Whilst recovering from my third surgery in the past five weeks to rid myself of the Rock of Gibraltar in my left kidney, I’ve had plenty of time to do nothing more than be still and think. Still water runs deep and this post is what I’ve reflected on.

Paxtial Arts is about expanding your training horizons which begins with broadening your mind to accept other possibilities outside of the box of your conventional curriculum, which widens the context and enhances the potential for personal relevance.

Paxtial Arts is not something you do, it is something you become - at peace with yourself, the world, and your place in it.  It is in this stillness where the true magic of your Art lay hidden, waiting to be discovered.

We have lost this stillness while running the treadmill of life and I can’t help but wonder what the world would be like if we could reconnect to this stillness and entertain at least the notion of a completely different internal dialogue focussed on the quality of engagement with ourself and the world around us.

This is what we must leave behind for our grandchildren and great grandchildren, the gift of stillness.