We view the things that stand between us and our goals as opponents. Fighting against them, we believe if only they weren’t there or if we can just find a way past them, an unencumbered path to our dreams awaits. But the challenges that arise along the way are as connected to our aspiration as we are. Hurdle or hindrance, each impediment offers an opportunity to slow down and take inventory of ourselves and the world we live in. We just have to resist our competitive instinct to speed through obstacles and vanquish our enemies and appreciate what they are teaching us about our individual and collective journeys and the truth and beauty they open up to us.
