Excellence in others

For most people, it start with technical excellence in a chosen field and a commitment to that excelllence. If you are willing to make a commitment to excellence and surround yourself with things that represent excellence and pursue events and experience that become miracles,  your life will change.

Pursue events that represent excellence. Surround yourself with things that represent it. Be mindful of the media you consume and with whom you take company with. Find people who will have you improve yourself instead of tear you down. 

I find that many times I am presented with media that shows up how "we can be better". Whether it is a make-up ad or a ad for a new protien bar, it always asks of us to change ourselves. Which, change, in and out of itself, is not bad. Change is inevitable, and it should be welcomed with grace and dignity. But to change for societal standards is, to think that we should have to buy our acceptance, is wrong. I feel this is a bit off topic that I wanted to get to. Because I feel this sentence is  not talking about things as in material "things" but rather "things" we get by having an experience.

I used to have some people in my life who would refuse to see the positive in any situation and in the end of it all I found them rather nilhilistic. Never moving forward and thinking that its all worth nothing in the end. I found it rather tough to talk to them about anything and I found that talking to them more would sometimes have me running the same thoughts. This is not to say that the were bad or that they were abusive to me, but spending too much time with them I found myself dragged into the same spiral as them. It took me awhile to that out.

When I did though I found that being with different people charged me. Increased my happiness and kept me going. I discovered that some people want nothing more than to lift you up and enjoy your company amoung them. Those were the people that I wished to spend time with.

Being at the kwoon and surrounding myself with people who have the same goals as me has been a big push towards me achiveing excellence in Kung Fu. With out all of your guys feedback and support and without the constant presence of my little sister I doubt that I would be where I am today. 

So thanks. And may we all strive towards excellence together!

Have a wonderful night and stay safe!