2017 – Year Two (MS2)

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MS2: Intro

On catching up again and again (or the calm before the MS2 storm)
On pushing the boundaries and crossing the line (or a slice of humble pie as second year begins)

MS2: Course Five

On getting my groove back (or returning to my practices)
On a fledgling romance (or an open love letter to my partner)
On the grind (or wishing that I were better)
On the learning curve
On cut hair (or a meditation on identity)
On acquiring difficult skills
On a writer that doesn’t read
On decompressing and readjusting (or Course Five: a post-mortem)

MS2: Fall Break

On fall break

MS2: Course Six

On a cold baby
On a letter to future self
On placeholder entries
On Starcraft and Jiu-Jitsu
On old man tears
On giving thanks
On Thanksgiving break
On the end of a long month
On practicing while hurt
On a well-deserved break (or Course Six: a post-mortem)

MS2: Winter Break

On Christmas (or winter break in Jacksonville)
On 2016 (as told through weekly reflections)
On a New Year (or winter break in Yuba City)

MS2: Course Seven

On ramps (or merging into the traffic of responsibilities)
On a tree a day
On lobsters and uncomfortable messages
On game day (or my first Jiu-Jitsu competition)
On relaxing for long-term gains (or the perspective of competition)
On a minor concussion
On social weekends (or the start of Step Countdown)
On a maternal grandfather
On happiness and appreciation
On the change of seasons (or Course Seven: a post-mortem)

MS2: Step One

On Wim Hof and Chill (or 29 days to Step One)
On time dilation (or 22 days to Step One)
On bitter pills (or 15 days to Step One)
On necessary atrophy (or 8 days to Step One)
On delaying the inevitable (or 18 days to Step One)
On a goodbye to Tampa (or 11 days to Step One)
On the move (or 12 days to Step One)
On the final stretch (or 5 days to Step One)
On the other side (or 2 days since Step One)

MS2: Outro

On quiet transitions (or the end of second year)