The Ying and the Yang

I have seen some people reflecting on their blogs and commenting on how negative they feel they are. I know I have felt that way about my own before as well. I believe this is due to the fact that when we evaluate ourselves, we always know we can do better. No matter what the outside world sees, our internal view is a lot different. It can be tough to see positives when you have had a year in the I Ho Chuan that has not gone as you had planned. I emailed Sifu Brinker a couple of weeks ago to discuss with him being a part of next years team and what my goals were to finish this year on a positive. I decide that to have a successful year next year, I needed to start making change now. Is it what I originally set out to do last January? Short answer is no. When I look back at what has transpired this year and where I am not, its hard not to be negative especially when trying to share it. I know what I should have done and definitely know what things I could have done to make this year more of a success. The point of this is to know that being critical of yourself is an important tool in bettering yourself. So when I blog going forward, there will still be some negative content but I will also include positive content as well. Life is about balance and to be successful you need to be able to use the negative as a way of improving yourself so you can continue to grow as a martial artist and as a person.