A lovely Montreal moment

Sitting with friends on Mount Royal, looking out over the city, enjoying a middle-of-the-night picnic dinner of baguette, brie, paté, and cookies.

Life lessons from the dojo

Another two karate classes yesterday. The normal sensei wasn't there, because she was taking a bunch of black-belt students to Connecticut for a competition. Consequently, there weren't that many black belts left in Montreal, and the class was taught by a blue belt about a year older than me. It was nice, though. Despite the lack of a black piece of fabric around her waist, she's a pretty good teacher.

That said, onwards to some reflections. I realize there are a lot today, but that's because I'm just starting out and I get a flood of thoughts every time I step foot in the dojo. I'm sure that in time, it'll taper down to just one or two reflections per class.

( Life lesson #9: Set your precedents early )

( Life lesson #10: People from different backgrounds bring richness of experience )

( Life lesson #11: You can always push yourself to be better )

( Life lesson #12: The best way to avoid being corrected is to not make a mistake )

( Life lesson #13: You can react more easily if you've already prepared )