“A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.” ~ Bruce Lee
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Gichin Funakoshi’s tenth precept is; “Put Karate into your everyday life and you will find its subtle secrets.”
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There are lessons that are learnt in the dojo that we can apply to the challenges faced in everyday life.
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It’s the journey that’s important. What we do with ourselves, our responses to times that are hard and exacting upon us. Whatever it is you want to achieve, it is going to require effort and time. Make that effort. It may seem difficult at first, but everything is difficult at first.
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We make the longest journey through a series of small steps. That does not mean we never fail, fall or despair; but it does mean we will grow from every failure, we will rise from every fall, and despair will always give way to determination.
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When you reach a goal or a destination, how do you feel? What do you do next? Do not worry about reaching those goals, or the destination; “A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.”
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It is the journey that is important, not the destination. Keep traveling your journey, through your karate training and through your life. Enjoy the journey and the experiences along the way. ??
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“If you love life, don’t waste time, for time is what life is made up of.” – Bruce Lee
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? Photo Credit: Ali Yusoff