I have found myself in a really weird and somewhat confused
place the last three weeks. Here we are with only nine days left till I
must make the decision whether or not to grade this year. As I have seen potential candidates make the
very hard decision that this is not their year to grade, I have started
questioning myself. If they don’t
believe they’re ready, how in the world do I think that I can be?
I have been thinking of little else the last week, trying to
figure out, how does a person know when they are ready for something like
this? As of tonight I still haven’t got
the answer to this. The last couple of
days I have been reflecting on the last 8 months. I have looked at my numbers, I have gone over
my list of requirements, I have reviewed what I chose for personal challenges
this year and I have to say that I see
this year as a success in that respect .
If anyone would have told me that at almost 40 years old I would be
doing what I have the last year, I would have laughed at them and thought they
were off their rocker. Having to come up
with a list of personal challenges and then be held accountable for completing them
has been an amazing motivation for me to do things I always wanted to but didn’t
have the courage to. Logging pushups,
situps, km’s, diet, etc. has proven to
myself that first it is possible and second has been a push to see if I could
do better.
I have rediscovered the fact that this is an independent journey.
It is a decision that one must make for
themselves and not make it dependant on what other people decide. We may train together and encourage and help
each other, but in the end it is only ourselves that can truly decide where we
are mentally and make the choice of where we want to be. I have gone over and over convincing myself
that next year would be better. It would
give me more time to prepare, maybe life will slow down (now that one is a
laugh), and maybe my knees and shoulder will be in better shape. . . . . . .blah
blah blah. What I have realized is that
first off my life will not slow down.
The older I get and the more I use my knees and shoulders are they
really going to feel better? As for more
time, well I believe the more time we have, the more we try to fill it with.
I am finding this such a hard decision for the fact that
because it is important to me, I don’t want to make the wrong one. Well the clock says 12:11am, now only 8 days
left!
Alana Regier
What can a husband and Sifu tied together say to that? Especially as an individual who doesn't seem to have it all together at times. Can I say more than I already have as your husband? As you said Alana, it is ultimately your choice. I know that your focus has changed from what you wanted from kung fu, from your first day until know, so go with your heart and you will be supported with whatever choice you make. Love your husband.
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