"Success is not measured by
what a person accomplishes, but by the
opposition they have encountered,
and by the courage with which they have
maintained the struggle against
overwhelming odds" --Charles Lindberg
Don't pray for an easy life,
without problems - pray to become a strong person. The higher you go in life,
the more problems you will have to deal with.We don't just get the sweet out
of life without the bitter - we'd like to, but we don't. The sun doesn't always
shine; sometimes there are storms, tornadoes, earthquakes, car accidents, fires
and death. No one escapes the problems of life. If it doesn't happen sooner in
life, it will happen later. We can overcome just about any problem, obstacle,
or adversity that life deals us - if we have a strong enough will. Where there
is a will, there is a way. Create a "bull-dog" determination and a
"burning desire," that will eventually move down all opposition.
How would you like to see a
permanent end to all of your problems? We all have problems - and our problems
only end when we do. The only people without problems are in the cemetery. I'd
like to stick around, problems and all. How about you?No matter what problems
you have to face today, there is a solution, because you have nothing to deal
with but your own thoughts. As long as you think that your destiny is in the
hands of other people, the situation is hopeless. You will need to confront
your problems with courage, boldness and action.
There's an old Chinese saying
that goes, "If you live with a problem long enough, it could eventually
become a blessing." Within every adversity in life, there is always a seed
of an equivalent or greater benefit. We have to look for it - find it - and act
on it.We learn courage when we face
danger. We learn patience when we endure suffering. We learn tenderness when we
taste pain. We learn to praise true friends when false ones forsake us. We
treasure health when illness strikes. We learn to prize freedom when we are in
danger of losing it. Without trouble we would be like plants that have
sprouted, grown, and been nurtured in the overprotected shelter of a hothouse -
too tender ever to live in the open. How can you possibly become a strong
person, if you have an easy life? The tougher it is, the tougher you have a
chance to become - if you choose to fight back.
I face difficulties gladly the
reason is I like to test my limits. Whether it’s learning new skills, climbing
a tree/trekking or surviving a hardship, I want to see what I’m made of.Grab
some paper and write down several of the difficulties have you faced in the
past. Then write down next to each if you gladly faced these difficulties. If
so, why? If not, why not? Write down what your attitude was, both at the beginning
and at the end of each of the difficulties.Did you notice a pattern in the
instances where you persevered? Was your attitude, especially at the start, a
part of what helped you persevere? The handful of people I spoke with found
that having a positive attitude was a big factor for them. How about when you
didn’t persevere? How was your attitude those times, both at the start and at
the end?
"The human will, that force
unseen,
The offspring of a deathless
soul,
Can hew a way to any goal,
Though walls of granite
intervene.
Be not impatient in delay,
But wait as one who understands;
When spirit rises and commands,
The gods are ready to obey."
--James Allen
Some people are at the top of the
ladder,some are in the middle,still more are at the bottom, and a whole lot
more don't even know there is a ladder.Take up one idea.Make that one idea your
life-think of it, dream of it,live on idea.Let the brain,muscles,nerves, every
part of your body, be full of that idea,and just leave every other idea
alone.This is the way to success. Stand up,be bold,be strong.Take the whole
responsibility on your own shoulders,and know that you are the creator of your
own destiny,All the strength and succor you want is within yourself.Therefore
make your own future.
