Growth occurs when individuals confront problems, struggle to master them, and through that struggle develop new aspects of their skills, capacities, views about life.
Carl R. Rogers
Self-improvement requires that we face the truth about ours thoughts, actions and emotions.
It’s a never-ending cycle where our attitude toward these challenges will determine whether or not we grow through them.
When we avoid dealing with challenges, we stay stuck in our own mess.
When we embrace challenges as opportunities to learn and improve a specific area of our life, we grow emotionally, mentally and spiritually. Click To TweetCommit to this ongoing daily practice because this is the path forward to a deeper connection with the people we love most, as well as our readers.
It’s not enough to face the surface manifestation of the problem. We must dig deep below the surface to see where this originates inside us.
Is it an unresolved issue from our childhood? From a specific incident that traumatized us?
Only by dealing with these underlying root causes can we finally resolve the issue and truly move on.
Find someone you trust and confide in them.
By sharing openly and honestly with them, this person can help you find a more permanent solution, instead of slapping another Band-Aid on it.
