Today was a challenge.
I missed out on a good opportunity at work today, darnit. I understand that you need to roll with the punches and learn and keep getting back on your feet. But sometimes the focus changes from "speak your truth quietly and clearly and listen to others" to "listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story". Fair enough.
Sooo glad I had a backup plan in case today blew up in my face the way it did. Now is the time for taking a few risks. I have full support from Moda, for which I'm grateful. I'm going to take what I'm learning in karate about assertiveness and demonstrate it in the real world. My sensei asked tonight about a certain kata; he said "what do you think of when I say shi hin bun kai"? I replied "I think I'm frightened and I need to jump out of the way". He winced and said "...there is no frightened in karate".
Whoops....