Last week was complete self destruction. My kung fu training was all but obliterated. I lost my faith in hope. I chastized my self for believing. I pretty much resigned myself to failure.
Still, I am aware of a tiny seed of optimism flickering occassionally in the dark. I think it starts with something Sifu Brinker has been repeating lately - "Look at where you've started and how far you've come".
So I opened up my journals, and did some math.
Pushups: I've done 33,335 since December 1. My goal is to do 41,000 by Sept 1. I need to do 334 a day over the next 23 days to achieve the goal. It's possible.
Situps: I've done 19,200 since December 1. My goal is to do 27,400 by Sept 1. I need to do 356 daily over the next 23 days. I guess its possible.
Kicks: I've done 15,200 since December 1. My goal is to do 27,400 by Sept 1. I need to do 535 daily over the next 23 days. Its impractical.
Forms: I've done 754 since December 1. My goal is to do 1000 by Sept 1. I need to do 11 per day over the next 23 days. I can do this.
And I've completed my 26,000 pushups.
3 comments:
I think that you can still meet all your goals with a little push. Let me know if you need one. If you time how long it takes to do 535 kicks each day, I think you will be surprised at how little time that is. I think that you can do it.
Sifu Brinker has said, that if you meet all the goals you set, then they weren't high enough, and you didn't challenge yourself enough. You have been an inspiration for us all. Keep it up.
Sifu Wilson
This quote by Maryanne Radmacher-Hershey hangs in my bathroom so that I read it and am reminded on a daily basis....
"it is not the easy or convenient life for which I search,
but rather-
life lived to the edge of all "MY" possibility!"
(Somedays getting out of bed is all my possibility... other days it's and hour on the treadmill... )
Has this experience for you been about the journey and/or the destination? Is it considered a failure if you grew, learned, and enhanced yourself and your life?
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