Comments on: Embrace Your Obstacles

By: Karen Swim

Karen Swim — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:33:54 +0000

Luke, we don’t always like them but you’re so right, coasting through life carefree would be so boring and by human nature we would never push ourselves beyond what was absolutely necessary.

By: Luke Gedeon

Luke Gedeon — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:15:58 +0000

Life without obstacles sounds absolutely boring. Luke Gedeon´s last blog post..Forgotten Photos - Part 3

By: Karen Swim

Karen Swim — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:28:46 +0000

Blessings to you and thanks so much for the wonderful thoughts! You are never too late, whenever you arrive your thoughts are welcomed. I wish you all the best in the coming year!

By: aspiringchic

aspiringchic — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 07:37:07 +0000

Sorry this reply comes a bit too late… I stumbled upon this only today!!
Karen, wonderful post this! Obstacles are different for different people. What I see as an obstacle may not be an obstacle for another. Its all in the mind – So if I encounter an obstacle, but step back and re-phrase that as a “learning tool” and embrace it – it is just that. It would teach me things that “success” wouldn’t have.
By the way, you must bless us readers with a post on the difference between success and failure, Karen!!!

Blessings to you and all readers!!

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By: Karen Swim

Karen Swim — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:25:15 +0000

Friar, I’m sorry about your ex and what she went through. People do react differently to grief. I only hope that she was able to work through that challenge and emerge a stronger person.

Melissa, I know what’s the deal with that! If they came one at a time spaced out really super far, it would be so much easier. Ah well, life challenge is the source of great writing inspiration, eh?

Meryl, oh yes! I have thrown those parties complete with banners and streamers. You are so right we must feel it and move on. Hopefully if we can’t do that on our own friends and family will drag us out of that rut.

By: Meryl K. Evans

Meryl K. Evans — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:15:08 +0000

No matter how good we are at working through difficult times or situations, we all have our pity parties from time to time. That’s human nature. The trick is to move on and not get in a rut — at least not for too long.

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By: Melissa Donovan

Melissa Donovan — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:39:44 +0000

Yes, obstacles do come in bunches, as Friar said. Why do they pile up like that? It would be so much easier to deal with them one at a time. I heard a saying that life will give us as many challenges as we each are able to bear. I believe each of us experiences a test to our threshold. I always try to learn. It seems that's the one constant when it comes to life's difficulties. Melissa Donovans last blog post..When it All Comes Crashing Down

By: Friar

Friar — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:11:37 +0000

@Karen

An ex-girlfriend I had years ago was the complete opposite.

When her Dad was dying of cancer, she was very angry at the world and she often took it out on me. I had to constantly walk on eggshells, I couldnt’ talk about anything trivial, because her dad was dying. It was not an easy relationship, it eventually failed.

You were amazingly open-minded and strong about your friends talking about their “minor problems” when your husband was ill.

Not too many people have this kind of patience and understanding.

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By: Karen Swim

Karen Swim — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:37:58 +0000

Jen!!! I am so excited for you! You are so talented and I am so glad that you are making an investment in yourself. Welcome to the land of freedom, where we sometimes have a little less but gosh darnit we are always happy with our choices!

Ulla, I am so sorry for your loss. You are right that obstacles are different and require different steps to handling. When my husband was dying of cancer, friends were afraid to talk to me about their “minor” problems. However, I pointed out to them that a mountain is a mountain no matter what it’s called. I would not dare judge something as less of a challenge or “minor” because for that person it may be the biggest challenge they have ever faced. Having a good support system for the little and small is always a comfort (and for the smaller challenges, well a little chocolate doesn’t hurt!).