The past few weeks I have felt like a soldier in boot camp on an obstacle course: running, jumping, crawling under and climbing over any and everything that gets in my way in order to get to the finish line. Not only am I trying to finish ahead of the rest and push myself not only physically but mentally as well, I am running with a purpose - running towards a goal, in my hand I hold the key to my future - At that finish line is not only a monetary reward of actually completing the course, it is the beginning of my future.
In life as students who are also parents, managers, small business owners, and have full-time responsibilities obstacles are a daily part of our lives. How we deal with these shows character, integrity, and skill on our part - not only are we overcoming them for ourselves, we have people that look up to us for inspiration, people who wonder "How does he/she do it?" day to day.
I found this story about overcoming obstacles on InspirationalStories.com
"An old farmer had plowed around a large rock in one of his fields for years. He had broken several plowshares and a cultivator on it and had grown rather morbid about the rock.
After breaking another plowshare one day, and remembering all the trouble the rock had caused him through the years, he finally decided to do something about it.
When he put the crowbar under the rock, he was surprised to discover that it was only about six inches thick and that he could break it up easily with a sledgehammer. As he was carting the pieces away he had to smile, remembering all the trouble that the rock had caused him over the years and how easy it would have been to get rid of it sooner."
Sometimes we see something that is big and menacing coming our way - be it a school project, something at work, or a task in our personal live that seems as if it will get in the way of everything else. We, as individuals on a path to greatness, cannot come to these obstacles and stop. We must like the farmer plow right through, find a solution, and keep on moving - after all our the difference between our realities and our dreams are on the other side.
Be inspired, stay focused, and keep working hard - it will all pay off.
I couldn't agree more that focusing more on our obstacles is merely a distraction from our goals. I believe that we must first view such curves in the winding road we travel as ways to strengthen our selves along the way rather than a means to hold us back. We would reach our goals and acquire our dreams with our heads up because only we would know what was endured to accomplish them. Thanks so much for sharing.
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