TCC Journal Part 2

Journals are due tomorrow. I suppose the obvious thing is to reflect on this course as a whole and T’ai Chi Chih in general. I’m certainly glad I fit it into my schedule. It’s an experience I wouldn’t have had otherwise. I don’t know how much of what I learned is going to stick in my life, though. I would love to say I’m going to continue practicing, but that’s probably not true. It’s that way with lots of classes, I suppose, as there are things learned in high school I’ll likely never use again.

I think the issue is that I am not really a spiritual person and TCC has a very strong spiritual component. It can be done without said part, but that feels sort of incomplete. I’m always going to be a facts guy. I don’t care for most religions or alternative medicines or anything like that, but I do think I’ve gained something – if not an inherent love for TCC.

I am a bit more open to things now, willing to try things even if they’re a bit odd. I’ve been doing things I’ve never done before, from trying new games to talking to new people to eating new foods. My life has been one heck of a roller coaster this semester. A lot has happened, some for better, some not so much, but over all I’m coming out of it all right. I believe TCC was something I needed this semester, something to show me the opportunities waiting even though some others are gone. Honestly, that is probably the most useful thing any class has taught me all year.