18/05: Fear and confidence
Category: Andy Dickinson's Power Talk
Posted by: Sensei
Martial Arts training for children is so important. You dont have to be physically gifted, correct martial arts tuition carefully nurtures children, bringing out the best. Its so important to set, work towards and achieve small goals as children. It really instills a sense of purpose and confidence that will be set into their blue print early in life. This confidence is the true spirit of having the courage to "give it a go", regardless of the fear of failure. Unshakeable confidence...is more than just regular confidence. Through martial arts training we want your child to develop BIG confidence tm to overcome all obstacles that appear through out their life
Fear can easily over ride confidence depleting your personal power in an instant. For many years I would lead with my "right cross". I wanted to be bigger stronger, faster and more powerful than anyone else. This was my way of fighting the fear....physically challenge it in extreme situations, and then see if it would go away. This I guess was normal during my 20's and early 30's, but became harder and harder to maintain. As I get older and my "spiritual practise" deepens the "right cross" has been replaced with a deeper grace and accceptance that even though we all have "fear" it is the courageous that can enter calmly into its heart and know that they will be okay.
Can you face your fears with courage? Do you have the confidence to step into the cauldron of life, and live it deeply to its absolute fullness or are you trapped behind the golden bars of fear? Step into the light people, start living the rest of your life from today. Feel the fear, accept it, look it in the eye, then step right through it. Please feel free to pass this on.
- Andy-
andy@northstarmartialarts.com.au
Fear can easily over ride confidence depleting your personal power in an instant. For many years I would lead with my "right cross". I wanted to be bigger stronger, faster and more powerful than anyone else. This was my way of fighting the fear....physically challenge it in extreme situations, and then see if it would go away. This I guess was normal during my 20's and early 30's, but became harder and harder to maintain. As I get older and my "spiritual practise" deepens the "right cross" has been replaced with a deeper grace and accceptance that even though we all have "fear" it is the courageous that can enter calmly into its heart and know that they will be okay.
Can you face your fears with courage? Do you have the confidence to step into the cauldron of life, and live it deeply to its absolute fullness or are you trapped behind the golden bars of fear? Step into the light people, start living the rest of your life from today. Feel the fear, accept it, look it in the eye, then step right through it. Please feel free to pass this on.
- Andy-
andy@northstarmartialarts.com.au
