challenges
Why are we given challenges? Are they to strengthen us and help us become stronger or to weaken us? In my eyes as human beings we are similar to trees. Trees grow and start from seeds. The stronger the winds and forces that push against them the greater their strength. The larger the storm the stronger the roots will become. As time passes the roots grow bigger and the tree gets larger. No matter the weather, the tree will stay strong. It grows leaves and changes colors during seasons. It ages older as years go by.
We also start little and from small seeds of growth. We each have our own personal roots we develoup. Such as religion, standards, values, education, family, relationships, friendships, culture, and perspective. We choose how our challenges and trials effect us. We choose our attitude and how we react to situations. We can let a difficulty change us for the better or the worse.
I am grateful for the personal challenges I have had in my life. Each one has shaped me into the person I am today. They have made me a better person and I have learned valuable lessons from each one. I love hearing about others personal challenges and how they overcome them. I love reading novels or watching movies and seeing how characters overcome adverstiy. Who would you be without your challenges?
