Jump - go ahead Jump!

How is it that sometimes we have days, where obstacle upon obstacle occupy our minds and thoughts. Some seem insurmountable and about others we wish we had amnesia, so that we could forget them all together.  But yet, when we struggle with these obstacles in a manner of a superhero learning to fly, we realise that we can overcome the majority of them, placed before us.  We even learn in time, that some we can leap over and some we should go cautiously through.  Obstacles can be defining and liberating and yet for the most of us, our thoughts as we take a shower, or drive our car to work, is on the result we think will come from the situation, or circumstance and not enough on the planning to succeed in the aftermath of the worry-some thought we have just had.  One day we will leave this world behind, so make it one to remember and learn something each day from the obstacles that lie in our path.  Analyse the word OBSTACLE and you get the following; Opportunity to rise above the challenge and do it better, or try a different approach to a problem, such as faith instead of fear.  Be Bold and work yourself to a point where you believe that the obstacle is achievable and not a mountain facing you.  Stubbornness can be a valuable tool because it teaches you that you need to keep going and not stop at the first, or second, or third attempt.  The founder of KFC took 499 attempts at selling his chicken recipe, before he found one restaurant to serve it and look at the story history tells us now. Be Teachable in all things you worry about, meaning that taking advice (sound instruction) is just as helpful as striving on your own.  It is a balance, between committing to surpass the challenge and accepting help long the way. Accept the things you cant change and focus on the things that you can. Some things are inevitable and yet we fight against them continuously instead of accepting, that letting an aspect go is not necessarily defeat, but a chance to achieve other successes which may bring you back to the one big worry, you may have in a stronger position and more equipped to succeed in it.  Clarity and perspective are vital in our daily journey to meet challenges.  Don't let your thoughts be clouded by negativity and defeat.  Sometimes you may even have to fake it to make it (in your mind of course). Love is a vital component to any obstacle because it helps us to return to a place, where we feel safe and secure and we can recall moments of success and ecstasy and this can only help us to be renewed and strengthened for the attack on the difficult thing, we may be facing.  And lastly Exhale or breathe, because we become so anxious about a problem, that we forget the joy and blessing of breathing.  Don't exist to think about problems but live towards surpassing them daily and one obstacle at a time.