Major Challenges Drawing Strengths

Sam Rayner
Mar 10, 2017
2 min read

We all face many challenges in life our worst events in life can become our greatest teaching. Growing up, I have been called many names and teased. I cannot say that I have been teased to the point of thinking I am “worthless”, because honestly, I wasn’t teased that bad. However, I know whenever I was facing my greatest challenges, all I had to do was break down what the situation meant.

During my struggles my first question to myself was, why am I the one going through this? I learnt that blaming someone else because I was unhappy, was making me unhappy. I had to change my mindset and forge a new meaning. I had to learn that the reason why I was unhappy was not because of the struggle it was because I perceived the struggle as a reason to be unhappy. If I was teased, I would blame the teaser for my unhappiness. So, I thought, I am tough and he is not, because it is easy to tease someone. Eventually has time went on, I changed. I became happier, and the teasing stopped because I didn’t give a reaction.

Bullying isn’t only the only challenge many people including myself face with today; death, injury, relationships and being fired is an example of many challenges we as human’s face. However, life lessons are key from these events. My great grandmother had passed away, I was internally sad but I realised that this is a new meaning to my life. I looked at all the challenges she had faced and realised that life presents you with these challenges as a test of your will power and strength, if it weren’t for these challenges, we could not possibly learn to live.

I hope you all learn that challenges are meant to come, but take them on and find a way to control your thoughts and become the best person you can be. Challenges, are key to success.

- Ace Inspiration