As the calendar changes from summer months to autumn months, people begin to use the phrase, “‘Tis the season”.
This could mean the holiday season is approaching. It also means it’s that time of year for things like “the sniffles” or the common cold etc.
However, I say there’s something more important that comes this time of year. ‘Tis the season to be challenged.
As the young ones go back to school and are invited to grow there through the challenges they face.
Adults, too, are invited to grow through the various challenges that arise in their lives.
It is when things become difficult that we grow the most. While we may not be fond of difficulties, they can be good in the end. For in the end, as we overcome a challenge, or complete a difficult task we may feel a sense of pride, victory even, that we came through it and were not defeated.
In fact, from such a difficult time we might have acquired new skills, or gained a new perspective, or strengthened something that was not as strong before the challenge.
This is the growth that comes from hard times. It is profound growth.
The moments we feel pushed out of our comfort zone force us to ground ourselves, move through the issue and towards a better version of ourselves that cannot be undone.
‘Tis the season to be challenged. This season will last through the year. It is a continuous season.
Try not to avoid what arises. Avoiding what comes up will increase the difficulty and delay the victory.
Go through the challenges and know that something good is on the other side.