Embrace life’s experiences, the good and the bad, let them teach you what you need to be prepared and realize that all of those skills are the irreplaceable foundation of wisdom.
Sure the drive up on a nice road is convenient, but getting there the slow way, the better way, the “one step at a time” approach is always the best.
Except sometimes it’s important to stop, take a deep breath and take in the view.
If you always take the paved sidewalk, you won’t get dirty, but you won’t find the real adventures, you won’t get to experience all this life really has to offer.
Most give up before they start, and if they do start, they give up when it gets hard. Brother, it gets hard early on in the journey, and it stays hard for a long time.
It’s hard, really tough to just “stop” sometimes. Life gets all up in your grill and demands your attention, demands you run not walk, demands you get up OFF the chair and do something, and do it right now!
When was the last time you took the time or spent the effort to put yourself in someone else’s seat? To “walk a mile in their shoes?”
Peace is something built on the maturity and deep understanding of who you are.
People stab you in the back; deals fall through, stocks don’t go up, your pipes start leaking right when you don’t have the money to fix them.
Try not to overcomplicate it. Try not to be stingy with it. Try not to hold onto it so tightly it slips right through your grip.