This is a new feature I’m adding to this blog, to get myself into the habit of regularly journaling about my training. I’ll discuss the previous week’s training, successes and failures, and where I intend to go from here.
A lot happened this past week. My teacher from the Temple of the Jedi Order and I parted ways due to incompatibility. I’m currently in line for a new teacher over there, hopefully one who will take a more active hand in my training, and with whom I can work better.
Secondly, I’ve taken my next steps in the IJRS introductory course, completing the force and personal exercises, and next I’ll be going into the creed and communication exercises, which I hope to complete this week. I’m doing well on that front.
In terms of TOTJO training, I’m catching up on the apprentice exercises I missed while training away from the Internet for a while, but those are posted in my journal on that site.
Meditation is going well, I learned to let go and just go with the flow, and am now able to meditate while actively doing something, although that’s somewhat difficult. I’m also gaining greater control over my mind and what’s in it, making particularly good steps with my fear of heights, which I’ll need to conquer before joining the guard this fall.
Aside from that, all is going well.
And this is my reminder to you to do those intro assignments.
This is the danger of training in too many locations though, you get spread too thin. It’s understandable though. Kind of like going to a really good buffet and your eyes are bigger than your stomach. 
I know how it is though. Finding a mentor is difficult, and sometimes they simply don’t exist. That’s why we don’t focus on mentor pairings since they almost never work out. Usually the student is not dedicated enough and the mentor is wasting their time. Sometimes mentors don’t have the time available that a student desires. And being online is far more difficult than training in person. This is why we have workbooks and faculty who can interact with students at varying levels. It tends to result in increased interaction than one on one mentoring and fosters a sense of community.
I was blessed with one mentor during my first year. It was mostly discussion which taught me a lot about how to view the world in a larger way. From then on I trained on my own with a few courses when available. It’s worked out ok for me, though it’s a slow process. lol So hopefully you find what you need to direct your path. In time that should come from within, but I understand the need for teachers at first because we don’t have a clue what we need at first. You’ll figure it out.
By: butchjax on May 20, 2010
at 5:55 pm