Write About My Experience?

Write about my experience? I’m a new student of T’ai Chi Chih; what do I know? It soon became obvious, as my mind moved closer to understanding what to share, that it was important to find the words – to express my joy in finding TCC and it finding me! After only five months of practice, my being feels so different that it’s obvious that my journey has just begun, that there are wonderful surprises that await, and that there will be work to do. Along the way in life, spirit has tapped my shoulder and said, “Look, listen, trust.” For short intervals I would do so. At other times spirit would say, “Play,” and as a five year old, it was a joy to have spiritual energy to play with. Now at age 63, many signs remind me to “Trust, listen, and look” again. Hopefully this time around, I will spend more time trying to apply these lessons than I have in the past.

Imagine my surprise when I learned in my TCC class today that Chi likes to play. My old friend, the one I enjoyed the most as a small child, has returned and is once again beckoning me to play. TCC has arrived in my life to help me grow and learn. I can only imagine its depths. I am prepared and willing to engage this practice with enthusiasm and a determination to understand its teachings. Through it the essence of my real identity will be shown to me in different ways. I know that the Chi has been waiting all these years for me to recognize it. I entered the journey through the practice of TCC and expected spiritual lessons. What a joy it is to also learn that my childhood playmate is anxiously waiting to once again play.

As I sit here writing, I have been forced to reflect on my self and my life’s journey. Over the course of this three-day retreat, since I began thinking about writing, I learned I had something to say. Thank you for the opportunity to write and express it.