tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post2731677895117533717..comments2024-02-14T07:29:25.919-05:00Comments on Cook Ding's Kitchen: Don't TrainRick Matzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699550034693340637noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-54957501761765839722010-02-27T03:26:18.160-05:002010-02-27T03:26:18.160-05:00Love her writingsLove her writingsZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787377470200331937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-64093343037465950772010-02-21T09:44:51.617-05:002010-02-21T09:44:51.617-05:00God.... how true this is. It reminds me of a sayi...God.... how true this is. It reminds me of a saying that I've heard a couple times around the martial arts community:<br /><br />"Better never to start, but once you start, better to finish"<br /><br />Sometimes it definitely feels that way. Practice really does open up the can of worms that is each of us, and once we see what's inside, the awareness of what's there sticks with us. At least that's the way it is for me. Then, I have to keep going to get to the other side of what comes up. Ignorance is bliss, and surpassing a challenge is bliss, but like the quote you picked says, Rick... don't let anyone say the middle part isn't a real test sometimes.Dan Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11299494408170285120noreply@blogger.com