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Manifest Your Potential
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Nothing happens to anybody which he is not fitted by nature to bear.
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A Few Facts About ObstaclesObstacles block our path, thwart our efforts and demand that we stop and think through our next steps carefully. If you are facing obstacles in your life and are stumped about how to get around or over them, learning a few basic facts about what is holding you back might help. So here are a few facts about obstacles that we have picked up through years of experience being sidetracked, thwarted and turned upside down by them ...
1 - Obstacles, by their very nature, challenge us to grow, change and adapt. Whether they arise from our personal past or are just part of the path we have chosen, they have the habit of getting us out of habits, teaching us about the way the world works, and making us grow stronger and more flexible. We all hope our life will be a "cake walk", but our obstacles make us work for what we want and keep us fit and healthy in the process. Life can be either a merry-go-round or a roller coaster -- you can either keep going around in circles or take a ride with lots of ups and downs.
2 - The secret of how to overcome our obstacles is learning how to turn them to our advantage. Many things stop or delay us on our journey through life. Yet behind every hurdle is a reason for its existence. Sometimes high walls keep us out of dangerous places. Sometimes they are just opportunities to learn what a ladder is for. To turn obstacles to your advantage, you need to see the reason behind the obstacle as well as the opportunity it brings you. That opportunity can be to learn something new, develop a latent skill, or find a better path.
3 - Obstacles naturally arise to keep us in balance as we open up to change. Just start to think seriously about making some changes in our life and suddenly obstacles can appear overnight. Often obstacles make us slow down or stop so past unresolved issues, obsolete perspectives and outdated ideas can take center stage to be resolved. Often fighting our way through the obstacles tests our resolve and prepares us for the new reality we want to create in our lives. The old saying is "be careful what you wish for". We think obstacles build in that level of care by acting as a natural form of resistance that keeps our lives in balance, Without it, we would hurtle at light speed into the things we want. By having to slow down to get around the road blocks and speed bumps of life, we have time to make sure we wholeheartedly want to arrive where we are headed.
4 - The very things that slow us down can also act as helping us choose the right path. Sometimes, obstacles make us change course or rethink our approach to a person, issue, or next step. They can often work as guides pointing us, if we listen, in the direction of a better path. Sometimes, they are just like a porter on a train, checking us to make sure we have the right ticket and are catching the right train. In hindsight, some obstacles did us a favor by making us take another path through life. Sometimes going around in circles is the right way because that is the only path that leads you out of a maze.
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