Joy in Judo

Hello, friends! My daughter and I had Judo class tonight. It was delightful. Let me tell you a few reasons why.

1) Self-defense, man. It's so important for me and my daughter to learn how to defend ourselves.

2) Judo teaches discipline and patience - something that me and my daughter both struggle with.

3) There are people my daughter's age and people my age in the class. You might know that I've struggled to make friends in Enid. Tonight I spent maybe ten minutes talking to an adult who was not a member of my church. That's so rare; I value the friendships I'm building so much!

4) I think it's wonderful that my daughter and I are able to do this together. It allows us to encourage each other. She sees that I'm not automatically good at this, that I fail (often), and that it's okay to fail. She sees me practicing and learning, and it inspires her to do the same.

5) I seriously love learning new skills, and this is completely new.

That about sums it up, I think. I'm really hoping that taking this class and sticking with it (at least for a while) will give my daughter confidence. And I'm not gonna lie, I could use some confidence too. :)