So tonight in class I had a bit of an eye opener. Master Brinker and the others who went to Alabama talked about their experiences and how the trip affected them and it brought to my attention how important journaling is.



For my UBBT requirements, I tried to balance out physical and mental tasks so as to make me a more well rounded black belt. I have school as a big part, getting good grades and getting into grad school, etc. I also have push ups, situps and my form reps as far as physical requirements go.

When I joined the UBBT student team, Master Brinker told me I was required to journal once a week. I hate journalling but I added it to my list of mental requirements. I thought it would be easy...maybe a tad inconvenient, but easy.



I was wrong.



Throughout this whole UBBT, my pushups, my situps, my form...I'm right on track. I've done 32, 799 pushups, 32,519 situps and 270 reps of Kempo since accepting the challenge on September 14; but I haven't journalled very much at all.

It might be because I'm afraid to write something I'll regret, or maybe just because I'm lazy (more likely). Anway, tonight was a kick in the pants so I better get my act together:)

I think if I try to write every day when I do the rest of my Kung-Fu routine, I can make it a habit. I've realized that I've missed out on a lot of opportunities for self examination and memories that journalling can provide and preserve.
I don't want to miss out anymore. Journalling can be a great tool if I decide to use it.

So I'll start by writing again tomorrow. If I try to think of one thing I learned everyday and write it down and think about it, I should think that would make me a better person in the end.