A New Year

The great morning
Winds from ancient times
waft through the pine.
Ueshima Onitsura 1661-1738
The “great morning” was in Altjapanisch the morning of the New Year.

New Year's Day:
The beginning of Harmony
Of heaven and earth.
Masaoka Shiki 1867-1902

New Year's Day,
Electric fresh daily,
all the leaves sprout green
from the root of your time.
Ode to the first day of the year by Pablo Neruda 1904-1973

We are already in 2014, incredible, another beginning of a year full of good intentions and new targets. How many people have thought about to change for the better, to let all the negative and bad behind, by closing doors, they disabled it to come forward and new, to open other doors, they think about new lenses for this new year, they hope, that it will be better, start a new diet after the holidays, where we usually eat too much. Or remember to sign up for a physical activity.

If you ask me, which is the best activity, You probably already know, I will recommend, Aikido, but the first thing that is necessary for, is patience, a lot of patience, not especially think, that one is in a month as far as, to be able to defend against an attack. What I can promise well, if it starts with rest and learn step by step without haste, will you slowly enjoy a martial art, which is for the whole life and at the same time is a way of life, because while we train at the dojo on the mat, it will also have an impact on our daily lives and indeed a positive influence. In Addition, when we eat healthy without excess, we all know what makes us fat and therefore we remove from our diet or at least have verrringern; we do not need diet, In Aikido we will sweat a lot and stay in good physical condition, because we will work through our whole body.

I for one wish only, that we can continue like last year, this year, with good health, that my family and friends to stay in good health, can continue to work, continue to train Aikido and to enjoy each day as possible.

For the Chinese and other oriental countries begin on 31. January, the wooden horse- Yang-year. The animals in the Chinese zodiac repeat every 12 Years, but apart from that, each is influenced by five elements of Chinese thought: Fire (March ), Water ( Merkur), Metal ( Venus), Wood ( Jupiter) and Earth (Saturn ). It is a binary cycle, the “Yin Yang”, together with the cycle of the 5 Elements of a cycle of 10 image. The even years are yang, and the odd are Yin. If the cycle of 12 Zodiac signs are divided into two, each zodiac sign can only occur in either Yin or Yang: the dragon is always yang, the snake is always yin, and so on.. This combination creates a 60 -Year cycle, starting with the wood rat and ending with the Capybara. The current cycle began in 1984.

Also in this year for the football lovers and those, who do not like him, but nevertheless from the excitement of the event, only takes place every four years can be carried away, and more, if our country is involved, because that is again a topic of conversation, what to watch on TV and look on the Internet. As of June 12,, begins this time in Brazil 20. Soccer World Cup and please remember the time difference, four hours in the Canary Islands, So many games evening will be, the opening match in Sao Paulo is to 9 Take place in the evening Canary clock time.

And my wishes for this new year, that you never missing a dream for which to fight, to meet a project, to learn, a place where you can go and someone to love…
Since embracing
Carina

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