I personally don't know what it is like to have Herpes, but I am aware of the timeless phrase, "the gift that keeps on giving". I sat at work today barely able to stay afloat when it came to the swamping of jobs assigned to me. I finish 20 only to recieve 40 more. The cycle is endless and if it weren't for job security, I'd probably set them on fire! But, I digress...
As I sat there, I wondered to myself, 'if i could be anywhere doing anything else, what would that be?' A pause and then..I'd be at the dojang, training! or at Crossfit, helping someone..ooohh, I could be running! Something like that..where I could coach/teach and not be stressed...hate stress.
I realize, as others have come to realize, that I have a knack for teaching. I like coaching someone to learn something new and progress past their limit. I hope to instill a discipline that I may not have but can recognize in someone else. Maybe its from my need to be in control or to be heard, but I think I can be quite helpful. In relation to HapKiDo, I can do better when I am helping someone. When I begin to focus on me and what I lack..I get off track...I get out of balance. The majority of my complaints were about me and my inabilities during my red belt year...and these moments didn't do me or anyone else any good.
I helped a woman at work today, and in hindsight, it might have been an extreme...but I think I would have been worse off had I not even stepped out to help. I believe helping, even if it may be too much, is still helping and and better than doing nothing at all.
God grants us opportunities everyday to give us what we pray and ask for. We have to recognize them and act. So, give repeatedly and give often. The universe thrives on a cyclic pattern of give and take. Just keep the cycling flowing like watah.
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