Creating Mrs. Ibarra

My favorite jiu jitsu author and fellow blogger Mark Johnson wrote something the other day that really got me to thinking, reflecting, contemplating.  It was a blog post he called “Creating Mark Johnson”.  Check it out here.  So if I could rebuild myself, make myself a better version of what I am already, what would that look like?  So I made my two lists.  So Mark, here goes…

What I am…

Moderately fit 45 year old woman

Happily married

Mother to Emily and Ben

Daughter and Sister and Friend

BJJ Blue belt

Student of Muay Thai who is afraid to spar

Blogger and aspiring writer

Dreamer

Someone who believes in the good in others

Sometimes controlled by my irrational fears

What I want to be…

Extremely fit 45+ chick

Still happily married

Awesome Mom to Emily and Ben

Open, honest and trusted Daughter and Sister and Friend

The best BJJ Blue belt I can possibly be

Fearless student of Muay Thai

Successful blogger and freelance writer

Dreamer

Someone who will never stop believing in the good in others

Someone who is not controlled by fear

p.s. if you haven’t already done so, check out Mark’s two books on Amazon -- Jiu Jitsu on the Brain and his new book Borrowing the Master’s Bicycle (which I am reading right now).  Good stuff people!