One thing that helps a little when I have a rowing setback may apply to your karate as well: it makes me much happier to realize that this is something I can work on the rest of my life. It's not like gymnastics where you have a couple good years, or even baseball where you retire by 40. It does suck that you can't do it this year, and I'm not trying to minimize that, but in my case at least it helps me to remember that if I miss a race or a class this year it will be there for me next year or the year after.
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Date: 2006-10-31 03:15 pm (UTC)One thing that helps a little when I have a rowing setback may apply to your karate as well: it makes me much happier to realize that this is something I can work on the rest of my life. It's not like gymnastics where you have a couple good years, or even baseball where you retire by 40. It does suck that you can't do it this year, and I'm not trying to minimize that, but in my case at least it helps me to remember that if I miss a race or a class this year it will be there for me next year or the year after.