Everything is possible. The impossible just takes longer
~Dan Brown
Obstacles have a way of arriving uninvited, often when we least expect them. They disrupt our rhythm, and sometimes ask more of us than we think we can give. Rarely do they feel like gifts in the moment, yet if we pause long enough to look beneath the inconvenience, frustration, or fear, something else begins to reveal itself.
Each challenge carries a mirror, reflecting back a courage we may not know we possess. Life has a way of knowing when we are ready to explore that courage and, most importantly, when we are ready to see it.
Obstacles are not put in place to halt our progress. They are a means to assist us. Strength is not something we discover in ease; it is revealed to us in moments we are required to rise. Each time we meet a challenge, we are encouraging our souls to stretch.
When the going gets rough, do you quit? Do you choose things that are pleasurable over what may tax you? Sure, it feels good to roll around in self-pity and blame, to play the victim of circumstance – but does it really serve you?
The sooner we can flip the script when everything hits the fan, the faster we can process our reactions and choose our alternatives.
Ask yourself: Do the whys outnumber the why-nots?
When we encounter a block, our first instinct is to push harder or find a way around it. Some will turn back. Your obstacles are not always barriers; often, they are signals. They are our soul’s way of redirecting us toward a deeper path – sometimes into a truth we’ve forgotten. Or sometimes into a part of ourselves we have yet to meet.
Detours may be exactly what is required to expose what is now pertinent or to uncover who we really are, beneath the noise and distraction.
Yes, obstacles test us. They interrupt our plans, question our patience, and stretch our resolve. They also reveal our resilience. Each time we face what seems impossible and keep going, we learn that stamina is earned, not a given. It’s real. And more often than not, it is greater than we imagined.
So, when life blocks you, look closer. Stop and reflect. What am I supposed to see? Why have I been paused? And before you egoically push forward with a dismissive attitude, wait and take a breath. You may discover the detour was exactly what was needed to expose the next path forward.
Beneath the surface, challenges carry messages and information, pointing us toward the places where we are ready to grow and see ourselves differently. Because something stands in our way isn’t always a warning; often it is a compass quietly redirecting us toward a deeper version of who we are becoming.
The Obstacle Is the Way – Choose not to be harmed—and you won’t feel harmed. Don’t feel harmed—and you haven’t been~
