Small Miracles
I just found my missing Apple Watch.
It died at work a few days ago and I, along with my wife and even some help from my team today have been looking for it.
Tonight after Barb went to bed I was sitting here doing some work and thinking about my knowledge walk tomorrow…
and how I really wanted my watch so i could stream some great knowledge to my airpods while I walk; that’s what makes it a knowledge walk instead of just a walk.
So I went over to where the watch should be if I had brought it home and put it where I should have, on the charger, and heard a voice in my head tell me to look behind the table the chargers on…
so I pulled it out and looked and was to myself, self, “i think that may be a watch down there”, so I pulled out the able and got down there and, eureka it was my watch!
OK, maybe that doesn’t constitute a miracle, but it felt like one to me and I’m convinced God did tell me to look there so…
I’ll tell you what else always feels like a miracle to me:
- when a young child that was so timid they wouldn’t look you in the eye or speak above the whisper gains the Confidence to go to the front of the class and lead the student creed for the first time.
- when a child who had a problem with Discipline and self control finds it, and it shows not only in the dojo, but at school and home and everywhere.
- when a child that struggles with focus begins to learn to focus his eyes, ears, mind and body in a way that helps he or she learn, communicate and perform better, and also improves their self esteem.
- when a previously afraid woman realizes that she can defend herself, or a depressed man tells me that the tribe is what lifted him out of his depression.
These are all real life miracles that happen in my dojo every day.
And every time, I’m humbled and grateful.
God is great.
And I’m proud and grateful when he uses my team and I to do these things for his children.
We are blessed.
Prepare To Live; Empower To Lead!
Grand Master Stephen J. Del Castillo
Founding Master Instructor, Krav Maga Martial Arts
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About Grandmaster Stephen J. Del Castillo: Grandmaster Del Castillo is the founding Master Instructor of Krav Maga Martial Arts and has been empowering lives in Pasco and Hillsborough Counties since October of 2000. He is an 8th degree Blackbelt, MBA, author, mentor and success coach, a US Army Veteran and a proud father and grandfather. He is married to Ms. Barbara Del Castillo who helps him run the school. Grand Master Del Castillo began his training in the early 80’s and has high level blackbelts in Tae Kwon Do, Karate, Premier Martial Arts and Krav Maga Martial Arts as well as experience in kickboxing, Jeet Kune Do and Jiujitsu. He has high level instructor certifications from BBSI, IKMF, and KMG and has been featured in numerous Martial Arts publications and also Success magazine. He was a competitive sport karate and American Kickboxing instructor until he enlisted in the US Army where he served in the 82nd Airborne Division, where he won an Army Green to Gold scholarship and proceeded to ROTC and the University of Tampa. He was commissioned in 1992 and went on to serve in Germany with the 3rd Infantry Division and then in several other posts in the US until he left military service to pursue his dream of creating KMMA in 2000. Today I continue to train, learn, sow and grow under the mentorship of World Champion Grandmaster Jeff Smith, who regularly visits the academy to help sow into my teams and students as well.
The Krav MagaMartial Arts Headquarters is in Lutz, FL at 1900 Land O’ Lakes BLVD and now our new location in 8836 US 19, Port Richey! Krav Maga Martial Arts serves Lutz, Land O’ Lakes, Wesley Chapel, Port Richey and surrounding areas.
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