One of the most important lessons I’ve learned is that nothing worthwhile comes quickly or easily. It always takes time and effort and therefore patience.
This is borne from my own personal experience. I am the dictionary definition of impatient, especially when it comes to me. Being blessed (or cursed) with being described as “very bright” as a youngling I soon concluded that if I wasn’t immediately good at something it wasn’t worth it.
Soon it became apparent that just winging it wasn’t enough. I didn’t study for my GCSE’s and had to resit two of them, English and Maths, to get the generally accepted as standard 5 at C. For some reason I thought my laissez-faire approach would work with A-Levels and it kind of did with one of them. I did A level political science in a year and got a B. However I got a D and an E in the other two.
Roll on through the years from 20 – 30, quite rudderless and aimless, merely gathering debt and weight a friend suggested Jujitsu. How I laughed. I went, though.
8 years later I was a black belt and a fully insured sensei.
This planted a seed. Slow and steady wins the race. Kinda.
Mid way through my jujitsu journey I decided to take up studying again. Around this time I was unemployed. I signed up for a module with the Open University
8 years later (and after manys a hissy fit i graduated with a 2:1 honours degree in Philosophy and Religious Studies
So I really need to be more patient with myself with the magic thing. It’s a performance, like improv in many ways.
I’m not close to ready to going on stage with it. I’m not even sure that’s in the plan but learning new things is always good. Learning how to mess with cause and effect gives conclusions one isn’t initially looking for.
Munkus Bubbly 