I stood in the entryway to the dojo with the other women, waiting to enter the darkened room. I had trouble breathing. I fought with
Tag: fear
Yes, You Can.
When new students show up to class, I find myself saying something like “You got this,” or “You can do this,” and any other sentence
Finding Fire
It was the strangest thing. I was standing at one end of the gym, Stephanie was standing at the other. I focused on getting righteous
Intimidation
In our self-defense class recently, we were working with defense weapons. I have a collapsible baton, deployed by quick movement of the hand. We were
Don’t Fear the Boogeyman
This world is both beautiful and brutal. We find beauty in nature, and in others when we see the variety of goodness in each thing.
Do It Anyways
“I want you to do 20 sit ups and punch the pad as you come up. I want you to do it as fast as
