... begins with a single step. - Lao Tzu
Brothers and Sisters,
This evening I sit before my trusty screen, a recycled, ancient giant of a monitor... I sip a glass of plum wine as I write this; my pesky-but-loveable cat constantly nudging me and head-butting my hands as I type. I just want to capture this moment in time because my life is taking a major transformation. I was granted an admissions interview at an institute of traditional Chinese medicine. Essentially, I am gambling nearly everything in my life that I hold dear so that I can attend TCM school and learn what I've always yearned for. I've given up my job, the stability of my loving home and girlfriend (and cats), the friends I have made and the students of the small Bak Sil Lum club I've led over the past several years. Although I will do my best to maintain the connections with my northern friends, I am travelling southbound... a humble tiger hungry for knowledge.
So, I thought I'd share this experience with the good folks here on the forum, especially those who already walk the healing path of TCM as well as my martial family who I know check the board now and again (dang! my cat just put her butt flat on my arm! )
I may fall flat on my face (I hope not ) but, either way, it should make for a heck of an adventure... stay tuned!
peace
herb ox