Long days

 I like it when the days are long. It give me the feeling there is lots of time for everything. But I tend to get less sleep which is not good. 

Everything should be more balanced. 

Sometimes you need a Simon

 Sometimes you need a Simon to keep you accountable.

You going after a goal, you set your plan, you start with high motivation and then you stop. You lose motivation. And then your success coach or your partner/friend/etc. is going to poke you and get you going again. 

The happy fighter

 If you ask people how they remember me, many of them will say grumpy or angry. 

As a kid I was grumpy. Now I look angry. Why? I’m not really angry or unhappy all the time. I’m just very neutral in my facial expression. I’m not smiling. 

I know that when I force smile I feel better. I’m aware of the benefits of smiling. I’m going to practice smiling more. Until it becomes a habit. 

Am I mean?

 I think that by nature I am a nice person. I don’t like hurting others. But when needed, would I be able to hurt a person? Not just talking about punching harder, but actually hurting them in order to stop them from hurting me   

I don't like making mistakes

When I was a kid, I used to specific words in a funny way. Changing letters. Or missing letters. For example - I would say hopsital instead of hospital.

I was laughed at.

So because I did not want to make any mistakes, I kept my mouth shut. As a kid and into my young adult life- I avoided conversations, especially if it was with more than one or two people. To this day, I have a fear of saying the wrong thing, doing the wrong thing. 

But about 10 years ago, I was given a book to read. The book was called "failing forward". 

I can't say it completely changed me. I am still shying away from the spot light and will hang on to what I feel comfortable with. But I am embracing the change and the challenges with new experiences. And that opened a whole new world for me. At work and at Kung Fu.

Weekend Time

It is hard to get sufficient rest from work when there are weekend activities. Tiger Challenge, Farmers Day parade, etc. and then yard work. House work. By the time the weekend ends, I need another day to recover. 

I’m a Dragon

 Today’s parade was awesome. It is so much fun to see the joy of people. Kids, adults, seniors. It is also as lot of fun to spend time with my Kung Fu friends. and I got all my steps for the week 🤣