"Discipline....Who likes that word?"

Chorus taught us the three fundamental principles in Seibukan Jujutsu: Awareness, Assessment and Action. Awareness is being honest with yourself and looking at the situation you are in.  Assessment is making a connection with what you know about yourself. Action is making a decision to change or accept your situation. 
The Martial Arts Culture brings together people with a common goal and teaches an increased ability to meet the demands of life.  Sometimes there is no escape but to fight back and this brings feeling of anger, fear and frustration.

I think these principles and culture can be said about "The Challenge" as well.  We have come together with a common goal: to try to make some change in our lives.  There is an awareness that we need to make a change.  Have you been honest with yourself about what that changes needs to be and made the connection with what you know about yourself?  Sometimes we come to awareness from something someone else may have said and we jump right to action.  It is important to take the time to be honest and own that awareness before we can really take action.  Look at your twelve week goals again and again and make sure they are what you want and if they are, set those weekly intentions to meet those goals.  If not, take some time, rewrite the goals and again set those weekly intentions to get you where you want to go.  Be honest, figure out what you really want and then go for it.  You are investing 12 weeks, so make it worth your time. 

The Dick Hotch Basketball Tournament is this weekend and WISEWOMAN is sponsoring a "Pack the Gym Red" Day on Saturday, 2/11.  This is an "awareness to action campaign" to increase your knowledge of the #1 Killer; Heart Disease. If you come out on Saturday, 2/11, wear Red!

The Southeast Alaska State Fair & Well & Fit Community Council is partnering for the Winter Olympics on Saturday, February 18th, starting with a Community Skate at 10:00am (weather permitting), ski & sled races, softball and golf in the snow, and a Chili Cook Off.  Put it on your calendar and watch for further details.