Martial Arts Life

You are blindfolded, in front of you obstacles scattered in various places, a mitt, chair, boxing glove, another team member, sticks.  The goal is to trust your partner through verbal communication to get you through those obstacles without running into one to reach the other side.  If you do hit an obstacle, 5 burpees for each obstacle hit.  Could there be a greater lesson within this game? Like life we are blind to what lies ahead in our future. Your goal to becoming a black belt seems pretty clear and individualized.  You go to class, learn the curriculum, practice and perfect, not expecting the unexpected obstacles and setbacks that might lie ahead however they will be there.  Obstacles such  an injury, overload of personal responsibilities, lack of discipline, fear of failure, an illness, a family crisis. It can feel lonely, scary and defeating.  Like being blindfolded in the game you try to look ahead at the months ahead of you but you ...

It's crazy that we just had the 4th of July and that I've been about of school for almost a month now. I guess I've just been a 'little' busy lately... Okay, 'a little busy' is quite an understatement, I know! For me, however, I'm not one to just lay around on the couch all day, I like to be up and active. For example, this past weekend I got to attend Firefighter Camp, how cool is that? Not only was it physically challenging but mentally and emotionally challenging for everyone. What made this camp different from any other I've attended was the fact that it was for young females looking to explore firefighting as a possible career. Not only was it for girls, but it was also lead and organized by females firefighters from all around the NW. And that's just the beginning, I am also working for my school district, as a Website Designer. I've worked with a lot of different technology completing various tasks. Website is not one of those tasks th...