|We are not a team because we work
together.
We are a team because
We respect,
Trust and care
For each other.
We each joined
the year of the I Ho Chuan for our own personal reasons; however, I believe if
you were to look closely and compare ones list to another, they would most
times be working towards similar goals and directions. Looking around our
circle of teammates it is quite obvious that we are a group made up of very
different personalities. It is the
combination of all these people put together that have the potential to make a
great team with the ability to accomplish fabulous and extraordinary things.
Although there are parts of a year in the I Ho Chuan that are quite individual
there is a huge part that is team. This
team portion is the part that for some is more difficult than others. Those who
may prefer to work it on their own and to focus solely on their own personal
goals and ambitions may miss out on a big benefit of what being part of this
team has to offer. As I have found
myself in a tough place personally I have been deeply touched by the reaching
out of a couple of teammates. It is the
sincere reaching out, honest, respectful, caring actions that have had the
power to keep me moving forward even though at a turtle pace. It is the
qualities that these individuals have demonstrated that I see as true qualities
that make up not only a person worthy of a black belt but one that is a gift to
the world they live in. It is even more
incredible to me when the outreach of support and care comes from someone whose
balancing of life does not allow them to be present at every class or event
however they are more in tune and engaged than what many might recognize.
I really
encourage each of us to continue or for some start reading each other’s blogs
and for those not blogging, start. Allow
the entire team to be a part of your journey. Let each member of this team know that someone
has their back, that there is a group of people who care, respect and are
looking out for them. The moments we believe we are the only ones struggling,
the only ones who have ended up detoured, I will guarantee there is at least
one of the many who make up this team who has found themselves in a similar
place and who may be able to offer help.
Why struggle alone in silence when we have such a wealth of resources at
our finger tips? Why not help others from our own lessons learned?
I am truly
grateful to those who have reached out to me at a time that was low and
discouraging. You will never know completely how much it meant and the
difference it made! You have reminded me how important it is to be aware of,
watching out for and caring for those around us, whether they are there in the
flesh or from a distance. Thank you thank you thank you!
Alana Regier
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