The Sun Will Set

Heyo everyone, this weeks blog is going to be about adapting and accepting when things don’t go your way 

For those who weren’t aware, I recently got a job at Canadian Tire. I rather enjoy it, too. It’s helping me build my people person skills, I’ve been getting tons of steps, I’m making a little bit of cash, there’s a lot of pros. However, anything with pros comes with cons. Over the next two weeks, my hours line up so that instead of getting my usual 20+ hours per two weeks of mat time, I’m getting 3. I’ve already begun submitting some schedule changes so I can attend some of the more pressing classes and events. It would be nice to attend them all, but it all comes down now to that precious balance. This job is really good for me and I don’t want to blow it by being so committed to Kung Fu, but I also don’t want to sacrifice my Kung Fu because I’m so focused on doing well in this job.

When I first saw that all my shifts were evenings on Kung Fu days, I was really upset, not going to lie. Some days I work 5-9. That’s literally the Kung Fu time zone! However, I made it clear in my interview that I would be needing to change up some evenings to make room for my Kung Fu and the lady in charge of scheduling said that would be all good, so I’m confident that my change requests will be approved. However, should they get denied, it’s important to keep in mind that, just because I lose the convenience of the evening classes doesn’t mean I lose my ability to train. I can increase the amount I train at home, and I can try to attend the morning classes as much as possible. Just because what I’m used to isn’t there anymore doesn’t mean what I want to do can’t be done.

With that, it’s important to apply this to every aspect of life. You can’t always change the universe to best suit you. Things won’t always go your way. It’s what you do when things go foul that counts. At the end of the day, the sun will set. It will rise again in eight or so hours, and then set again. If things don’t work out immediately, it’s not the end of the world. Earth will keep spinning. So we have to move on, and adapt ourselves to overcome these challenges. I find that if we can do that, the balance will become easier.