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Anyone who has ever worn corrective lenses, can tell you that the first time they put them on, the world was brand new to them. Things came into focus that they had never known existed.

A friend once said that, as a child, before she got her glasses, she thought that trees had one large green leaf on them, and that the leaves she could pick up from the ground and look at, were smaller pieces of the big one on the tree. How fascinated she was when she wore her glasses for the first time and could see the distinct leaves on the branches! All of us have the same type of experience at one point in our lives regardless of whether or not we have twenty-twenty vision.

Sometimes we see tasks as one large picture, with pieces that drop off at random that need our attention. From a different perspective, we might tackle each step of the task as a distinct step toward accomplishing our goal. Our current theme will help us to recognize that if we focus on our goals, and “make every moment count,” we will fulfill  our quest for personal success. We each have the opportunity every day to choose to focus on  the positive aspects of our lives, or to focus on the negative aspects that continually drain our spirits and our productivity.

The best gift we can give to ourselves is a positive outlook that will positively influence everything we do. Every martial arts student should strive to be the best that they can be, both in martial arts and in life. By focusing on achieving a Black Belt, each lesson they have will be a clear step toward reaching their goal. Through this process each  student will learn that by setting goals and focusing on them, they can accomplish any task.

How often do we anticipate a special event like a holiday or vacation and look forward to it weeks in advance, only to wake up the morning of the event to realize that we are not ready?

All it takes to be on track for anything is knowing that each moment of our lives is ours to work with, and knowing how to manage that time to our best advantage. Too often we let moments slip away by allowing distractions to draw us away from a focused  path to our goals.

At our school, we “Make Every Moment Count” in order to fulfill our dreams.