Lately I’ve had to deal with disappointment in my life and I wanted to share that with you and the ways I identified to help not only myself but my daughter too. My gorgeous little girl went for her judo grading. This involves her showing her skills and abilities to the judges. For them to award her a different colour belt if she has improved enough.
In short, she didn’t get her yellow belt. I know how that sounds but I couldn’t be prouder of her. It wasn’t that I wanted this for her or felt that she was entitled to it. It was the fact that she had set herself this goal, that she had worked so hard. Putting all her effort into preparing. As far as I could see (not that I’m biased or anything) she did just as well as her peers. In the second fight she got ippon in seconds! (which is really good).
She’d practised at home too, and at the classes for weeks. Even her instructor said she had been most improved lately. Once she had done her fights she had to wait for the result which took hours. Hours of excitement, wondering, hoping.