“Today, I choose to see my obstacles as opportunities and challenges for growth.”
Challenges Prepare and Grow You
“Challenges come so we can grow and be prepared for things we are not equipped to handle now. When we face our challenges with faith, prepared to learn, willing to make changes, and if necessary, to let go, we are demanding our power be turned on.” ~ Iyanla Vanzant
As you go about your daily lives, you do a certain amount of physical, emotional and intellectual growing. You learn new things, you stretch your mental muscles and you grow in strength and wisdom. Not until the storms of life come your way, do you grow spiritually.
Going through the dark moments challenges you to reach a new level of awareness you never really needed before. You become more compassionate, more open-minded and much more empathetic. This only happens when you allow those moments and accept the challenges. This is all about choice.
“Challenges are what make life interesting;
overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.”
~ Joshua Marine
Self- Awareness Reflection Questions:
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When an obstacle comes to block your path, how do you respond?
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How would your life be different if you saw your obstacles as opportunities?
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What new story can you live and tell if your challenges became growth opportunities?
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How do you respond to others in the midst of obstacles and challenges?
