Growing is always painful but sometimes I feel the lessons that sought me out is barely manageable. Barely because it actually is manageable. Even though it often feels like it isn't.
And so I keep reminding myself of something I heard the other day that I find rather useful and strengthening in times of challenge onslaughts: "Be thankful when god sends you challenges. If he didn't it would mean you aren't worth growing past them."
And that is absolutely true I feel. I prefer the term "universe" or "life" but the idea remains the same. Imagine we all had it easy all the time, nothing to struggle with, nothing to challenge us, nothing to grow out of. No old baggage to sort through and leave behind us, and no options for our human development in life to continue towards.
We would be dead! ;)
We would resemble a boring black and white picture hanging on some wall in a forgotten and deserted house in the countryside.
Does that make challenges any easier? Well, not at first, but the more I keep referring to that idea - yes. Easier and easier every time I do think about the graveness of a challenge and the above statement. I choose to believe that having this challenge come up in me is sort of a trophy... universe saying "you can potentially handle this one, here it is." How fortunate to get that much respect by life. Ahahaha.
In this manner, the more I keep seeing it this way and reinforcing that idea, the more... stoked... I am when a challenge comes up that I find breathtakingly difficult to move through.
Yay for an exciting life of growth, pain and maturity ;) Especially when I keep forgetting that challenges show up for my benefit, ultimately. To learn something and grow past the hurdles.
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