This is my journey

This is the first year that I'm really feeling like this is my journey.  I'm no longer comparing myself to the rest of the student body like I had in the past.  I've realized this isn't a race to black belt.  It's the journey to black belt and beyond that's most important to me.  In the past I couldn't care less about the journey, I just wanted to get there.  I've realized that I missed so many important things along the way.  Maturity along with humbleness through failure has allowed me to really focus on my journey.  

I'm embracing a concept called "seek first to understand before being understood". It's helping me develop empathy and patience where in my past I would've interrupted people mid sentence.  I wanted my views or comments to be heard.  This was 100% ego talking.  

I've also realized that my journey isn't completely mine alone.  I share this journey with my friends, my I Ho Chuan team and my family. I'm happy with where I am right now.  I'm happy embracing the journey and I'm going to soak up everything that it has in store for me.

Mr. Repay 

Student of Silent River Kung Fu