Today's Challenge Will Be Gone Tomorrow

Don't Miss It!

Dear friend,

The challenge you face today will not last.

It can feel like it will last forever. It won’t. It always passes.

We’re often surprised when the clouds part. We don’t have to be. We can practice to expecting today's challenge to pass, quickly. To expect this from within the challenge. This is not just positive thinking; it's thinking more realistically.

Instead of feeling attacked each time a challenge arises, we can see each one for what it is: an opportunity to practice.

This is all practice.

And practice is how we grow.

Can you imagine the power of this shift in your life?

In order for us to make this shift, our perspective has to outgrow our challenge.

If the challenge seems big, our perspective may be too small.

Don't waste time trying to shrink challenges; grow perspective.

Next time you find yourself in a storm, don’t fight, run, or hide. Instead, slow down. Take a breath—a preemptive sigh of relief. Rest is available now, not just when the storm is over. Practice taking that rest.

Then, look up, metaphorically and literally. Let what is have your attention. Practice seeing beyond the storm.

This challenge is so much smaller than you think. And you are so much bigger. Practice feeling and embracing that.

Now, come back to the storm. Do things feel different? What’s changed? Nothing has changed, except for you. You are growing because of your challenges. How amazing and counter-cultural is that?!

Today's challenge will be over in an instant, and with it your opportunity to practice, and to grow. Don’t miss it!

Sincerely,
Nathan

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