Shoe horns aren't just for old men.

I've started using this tool when I purchased a new pair of dress shoes for work.  I've realized that in the past I would jam my foot and wiggle it to get my heel into my shoe.  Everytime I did this I broke down the back of the shoe and slowly ruined them.  I saw the shoe horn on the rack of show supplies while I was waiting in line to drop off a letter at Shopper's and decided to buy it and give it a go.  

What I realized the first time I used it was "why haven't I bought one of these sooner?". It wasn't primarily designed to eliminate bending over which is what I thought helped elderly men put on thier shoes easier.  In fact it's a tool designed to help protect the back of my shoes and make putting them on easier, with out damaging them.  

This got me thinking about my Kung Fu.  We're given a lot of tools during our training but I've resisted using them over the years. The I Ho Chuan program is such a valuable tool.  Everything in the program is there to help us become successful but I didn't realize it fully until now.  The program that is helping me change my diet/eating habits and assisting me with weight loss is a tool that is delivering noticable results.  It's not about all about the weight lose, it's about being mindful of what and how much I'm eating which is a life changing event for me.

A lot of that resistance was becuase of ego.  I didn't see the value at the time or I wasn't engaged at the time and it went right past me and I missed the opportunity.  I've finally been able to connect the dots on these tools and I'm seeing the dramatic and posstive effect it's having on my Kung Fu but more importantly on the quality of my life.  

Mr. Repay