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Life Comes With Problems

Emmanuel Brown · Monday, September 22nd 2008 at 2:25AM · 703 views
Life always comes with problems, but the good thing about these problems is that they create strength.

Have you ever went through a situation and felt like you could take on anything the world could dish out?

Those struggles that we face are meant to be stepping stones and lessons of life to let us know that anything is possible if we make them possible.

Face Life's Problems,

SG

"For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin -- real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be got through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life."

-- Fr. Alfred D’Souza

Life always brings problems. We really can’t live without them.

And so it helps to shift our perspective. We can stop trying to avoid the problems. We can stop feeling victimized by what’s happening. Instead, we can consciously work with the challenge of the moment to learn more about ourselves and the world. When we make this shift in attitude, we discover ourselves to be strong and powerful.

"Every lesson is a widening and deepening of consciousness. It is a stretching of the mind beyond its conceptual limits and a stretching of the heart beyond its emotional boundaries. It is a bringing of unconscious material into consciousness, a healing of past wounds, and a discovery of new faith and trust."

-- Paul Ferrini


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Emmanuel Brown North Chicago, IL

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Comments (2)

agnes levine Monday, September 22nd 2008 at 6:33AM

Great words to jump-start the week. Thanks for sharing and it keep it flowing...

C. Joyce Farrar-Rosemon Monday, September 22nd 2008 at 7:14AM

Very nice and timely- just what we need to start our week. We must see our challenges as stepping stones to greatness- thanks!

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