At the beginning of this I Ho Chuan year, I thought I had an
advantage with both Darcy and I being on the team together. First off I thought how great is this that we
will be going through everything together and at the same time, we’ll be so on
the same page. With this being my first
year in I Ho Chuan (never on the UBBT) I didn’t fully know what to expect and
forgot the whole individual journey stuff. I have learned so much this last year and
realized how off I was in my thinking.
Darcy and I both have our own individual list of challenges. We both have different ideas how to
accomplish what we have set out to do.
We definitely have different schedules, his with A LOT less time than
mine. We both have our own individual
perspective on things. However, even
though we are on our own path, we still are both working toward mastery in many different areas of our lives and are
there for one another to help where we can.
These days I seem to
be trying so hard to juggle time in order to get everyone where they need to
be. I’m trying to spend the time I need training and at the same time not take
away from anyone else in my family. With
our kids 15 and 10 years old, some people might argue that they are old enough
to stay at home on their own for long lengths of time. Well I disagree. I know legally they are fine and I trust they
won’t burn down the house deliberately, but I believe they still need and want
their parents around (even though they may not admit it). In the world today our kids are dealing with
many more pressures than I remember at their age. They are expected to and are trying to grow
up too fast. I feel privileged when my
kids choose spending time with their family over going out with friends. I know
it’s not always going to be like this; already the times are getting less, so I
will enjoy it while I can.
So here we are with four people in our house, all having to
go in different directions all on the same night. This has had its own list of challenges. With Darcy out of town it seems to get
complicated even a little more. I am so fortunate to have family and friends,
who without a second thought, are there in a heartbeat. Sometimes I think they may have been there
all along just waiting to be asked. I
have to thank Darcy, who has on days off, driven kids or stayed at home with
kids so I could attend classes and demo practices. Thanks Darc. I know for him it’s an even tougher spot to
be in, as he has missed so many classes and wants to be there and at the same
time has missed his family and needs to be there as well.
I know balance is the
key, and we are definitely working on it continually; changing it as circumstances
in our life change.
Alana Regier
http://
alanaregier.blogspot.ca
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