Continuation of "Never Give Up"

Earlier today, I wrote a blog about never giving up and never saying "Can't." Well, tonight I did say "I can't" and gave up. We were doing a fitness program at the dojo and were doing lifts, and I had to stop. Not because it was strenuous, but because an old injury started to hurt. I physically could not do what was asked, and instead of coming up with an alternate, I gave up. What could I have done? I do have physical limitations, and I understand that. But me giving up taught David what?

It's all a mind set. I'm an adult and know what the word "limitations" means. David is 5 and has never been introduced to the word. Thankfully he was too busy playing to pay attention to me, beside the point. In my quest to better myself, I need to learn how to adapt when I come to a point where I know I am reaching my point of physical limitations. When my knee hurts (and those who know me know that when I stop my knee HURTS almost unbearable) I stop. I need to learn my limitations and learn when to stop and when it's ok to push myself. My knee hurt, ok. Is it aggravated or is it inured? I tend to favor it because it has already had one surgery, and I don't want to be out of commission at 27. But David has a muscular disorder, I don't want him out of commission at 5. So, where is the line in pushing yourself and giving up?

My only answer is to try. I tried tonight and failed because of pain. I make my son try and accept it if he physically can't do something. I have learned in karate, that I can adapt to karate. I can do the techniques slightly different and not aggravate my injury. David has learned that as well.

My thoughts: You MUST TRY. If you can't do it, it's ok, you still tried. But how will you ever know what you can do if you never try?