitely go back and get another acupuncture treatment. And practice my Qigong, which, I know I will probably slack on at some point. But that’s okay. As long as I keep practicing. I love it too much to completely give it up.

Perhaps I should start practicing with David Carradine? Or get one of these outfits…