Obstacles and Strengths

It has been a while since my last post. I think I've been afraid of the standard of thought I had set for myself. But I have recently realized that there will always be obstacles to everything. It is a matter of understanding that there is a way through them. Sometimes it will be around or over, but mostly it will be through. I feel that we are tested most strongly by the components that make up our strengths. If we recognize these strengths, and are proud of them (as we should be), we will see that we want to push through darkness and thickness to embrace these strengths. Allowing ourselves to be consumed by the hardship will only keep us further away from the joy that is found in those personal strengths. I want to live in harmony with my gifts, not in dissonance with them. The morning follows the night bringing with it the light that inspires us to go onward into the darkness and emerge triumphant.