stay strong

Hello guys! Welcome back to my journal. To start things off, I wanted to address that probably at this point in the cycle, including me, you may be tired. But we have to stay strong and finish strong. If you quit now then your choice may come along with some regrets. First of all, we're only two weeks away from testing and if you stop practicing now and you don't know your stuff by testing then it's going to be a rough night. Testing can last hours and you don't want to be the person who is dragging everyone behind. Some nights I really just want to sit down on the couch, bury myself in the blanket, maybe lay with my dog and read my book or play my video game but then I think about what stuff I have to do and what consequences can happen if I don't do them. So I get off my butt and I practice with an R. Last cycle, Fall cycle 2023, I was in Peru for the first 3 weeks of the cycle and I didn't think I could complete all of my requirements there so I held back and waited. When I was watching my dad test I thought that maybe I could have done it. It felt weird that I wasn't on the mat with everyone else that I had tested with for first poom. Moral of the story is don't hold back on what you can be. Think about yourself as that string thing on the top of the candle and now imagine the lighter with its brilliant flame coming down upon you. Such a beautiful flame you can be so why not take that chance? We're all gonna take risks in life sooner or later and some risks are for the better. No risk, no reward. Anyway, this journal is densely packed with words so i'm going to wrap it up. I'll see you guys tomorrow. banana soup