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Rituals
Yesterday was the Red belt/Black belt promotion/recertification test. I participated as a helper, and I chose to run up and down a very steep hill (about a mile), with the senior students as part of the test. They had to finish in within 10 minutes. I finished in 8:40, about the middle of the pack, and the first non-senior student across the line. My knee is a bit stiff, but it has been much worse.
Then, off with Bailey, for an excellent workshop on the basics of informal, semiformal, and formal psychodynamic ritual. On the ride home, a quote from O Sensei, the founder of Aikido, popped into my head. The quote, from a thank-you card from Bethie: “Loyalty and devotion lead to bravery. Bravery leads to the spirit of self-sacrifice. The spirit of self-sacrifice leads to trust in the power of love.”
Then, off with Bailey, for an excellent workshop on the basics of informal, semiformal, and formal psychodynamic ritual. On the ride home, a quote from O Sensei, the founder of Aikido, popped into my head. The quote, from a thank-you card from Bethie: “Loyalty and devotion lead to bravery. Bravery leads to the spirit of self-sacrifice. The spirit of self-sacrifice leads to trust in the power of love.”