I held my TKD presentation at lunch today and it was a huge success! Lot's of audience interaction, question asking and laughing at my jokes. At one point I had a couple of volunteers join me on stage to help demonstrate the beginner techniques students would be performing.

Now I just need to have at least 7 people sign up in order to run the class, which I don't see as being a problem.

Funny thing is, last night I was feeling a bit down while training in my home studio and watching myself in the mirrors. Your techniques aren't so great, I told myself. (I've always held high standards for the black belt rank, and myself in particular.) Yet at the demonstration today there was nothing but OOO's, and Wow's, and even applause!

Afterwards there were plenty of compliments which I accepted graciously.

Two nights ago I asked W if she would make up a flyer for me to hand out at the presentation. (one of her work skills) She didn't like that I waited until the last minute to ask, (Oops!) which I apologized for, but then spent the whole night turning out a piece of work that everyone was impressed with! This has to be a form of love on her part, I thought.

Sadly, she could not accept the compliments. Her rushed work just wasn't good enough in her mind.

I still really want to ask her a bunch of questions. Basically take her temperature and push her a bit I suppose, but I'll hold off for now.

Even so, I'll be looking for openings to allow her to see that the reality is I'm not waiting around forever for my wife to love me.

Thanks for your support everyone!

M: A really long time.
Crisis: 5 years.
She's still worth it.

Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose. -Viktor Frankl