It’s a universal truth that we all face challenges. Each morning we wake up to a new day that’s filled with uncertainty. We have expectations for what will happen. Like going to school or work, having a mediocre lunch, or spending time at home with friends or family. But we can never be sure of anything.
Maybe our car gets a flat tire, we drop our lunch, or the electricity goes off at home. These minor events are still challenges that were unknown at the start of the day and have an effect on us. So perhaps we ended up taking the bus and caught up on a book, we went out to lunch with a co-worker instead and bonded, or we lit some candles and listened to relaxing music in the bathtub. What initially might have felt like a misfortune ended up being a pleasant surprise.
Challenges are opportunities to embrace the moment. While they might not always have an immediate positive effect, challenges are presented to us in many forms in order to help us grow. Yet many times when we’re faced with a decision that’s challenging we choose fear. We’ll never know what we could’ve experienced or what pleasant surprise was in store for us. So how can we choose when to accept our challenges?