Learning How To Break It Down

Listen to "Learning How To Break It Down" on Spreaker. Maybe it's a Tae Kwon Do thing. I love breaking stuff down. Not tearing down. Peeling away the outside shell and studying the origin of its existence. I do it all the time with words. You'll learn more about the way we speak if you leap onto Dictionary.com and follow the path of how certain words came into being. On this podcast I openly admit that I learned more off the Tae Kwon Do mat than I did on the mat. From the sidelines you learn from how others act and react without hearing judgment caused by the inner voices. If the student was moving in this direction without pivoting the foot then you might be doing it as well. Awareness is always key. Being prepared. Which is a difficult position for me to write from because I'm always asking my wife to stop writing the story before the event physically takes place. Her awareness is always locked on being strong and present in what may or may not happen. You have to be that way when you're a teacher. She can't predict what students will do or say but through breaking things down she leads by way being present with her preparation. Learning how to break things down isn't an easy task because most of us want to create an interpretation. From your point of view this is what should be or could be happening. Break it down. Why do you feel this way. How did you find yourself in this position? Where is it taking you? When will you know if the right answer will be located? I was listening to Ronan Farrow's podcast The Catch And Kill. He spoke about how The New Yorker publication diligently and endlessly fact checks everything. Then do it again. Then again. Breaking it down. Knowing the existence of what's in your present. Too often the choice is to take the shorter route. Only to find ourselves back in the same place. It's extremely tiring to break it down. You begin to question everything and everyone. Which is why I suggest your breaking down periods shouldn't be in groups of people but rather with a pen in your hand and paper to save your thoughts. Once its out of your thinking process leave it alone. If it's got weight the journey begins. Rushing into a project or dream without breaking things down is no different then taking years of Tae Kwon Do and that one moment where you're going to need it the foot goes one way and the fist the other. The body is left open. The best decision is to run. Break it down.