Discovery by Challenging

Life is one big game, if you will. I personally believe that its all predetermined for each of us. Now, I only speak for myself and no one else. We all go thru our own trials and tribulations, some are mean as a test; a test of our faith, our awareness, or simply our hearts. These hard times can often be lessons; some in disguise for those that must learn the hard way, and other times as raw as a naked body- the lesson is evident; Which ever way they appear in our lives, we may not see or understand the "why" to it, until its all over.

Life's challenges aren't supposed to paralyze you, instead they're supposed to help you discover who you are. No matter how ugly the situation may be, ultimately there is a reason for it, and in all reality you have to simply deal with it and take care of it. If you were to try and run from it, the release from it would be very temporary, because as soon as you stop to catch your breath, its knocking at your door once again. We all, at times, fall under the conviction of being stubborn or ignorant at one point or another, and may try to stay at a constant run, "high speed, low drag", as my Dad would say, it is then that you will find yourself in a bigger bind than you began in. These are things that you can not run from. They are a path in life that you are going to have to walk down, like it or not.

When you're brought to a tough place in life, and it seems as though you may not make it through, just know in your heart, and with all your heart that you will in fact make it through. Do not doubt what you do not know. There is a reason that this chaos was brought to your front steps. Know that there will be someone to help you up when you fall. Knowing this, harbors into something like Faith, in fact the exact same thing. As simple as it is to put it words, its one of the hardest things to do.

You have to begin to trust and believe in yourself, and grow confident in who you are. Through the challenges, whatever they come to form as, there is always an upside. It may be hard to find it at the moment, and may take some amount of time to find and gain its understand, but is there. Each day, doors open and close in our lives, by the decisions that we make. In that same note, we are the ones who control and decide what bridges to take and which ones to burn.

Discovering one's self doesn't happen overnight, or may not happen over decades, as its a never ended journey until they day that your last breath escapes from your lungs; it is then that you may have fully discovered and explored every inch of your being. You heart. Your soul. Your mind. Your life. Life is going to be what you make of it, so don't let challenging days waste your time in believing that you can not move forward and overcome whatever is going on. Life is a beautiful masterpiece waiting for its artist, so step up to the plate and start to paint.