When we’re trying to accomplish something important or get to a goal there are sometimes bumps along the way. Even if we plan effectively and try to prepare for possible eventualities, there may be surprises that stop our progress. When we first start out and come upon a snag we may navigate around it and keep going with confidence. However, if we’ve been working to move forward for a while and we keep running into problems again and again, we may begin to feel the goal is unattainable. One bump is easily overcome but if the road is continually difficult and there are a lot of things in our way we may start to re-think our ability to succeed. Every road has construction from time to time and there will always be things we don’t expect and can’t control. If we are determined we will more easily be able to get through but each compromise and each problem takes a toll. As time passes if we don’t see any progress we may begin to feel defeated and think about giving up. We can always change our course if the original plan isn’t workable and we can choose to let go of any goal we set. But if we really want to achieve the things we desire, stopping and quitting will never get us there. Instead we might stop and revise our plan forward, or we may set the goal aside and try again later. Sometimes success is all about timing. We don’t always know our timing isn’t right when we begin and we get more information as we move forward. There is no need to rush to accomplish our goals. We can let them go for a time and when things change and we’re in a different place we can try again.
We learn a lot as we go through difficult times. As we overcome problems and complications we gain skills that help us going forward. We learn more about our situation and what is needed to continue on. We can’t read the future and as things develop we can be flexible and use the information we’ve gained to navigate the way ahead. If we take complications as opportunities to see our situation more clearly instead of the end of the road we will get through them more easily. No road is without problems and there will be bumps and potholes along the way. We can learn from each setback and decide how to effectively continue on.
If we must set a goal aside we may feel disappointment or even a sense of failure. Change doesn’t mean we stop but that we need to redirect how we will go forward. We can accomplish anything we desire but we may need to modify how and when we get to the destination. We are flexible enough to do what is needed to succeed. If we must wait, we can wait. Everything changes every day and soon our situation will be right to begin again. Success will come to us if we are willing to be flexible and determined enough to continue forward.
Today if you’ve been working hard to accomplish something and there have been continual problems and complications along the way, step back and decide how you want to go forward. If the timing isn’t right, set the goal aside until things change. You can do anything and you are wise enough to find the way through.
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