Sunday 9 April 2017

Hidden Battles


I should maybe begin by apologizing for the possibility that this blog may be hard to read and that I may not be able to express my feelings just perfect.  I have found myself thinking on last week’s meeting many times this past week.  I came out of the kwoon, sat down in the car, exhaled a deep breath and said out loud with confidence that I felt it was the best meeting we have had yet this year. I left feeling I knew a little more about some of my team mates and felt relief that I am not the only one with challenging things going on in life.  I would like to start by thanking the young lady, who by sharing her own story; got the ball rolling by giving others the courage to open up and share the different struggles they have been facing in their own training and lives (we miss you not being on the team this year). It made me more aware than ever that there are many battles being fought by people I am around on a regular basis, battles that for many are kept quietly to themselves.  I walked away Saturday with the lesson reinforced that when we have the courage to open up at the right time with the right people, we may be surprised we are not alone; empathy and help can come from surprising sources. 

I just wanted to share a few points from one of my readings this week as to the importance of relationships.

-         Your life is very different when you are alone vs. connected to others

-         We all face difficult challenges in life

-         When we are disconnected from the support and love of others we lose energy, become discouraged and tend to repeat old behaviours that don’t work

-         Accomplishing our dreams/goals will be accelerated or decelerated by whether we are working alone or are accompanied by support

-         Life is better when we are with others

-         Relationships are the fuel of our existence and path

-         To ‘be with’ means on the same side and signifies that someone is present with you, has your back and wants to help you

Just one more thank you to everyone that shared last meeting, you help encourage others to do the same at the same time allowing others the opportunity to possibly help.

Alana Regier

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