Bracing Up For Impact

When a ship sinks, it is almost not caused by the water on the outside but the water that has gained entrance into the ship. In the same way, what happens around you is not as important and consequential as what happens within you. If you cannot be cracked by the pressures within, then you already have an edge over the pressures on the outside. What happens in your life is not a sum total of what happens around you but what happens within you.

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A point will come when you realize that your happiness does not lie in the accumulation of material things but in the sense of peace that comes from within. The peace that is borne out of the fact that, even if you have not gotten to where you are going to, you have definitely left your former position and you are making considerable progress.

There is no disproving the fact that challenges will come. Obviously they will. However, what matters is how well you have prepared to face the challenges. If you fail or fall in the days of challenges, it is not because the challenges are massive or because they are more than you, it only shows that you have not braced well enough to face the challenges.

A student that waits till the beginning of an exam to start reading is already set for failure. They are meant to prepare ahead of time to take on the exams. A soldier that waits till the start of a war to begin training and preparation is already in for catastrophe. They are to live their lives being ready. In the same way, someone that only waits for challenges to come before they brace up is already opening up their lives to be cracked under pressure.

Challenges may not announce that they are coming before they come, you only need to get yourself ready. No doubt, you should be expecting good things to happen but it does not mean you should not get ready and brace for impact from life. Bracing up does not mean anticipating evil, it means getting ready to challenge your challenges.

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More often than not, the challenges that come to you is not unique to only you. Others somewhere have gone through the same challenges and with the right attitude and strength, they were able to scale through, why not you? Always remember that your reactions to situation is what proves if you are on the pathway to success or not. You can't stop challenges, you can only direct your reactions aright.

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