Today

This past weekend we celebrated my dad's 60th birthday. It's interesting, throughout our busy lives we generally don't notice ourselves and those around us aging and changing. I was thinking about this during our dinner, I looked around at my family and thought about how much we have changed over the past few years, I remember when we all used to live in the same house. Way back then, I would quite often be thinking of what it would be like to be an adult, how to drive, have a job, etc. Nowadays, my older siblings have their own families to raise and take care of and I even have a place of my own! Kinda scary how fast time flies, I can't help but hear "cat's in the cradle" playing in my head while I write this.

This made me realize not to dream too far into the future, it will become the present before you know it. Having dreams and ambitions is good, but if you concentrate on today those dreams have a better chance of coming true. For me, this means not looking too far into my kung fu career. Yes, I have a dream of becoming a black belt and beyond someday and to help better those around me. However, if I do nothing but dream about it and neglect what I need to learn and accomplish now, that someday may not come at all.

These years as a que belt are the most important. They are base of my pyramid, if I don't solidify the base, the whole structure will be wobbly and unstable. Dreams are valuable and they give you something to shoot for, but sometimes you need to wake up and enjoy where you are today.

Take care everyone

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