Resilience!

Some of us have an easy life.

And some have a hard life.

But what we all have is a LIFE!

We all go through different experiences in our lives. Some good, some bad.

And it’s how we MANAGE those experiences that shapes us as human beings, and allows us to make the best of the hand we’ve been dealt.

What differentiates the person who succeeds in what they choose to do from the person who is always struggling - always trying to catch up, always firefighting - is how they manage their life-events.

It’s their level of resilience that makes them stand out.

And it can be tempting to look at those people and say, “Well they never had to put up with what I had to put up with!” But we can never know what personal struggles someone may have had. What may be simple to us could be so hard for them - and vice versa!

They do say that

 Obstacles don’t block the path, they ARE the path.

Put another way, it’s surmounting those obstacles that will take you where you want to go.

Don’t be afraid if you start your journey and something comes up to block your way!

There’s a story about a nasty farmer whose old donkey fell down a disused well. He couldn’t be bothered to rescue the animal, so started to shovel earth down on top of it.

The donkey shook the earth off his back and stepped up on it, shook it off and stepped up on it … until he emerged unscathed at the top!

This is your chance to stack those obstacles and climb up on them!

See it as the opportunity to double down on your intention and push through.

Your resilience will make you stronger!

What has made you more resilient of late? What have you overcome? Can you tell us in the comments below?

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