Ep #75 Making Peace with Trials

Trials. Difficulties. Challenges. It's all the same. Many of us define our lives by seasons; for example, we name a season difficult when things are not going as planned. In this landmark episode, #75, I share a lesson I am currently learning- making peace with trials.

 

Episode 72, How to Build Resilience, formed the foundation of this lesson. If you are going to accept what you cannot change, and embrace your life in its entirety, you must first learn how to be resilient.

 

Making peace with difficult situations does not mean embracing or expecting a life wrought with challenges. It means recognising that this is a normal part of life and you are equipped o handle it.

 

Life is a journey and not a destination. Treating your life as a destination will lead you to:

1. Build an altar to the problem and worship it- and you'll give all your attention to it while forgetting to live life.
2. Fail to see the good in your life- except when you compare your situation to others experiencing a 'worse' pain.
3. Struggle to have constant joy or peace- peace should be the foundation from which you operate; without it, your efforts will be inconsistent.

 

Making peace with the challenges in your life allows you to operate and progress through the pain instead of waiting for it to be over, thereby placing your life on hold. Remember that life still goes on even if you press the pause button.

 

Resources

I have been interviewing some phenomenal women, and you can catch them all on Living Inside Out, YouTube:

 

Beverly Adaeze: Living Authentically

Celia Toks: Raising Teens with Intention

Kiki Jolugbo: Raising Our Boys with Intention

Sherri Blum: The Journey of a Tenacious Entrepreneur

 

 

I love hearing true stories of life and business because when I sought such stories of successful businesswomen, they were hard to come by. Authentic stories are inspiring and permit us to live the way God created us to and tell our stories so others can be blessed. Know someone with an intriguing journey? Please send them my way but dropping a note here https://toksaruoture.com/contact/

 

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