| How's your mental attitude? Has martial | | | | This kind of separation, of calm |
| arts helped train your mind? Someone | | | | reaction to disappointments comes with |
| cuts you off in traffic. Yes, it's | | | | martial arts training. |
| another one of those unsafe cellphone | | | | Martial Arts Strength of Mind |
| drivers. Then, at work, someone spills a | | | | Approach your martial-arts training as |
| little coffee on your papers. By | | | | if it's teaching you to have a stronger |
| accident. | | | | mind with a positive mental attitude |
| Back in the car, you notice that your | | | | (sorry, if that sounds corny): When |
| son left gum stuck to the upholstery in | | | | training starts, all the cares of the |
| back. All the little frustrations in | | | | outside world are left behind. You focus |
| life. But is any of this really worth | | | | on training -- not on the argument you |
| getting upset over? | | | | had with someone outside of class. |
| No. | | | | Martial Arts acts as your oasis -- your |
| Not in the scheme of life on this | | | | buffer. |
| planet. It's unfortunate that 'crud' | | | | I am not saying to avoid getting mad. |
| befalls us all. So, you get dumped on | | | | Anger is a necessary part of life. A |
| from time to time. Don't let that affect | | | | disciplined mind has no problem |
| your overall mood. Maybe comment on the | | | | compartmentalizing the anger. It doesn't |
| problem; get immersed in fixing the | | | | seep over into other areas of your life. |
| problem; even whine during the analysis | | | | And if someone angers you during class, |
| of the problem, if you must -- but as | | | | it doesn't have to ruin your whole |
| soon as a course of action is | | | | lesson. Deal with it, then drop it. Move |
| determined, whining stops. | | | | on. |
| And even if you are disappointed about | | | | Never be weak enough to allow the one |
| any of the vicissitudes of life, this | | | | occurrence to infect your mood for the |
| doesn't change your activities and | | | | rest of the class period. |
| behavior -- how you practice martial | | | | Be strong. |
| arts, treat your family, or deal with | | | | It's easy, once you decide this is how |
| any other problem, project, or | | | | you always behave. |
| unexpected occurrence. | | | | |