After teaching the childrens classes tonight I left to do some church volunteer work. Part of my responsibilities are to visit a couple of ladies (2 separate families) once a month. With those visits, I give a bit of a small message. Tonight my assignment was to talk about lifting each other up, so to speak. "...and let the strong tenderly nurse the weak into strength, and let those who can see, guide the blind until they can see the way for themselves". Interesting enough, is that about 90 minutes prior to this, I had a meeting with Sifu Brinker and we talked about the same thing. The only difference was, that instead of talking about everyone pulling together to cross the finish line in this life, Sifu Brinker and I talked about pulling together to cross the finish line of the I Ho Chuan. I use the term "finish line" but it isn't really a finish. It's more like a beginning to a change in ourselves, that we have all chosen, and made a commitment to make.
I know that I have been very guilty of plunging ahead with my requirements, without even thinking about my team members. I realize now that getting to the end of my requirements, isn't going to seem so rewarding if some of the team is left behind. I am sorry for my ignorance and selfishness. I plan to change that. I hope I don't get annoying as I try my best to pull everyone together and try to find ways for all of us to be successful, together. Take one toothpick and it can snap in half with the flick of a finger. Take a handful of toothpicks and it can't be broken, even with the strength of a fist.
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