Friday, January 15, 2010

Oh to be a black belt with two imaginary stripes...

I am sooooo very grateful that my Sensei asked me to take a pretest tonight. I thought I had a chance of taking the official test tomorrow, but it was made clear tonight that my nagging feelings of unreadiness were ABSOLUTELY RIGHT!!!! Kind of a disappointment (with a few tears I must admit), but a blessing too. Blessing because it didn't cost me $200 to find that out tomorrow. Blessing because now I have 4 more months to make the little corrections that will make my katas "perfect" and more a part of me, so I don't have to think about the next movement so much as making it one you would be hesitant to step in front of. Blessing because now I can enjoy the test tomorrow instead of stressing about it. God shows mercies in so many ways. THank you Father for new mercies every morning. Thank you Aiye, for reminding me that the worst thing that might happen is having to test in 4 months instead of tomorrow. You Pass ~ YEA! You Fail ~ it's okay. You just have to try again. BIG DEAL!!!!
Bed time.
eryn

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