When does growth occur?

It’s been shown that in nature the most powerful trees and plants, the ones that are the most resilient are the ones that have had to battle the elements for survival. They have had to bury their roots deep into the ground and essentially hang on through adverse conditions in order to last.

You too are a product of nature and your growth also occurs when you encounter challenges and problems. It’s only then that you’re forced to lean into self-discovery and truly find out what you’re capable of.

Happy and fun times are wonderful, but they’re frictionless, and rarely teach you anything about yourself. And while you might have wonderful memories of the good times, it’s pulling through and facing the challenges that build your character.

It can be hard to view your struggles as your teachers, but if you’re able to do so then you’ll take the first step towards being grateful for them. You’ll realize that the event or experience you’re pushing through is indeed making you into a more resilient person.

Building your character traits of resilience, persistence, patience or any other trait that helps you overcome, or get through challenges is very similar to building your physical muscles. Your muscles have to endure a certain amount of strain and stress that cause them to breakdown in order to rebuild stronger.

So while you might not go through life looking for challenges don’t hide or run from them either. It’s the struggles, the growing pains that will test you and allow you to discover so much more about you that you might never have otherwise known.

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