We can be our own worst critics sometimes. We say things to ourselves, about ourselves, that we would never say to someone else. Why are we so hard on ourselves?
The road to mastery isn’t paved with perfection. It’s paved with failures. We try, sometimes we succeed, we find our limits, and we fail. Then, if we are really masters, we get back up and do it all over again. Hopefully, each time we get up we are that much closer to mastery, or at least excellence.
I’ve heard several artists say that all artists have at least 10,000 bad drawings in them and, if they want to achieve mastery as artists, their task is to get all those bad drawings out. Allow yourself to draw 10,000 bad drawings… and draw some more. This is the road to mastery. We have permission to fail. In fact, it’s encouraged.
Giving myself permission to fail is something I keep having to actively remind myself to do.
Numbers:
Pushups: 3922
Situps: 2993
Weapon Form: 707
Hand Form: 399
Random Acts of Kindness: 111
Sparring: 245
Kilometres: 1419
Memorize “Mastery”: Nothing to report
Nuture Relationships: Nothing to report
Blogging: 45
Declutter my life: Continues
Greatcoat project: No progress since last blog
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