A week went by without much practice from my side. My poor performance shows when I turned up for class this morning. It wasn’t a total loss, as today, my lesson was on psychology.
Today, I learned to journey within other people through their Tai Chi form. The obvious example I can think of is the one all of us can relate to – doing a stiff form. It means you are not relaxed enough. For a beginner, this is common as you are not used to moving in a certain way, similar to learning anything new.
For someone more experienced, your own characteristics will start to show. There is a certain quality that defines every one’s form and ultimately, their character. Moving stiffly after years of training may mean stubborness. If you keep getting the same feedback from the teacher, it means that you have not moved on. You are still stuck in your old ways which you think is correct. This unwillingness to change will show up in your form, especially if you are doing the same thing over and over again. If you try to notice, or ask your family, you will notice the same thing happening in your family life as well.
Sometimes, when you start showing improvement in your form, it is an improvement in the wrong direction. For example, you might think that holding a lower stance is good, when your lower stance is forced through. Even after this was pointed out to you, you still think that this looks good on you. This has the characteristics of focusing on the superficial. It will show up in your work as well, like focusing on 3-dimensional pie charts and animation in your presentations…
If you use a lot of strength in your form, there is a tendency for aggresiveness. Again, this shows up when you deal with others, whether in your social life, your work life, or in any aspect of your life in general. You just like to be a big bully. 
This is all very interesting, but the point of all these? To find out more about myself.
Our journeys are intertwined. And if our journeys crossed each other, chances are, there are plenty to learn for each of us. I do not pretend to know how the universe works by bringing you to read this article at this moment, or why doing Tai Chi led me to write this, or what am I having for dinner. But I do know this. Chances can be turned into opportunities, only we if we capitalise on it.
A Tai Chi lesson? A psychology lesson? A lesson in life? You decide.
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well said, my friend !
Thanks!
Psychology is one of the most interesting branches of science because there are so many unknowns.:*;