How to Deal Powerfully with Obstacles

Life happens. In fact life is always happening all around us, each day and every moment in time. The adventure of life is either going your way or it isn’t. There is no in-between.

How do you find your purpose and live your purpose when life is handing you obstacles to jump through, crawl under, go around and climb over metaphorically speaking? Our purpose was given to us as a gift to fulfill and like any worthwhile endeavor, there will be obstacles to overcome in the process.

Obstacles are the universes way of keeping you aware and on track. When some obstacle is thrown at you, it isn’t usually expected. It isn’t like we can look in our schedule and say tomorrow at 4 pm I have an obstacle coming my way. Or even, sorry, can’t meet you for dinner Friday, it looks as if I will be given an obstacle to deal with. If only it were that simple. Obstacles appear while you are moving forward on your journey, and in living your purpose. It is in a way a reality check to keep you moving in the right direction. The obstacle can be related to health, finances, career, home, relationships etc. It is when you have that experience that a rug has been pulled out from underneath you and you have that moment of flying through the air, not knowing what to do before you land on the ground.

We are handed things to deal with at the EXACT moment to deal with them. Not a moment before. When that moment of truth happens, you have a choice to react or to not react. Human instinct is to react initially and how long you choose to stay in the reacted state is up to you. When you are in that moment, it is important to take a deep breath. Breathing will help you put things in perspective, get back on the court and the pathway to success. Then you have the clarity to move forward.

When you have something bigger than you are, there will be challenges. This is good news. It shows that you are living, breathing and alive and have the capacity to overcome the bumps in the road that life hands you. Remember the universe only gives you what you can handle, when you can handle it. When your vision of who you are, why you are here and what your unique contribution is clear, life can throw you the biggest curve balls and you learn to bat. The lessons that you learn in this process are priceless. When you let the obstacles stop you, there is suffering, drama and worry.

You do have the capacity to live on purpose and fulfill your calling no matter what you are dealing with. There will be obstacles that come along in the journey, but only you are the one who can move through them. You have the choice to let them stop you or just be a mirror for you to gain a deeper access to who you are. Your purpose, your unique blessing is a gift for you to fulfill. The obstacles you encounter can be an opportunity to move forward or to crumble. Focus on your vision, focus on who you are and the gift you are to humanity. You will see that you are the gift and nothing can put out your light.