Sometimes I get annoyed at my Jiu jistu coach. He says things like, “you did great, but you’re not using your pressure like you should.” Or “that looked really good, but you still aren’t doing x.” And I always think, “you should’ve just stopped after the good part.” And yet, he continues to do it. Over, and over, and over again. . And then I remember-he’s not my coach because…
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Jiu Jitsu Brings Growth
Oh. This one has always been quite the journey. Quite the struggle. Quite the emotional roller coaster. This one has always been the one I knew I wanted to love but struggled to commit to fully. It’s the one that has brought the most growth. The most challenges. The most tears. . I’ve always been the smallest. I USED to be the only girl. I didn’t know anything different. The…
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Finding Confidence
Confidence. It’s a weird thing, isn’t it? It’s there in some circumstances for no reason at all, and it’s lacking in other areas and we can’t figure out why. . This picture represents an ‘aha” moment for me. Ben says it was the moment I realized that I had been the chihuahua that thought I was the big dog. I remember seeing this picture after it was taken and thinking,…