Boise Men's Psychotherapist Blog

“How many times do we pay for one mistake? The answer is thousands of times. The human is the only animal on earth that pays a thousand times for the same mistake. The rest of the animals pay once for every mistake they make. But not us. We have a powerful memory. We make a mistake, we judge ourselves, we find ourselves guilty, and we punish ourselves. If justice exists, then that was enough; we don’t need to do it again. But every time we remember, we judge ourselves again, we are guilty again, and we punish ourselves again, and again, and again. If we have a wife or husband he or she also reminds us of the mistake, so we can judge ourselves again, punish ourselves again, and find ourselves guilty again. Is this fair?” (The Four Agreements)

I heard the Director Guy Ritchie say this one time about Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and it stuck. “In BJJ your only currency is on the mat. No one cares how much money you make, how successful you are, its simply the currency that you reveal on the mat.” To this day, BJJ is still the best thing I ever did for my own mental health. Here is a breakdown from a friend, of what he has learned through this process and how it has helped in so many other areas of his life.   7 things I learned on my road to a BJJ black belt On December 21, I was promoted to a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Now that the dust has settled a bit and I’ve had some time to reflect, I wanted to share with you 7 things I learned about life from reaching this milestone. Even if you’re not into martial arts, I want to encourage you to read this article anyway because the principles transcend every aspect of life. 7 things I learned on my road to a BJJ black belt Earning my Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) black ...