Priorities

I recently wrote about making a commitment to Kung Fu. I had a tough decision today; my group at work was going on a summer drinking session and it coincided with my Kung Fu training. I struggled with it all day - not only would it be fun to go out drinking with them, but it would help me professionally, my coworkers will be shmoozing the bosses like crazy. To go back to my last post - you need to decide why you are doing Kung Fu - it is not something you just do when you feel like it or when it is convenient. You are training to develop yourself physically and mentally and that takes complete dedication. To quote myself "there is no 'martial arts for dummies'".

It will be interesting to see how my feelings on this subject change over the next 12 months. I found out this week I am going to be a father for the first time. So I have a little gift on the way that is going to be an even greater priority, I fully intend to continue my training but I am sure it will be challenging with all the checkups and then wanting to spend all my time I am not working with my kid. I will let you know how I get on. I am excited to raise my son or daughter with the Kung Fu spirit of knowledge and strength, patience and respect. Even if they decide that they don't want to study a martial art then I can still instill the Kung Fu values into them as they grow.

Nick
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