Planning

It's Sunday morning and I'm having my tea and planning my day. I used to wonder how I would ever fit Kung Fu into my busy life and now I try to fit life into my Kung Fu. I will train everyday and then do whatever I can fit into the rest of the day. Sometimes, when I am feeling overwhelmed by life's challenges, if I focus on my training, even for a short time, it seems more manageable. It doesn't take the worry away, or make the situation go away, but it makes me feel like I can handle it.
A few years ago, I was sitting in this same spot, looking at all the things that I wanted/needed to do in order to grade for my black belt, it seemed quite huge! I began to wonder how I would fit it all in, where would I find the time, it didn't seem possible......then I got up and started doing reps of my form and I started to feel better. So from then on, whenever I feel like it is too much, I just get up and get going! I occasionally forget that lesson, like last week, but it was only a couple of days ( not weeks) and then I was back on track. I think as long as I keep getting back on track, I will get where I want/need to go.