The Details:
It's 50 at the house. I don't have anything scheduled for today, just all my regular practices.
The Practice:
I started by reading "Yellow" from Mary Oliver's book of poems "Evidence". Yellow is the first poem in the book, this is my fourth time reading this book. I've often started the day with reading one poem; it seems to be positively adjusting my general appreciation for life and nature.
Next I did a full session of acoustic guitar practice. It's coming along slowly. I continue to be consistent, spending a little time every day practicing. My main focus has been playing everything that I know 'cleanly' (paying close attention to inadvertently muting strings) and using a thumb pick.
I went out on The Deck around mid-morning to practice. I started with a full round of The 10+ focused on observing internal principles throughout the round. I also contemplated the concept of 'filling a bucket, one drop at at time (per day)'
Next I did a Round (right side) reciting the Taiji Classics during Part I. I observed from a meditative perspective throughout the form.
Next I did a full round of Yin Style Baguazhang's 8 Linking Palms focused on consistency and the correct sequence and direction.
Next I did a round of Anyo Walo focused on sparking up the Anyo with speed, full extension and focus.
Next I did a round of Sanchin Kata focused on abdominal breathing connecting it with the twist punches, finger and palm strikes.
I finished with Healing Qigong and journaling my practice in this blog.