Fighting is EVERYTHING!!! (Day #6 January 14, 2013)

Fighting IS everything in life!! You must fight for what you want and need. This can be a literal translation or a metaphor. I have learned many things about myself through martial arts and fighting is one of them. You fight in the gym and in the ring to win and become a better person. You fight to survive in the exterior world of martial arts to gain ground in life so that you may proceed forward with the hopes of a better and secure one.

I woke up this morning feeling worse than I did yesterday and the day before. By far the worst yet, so i decided to call the doctor to see what was up with me. My chest had been hurting along with my throat and I was coughing up the green, mostly brown, stuff which I knew was no good. My loving and amazing girlfriend LyLy came over this morning to help aid me with whatever wants I had or needed. She cooked me food, went and got me medicine and the whole nine yards. I couldn't be more thankful and appreciative for a girl like her in my life. She is truly an angel. After going to the doctor (Kaiser) and feeling segregated as I walked in, making me put a mask on to prevent others from getting sick (a good thing), but then they told me I had to sit on the other side of the room away from all the other people as though I was the "infected." Turns out there was 'nothing' wrong with me except a harsh cold with severe chest pain and cough, but the fact that I seemed to be the only one in the x-ray room and the waiting room to see the doctor made me feel uncomfortable. It was pretty funny though. Sitting there with a mask on while people look at you weird and strange, as though you are diseased and infected badly. This one girl, with her brother or boyfriend, walked in and saw a sign and other people with masks and gave the disgusted look, as though she didn't want to be associated with us people. If it was her or her loved one she would have though twice about the way she acted when she came to the doctors office. Though I would share this because it was interesting and funny all in one. Along with the fact that I am 'good to go,' having got some extra strength cough medicine and anti-biotics I should be back to normal in a couple of days. You must fight the cold and sickness and do whatever you can to get it out of your system, such as drinking tons and tons of liquid, especially water, so you pee it out and your body stays hydrated. You must always fight!! :)

 There is always something that goes on or that happens in life. Of course you're probably thinking...uh ya! Duh!! What I mean is that maybe you set your sights on a certain goal or a certain area of interest, but something keeps happening or getting in the way that slightly hold you back from completing your task. I'm not talking about your will and want to do something, I am simply talking about life happening. For instance, the only thing I have wanted to do since I got back from Vietnam is train, fight, read, study, work and train some more. Well...I haven't been able to get in there once because I was extremely busy the first week I got back (last week) and it seemed like work, plans, errands that had to be done always kept getting in the way and had to be taken care of. Then, of course, I get sick. It's not just a simple sickness where you get over a chest or head cold in a few days or maybe a couple weeks, but yet its still manageable, NO, this isa sickness to the point where I was short of breath walking up my apartment stairs with a wheezing noise coming from my chest and mouth. This really really sucks because this is ALL I have wanted to do since I got back and I can't even do it. I WILL get better soon and I WILL accomplish my goals this year and stick to them!! You must FIGHT for what you want and take it!!! It will never be handed to you and if it is you must always question motives and morals behind it because something is missing.

I hope everyone has an awesome start to their week and enjoys their Tuesday. Keep your head up, chin down and eyes open!! :)