Year of the Dog

I've been on the team now in some sort of capacity for about 5 years.  The past few years have been an emotional whirlwind.  Health issues, job loss, moving, starting school.  It's been extremely stressful and extremely rewarding all at the same time.  The job losses impacted us tremendously as I had to learn how to live off of not even half of what I was previously making.  We learned a lot about needs vs wants and I've learned the importance of experiences vs stuff.  As stressful as things were and still are, I've learned a lot about myself and about who I am as a person. 

I started back in kung fu yesterday after only being at a couple regular classes over the past few years.  I tend to set my expectations to high and get even more awkward and anxious when I can't meet where I feel I should be.  So I am going to be attending the beginners class for awhile and work on remembering the basics and forms before I go back to my regular class so I don't get overly anxious and give myself a chance to catch up a bit.  I look forward to being back at the kwoon on a more regular basis and Josh will be joining me too.  I'm pretty excited about that since the last time he was in classes, he was a blue belt and I was a white belt.  It will be nice for us to be able to practice together now that I know a bit more than I did.   As much as I am nervous and self conscious about starting over, I am equally as excited for a new start.  I look forward to the year of the dog.

See you at the kwoon!