From marriage to Kung-Fu...

'Life has many ways of testing a person's will,
either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen all at once'
Paul Coelho

This quote is so true of recovery. Lately i've been having lots of firsts and this has instigated wanting to shout about it.

Recently I answered an ad to have a magazine article written about women who have been through trauma and come out the other side. I have been told that when people had been reading my blog they'd stop moaning about how crap their day was which has got to be a positive step right? I do think mine makes a good story but I also think it spells out hope for people.Since my last blog I have got married. It was something that was planned and gave me great focus to get better. If it ends up in 'Take a Break' that may be slightly ironic!

Since honeymoon I have really got back into yoga. Yoga makes me really happy and a lot more content with life. I haven't done anything crazy as have been going to flow classes involving moving from one position to another gently. Last week I decided to tackle an ashtanga class which is a lot more energetic and involves the impressive stuff you associate with being bendy. When we got to back bends (a crab for non yoga folk) I wanted to go for it, but not having allowed myself to go there for 10 months I felt anticipatory, a little bit emotional and somewhat scared. Seeing my friend SB looking on proudly brought tears to my throat and I must admit that in relaxation I beefed a bit.

The Olympics have certainly caused a buzz. Seeing the achievements and the highs of the athletes has caused some kind of fever. For me I have always wanted to practice a martial art. At Uni I went along to Taekwondo but what with it being a long way from where I was living it put me off (still have that lazy bone). I also remember getting beasted and for me this always leaves a bad taste in my mouth. A bit like relationships, these things seem to come at the right time and watching Judo gave me a bit of an itch.

When a Kung-Fu demonstration popped up on facebook just down the road I jumped at the chance. For me trying new things has always been something i've relished. It's also something that has been knocked out of me since the accident so to feel that again has brought some excitement back. I thoroughly enjoyed loosing myself in something so focused and hope to continue to do so.

Over and out.
Hbombx