DO OBSTACLES STOP YOU? CHANGING YOUR LIFE WITH WORDS - DAY 162

There are all types of obstacles in life.   They can be physical, financial, mental, emotional, or imaginary. What do you do when you encounter obstacles?  Do you develop a strategy to overcome them?  Do you worry or fret over them?  Do you allow them to defeat you?  Do you succumb to them before you have done everything you can do about them?  Our personalities, life experiences, self-confidence, ambition, courage, determination, mental and emotional strength all combine to either help us overcome obstacles, to accept defeat without trying, or to give up somewhere in the middle.

Our character is built in part by how we deal with obstacles.  So many times the obstacles are not as huge as we may perceive them to be, and most often we are actually stronger than the obstacles. Reactions to obstacles can be varied from anger, fear, and depression on the negative side to excitement, strategic planning, seeking advice or assistance, or facing them directly on the positive side.

Do you react negatively or positively?  Do you step up to the plate and do what is necessary and possible to get rid of the obstacles?  I hope your method of operation is to

BREAK BARRIERS!

My Sympathy To The People In Ohio

There are really no words to adequately express my sorrow for the most recent high school tragedy or my sympathy for the victims and everyone who is affected by it. I am so crazy about my children that I cannot even begin to imagine the pain of losing one of them, and my heart aches for the families and friends of those who died and those who are injured. My heart also aches for the alleged shooter because something happened to him in his young life to bring him to the moment yesterday when everything went haywire. Each time I look at a baby I realize what responsibility parents have for bringing that person into the world and what power they have for molding and shaping that child's future. Parenthood is the most important job in the world, and it is also the most difficult one because babies do not come with step-by-step instructions to ensure they lead happy, productive, successful lives. They come with their own DNA, their own personalities, their own strengths, and their own weaknesses, and they will have their own experiences, joys, sorrows, and problems all of which can alter the courses of their lives. Heaven help all children and parents! My thoughts and prayers are with the people in Ohio.