Monday, February 11, 2013

Welcome Year of the Snake


Happy New Year and welcome Snake team! 

So here we are, less than a week away till banquet day and I am filled with both anxiety and excitement.  As the team has been spending extra time in training and preparing, there always seems to be the extra injuries and illnesses around to complicate things. Friday I started with an irritating cough which I blamed on the dust bunnies, however, I think it may be the start of one of the many bugs floating around these days (feeling kind of crumby).  Hope it’s a short one!

So starts a new chapter; the year of the Snake, one with new responsibilities, challenges and goals.  I’m trying to prepare myself for the adjustment of starting a new year and focusing and working towards what it has in store for me.  However, I think until next Saturday is over its not going to quite feel like a New Year has begun.  I hear different body parts yelling at me to let them rest and heal but I’m a little scared that slowing down might actually get kind of comfortable.  I have seen faces come and go over the years and I have no intention of being one of them.   I want to stay with a forward momentum, and believe that staying on the team is the motivation that can help keep me engaged and moving in the right direction. Why would I want to abandon something that has given me so much?  I want to continue to learn and grow, not only in my kung fu but in every other area of my life.  So, I look forward to a new year, a little less pressure of deadlines, a new team and definitely spending more time with my family!

Alana Regier


 

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