Quote #88: Patrick Czerwinski

I think of this quote often. When those daily barriers present themselves or especially when life delivers a real punch to the gut. When all seems lost and your mind become paralyzed. When it seems the only possible solution is to give up. That’s when I think of this quote.

Because, despite these challenges, tomorrow always comes. A barrier, or as the translation puts it, an impediment, sometimes must become the way forward. Challenges in life, large or small, are inevitable. Simply hoping they won’t occur is folly. But in addition to being a daily reality, challenges can also bring about great opportunity.

Revisiting this quote has helped me train my mind to expect and, more importantly, accept life’s many challenges. Perhaps at times even to relish them.