Jung Suwon Martial Arts

For Children, Adults and Families

On page 187 in Great Grandmaster Tae Yun Kim‘s book, Seven Steps to Inner Power: How to Break Through to Awesome, she talks about being grateful. 
 
“When you wake up and move your body before you begin your morning routine, pause for a moment to be grateful and happy for another day of opportunity. Think how blessed you are to have the use of your body. Celebrate, hum, sing as you stretch. Say, “Wow! I’m alive. Thank you for my hands, thank you for my feet, thank you for my eyes! I can see and touch, and what I see and feel is amazing.” 
 
What are you grateful for in your life?
 
Are you hungry because you didn’t have time to eat, or because you have no money to buy any food?
 
Are you cold because you ran out and forgot your jacket or because you are homeless with no extra clothes to wear?
 
Did you get wet in the rain because you forgot your umbrella or because you had no place to take shelter?
 
Are you legs sore because you worked out hard at the gym or because you have no car so you have to walk everywhere you go?
 
The next time you feel like complaining about some part of your life, think first. 
 
There is no guarantee what will happen tomorrow.  If you don’t learn to appreciate what you have now, no matter how much you gain, you will never appreciate it.
 
There are people who have no arms, so they learn to use their feet to write.
There are people who have no hands or feet, so they learn to use their mouth to paint.
People who have no eyes learn to use their ears to see.
 
Why? They have passion about their lives. They don’t take free rides or complain.
Remember to have gratitude!