The last few blogs posted seem to have a common theme about
them. They speak honestly of where
people are in their life and the difficulty and challenges people are facing to
meet their requirements and commitments.
I don’t believe that for anyone, being a part of the I Ho Chuan team, is a walk in the park and life is rosy
all the time. We all face setbacks and
discouraging moments. Being honest with ourselves as well as with
fellow team mates is the only way to change discouragement to something
positive. I listen to everyone in the
monthly meetings openly tell the struggles they face and I find I can relate to
everyone on some level. It is
reassuring to know that I am not the only one feeling bogged down, falling
behind or struggling with feelings of disappointment and discouragement.
We are our own worst critics. We have
high expectations for ourselves and are disappointed when we don’t meet them. We have all chosen challenges that are just
that, challenges; they aren’t supposed to be easily accomplished. We forget that life has a way of throwing
obstacles that make us go off course and maybe fall a little behind of where we
think we should be. However, like has
been said, when a person looks back to the beginning of the year and looks at
the numbers add up in their log or sees personal challenges met or positive
changes taking place in their relationships, how can we ever say that we
failed?
At the beginning of the year, my first couple of months were
brutal. I admit I was guilty of
neglecting some of my other commitments, thinking that I had to put everything
I had into my kung fu alone. I wasn’t
sure how to juggle everything and thought I had to pick one thing over the
other. It was in spending time on my personal
challenges that I woke up. I realized
that if I neglect other parts of my life and only focus on kung fu alone, in
the end, what have I truly accomplished
Right now, I feel
immense relief that I’m not neglecting the things that are truly important in
my life and feel an incredible peace. I
am enjoying where I am and what I’m doing. I have missed the demo and a meeting or class
here or there, and have felt guilt every time.
I have had to accept that sometimes there are other places I have needed
to be. I am still totally engaged and
determined. I have set my goals and am
going to do all that I can to accomplish them.
I’m not sure where I’ll be come
fall, but I do know that I will be closer to my goal than I was at the
beginning of the year. I still have
struggles continually, but I have found that I have been handling them
differently than a few months ago.
Taking things day by day, step by step, trying to move progressively
forward in the process.
Thanks to everyone who has been so honest and open to where
they are and how they are feeling.
Sticking together and encouraging each other is a whole lot easier when
you know more about your fellow team mates.
Alana Regier
http://alanaregier.blogspot.ca/
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