Category: Personal

Work First, Then Play Throughout the past four months schedules have been upended and downtime has taken over. However, as the new school year gets underway, reality is going to show up and we are going to be scrambling to get ourselves and our children back on a productive path. In the book “The 7 […]

Accepting Responsibility Teaching Children to Avoid Blame Shifting It is becoming more and more apparent that no one is to blame for everything that happens. So, if this is the case, how do we get ourselves in such turmoil if no one is responsible? Although this seems ridiculous, the use of “blame-shifting” has become the […]

Listening Beyond Words The Key to Deeper Human Connection In today’s world, people have largely forgotten the skill of listening. For the young it is from a lack of knowledge and experience, for the adults it is largely because we don’t take the time and only hear what we want. Both groups often think that […]

The Benefits of Virtual Training  Although not new, virtual learning has increasingly become a more widely used approach, especially in the wake of the current pandemic. Nearly everyone has been directed to stay at home, which initially seemed like a vacation but quickly became an unwanted situation. With routines upended and everyone limited with access […]

As people grow older, they begin to find ways to be more productive and make use of their time. For senior citizens, in particular, they find that there is even more time they need to utilize and want to do so effectively. Many will go out and find other jobs while others will pursue hobbies […]

I was supposed to publish this article last week, but due to the events of last weekend, I didn’t. I could’ve released it any time between last Friday and now, but I just chose not to. It’s my humble opinion that you’re getting better content because of that decision.   Anyway ……………………………..   How do […]

Part Two of a Three Part Series   A Second Beginning   Last week I provided a little information about the beginning of my Tae Kwon Do journey. This week I want to give more information about the journey itself.   If you read last weeks blog, then you know I was 8 years old […]

Welcome! Let me introduce myself.   My name is Veronique Cain, and I am a current co-owner of Cape Martial Arts. I can vividly remember being 8 years old and riding past an old brown building that read “Taekwondo Advantage”. I begged for my parents to take me back to that old brown building and […]