It’s not during the times in our life when everything is going smoothly that we grow. When life hums along on an even keel, we tend to become complacent and to accept the status quo without question.
It’s when life gets a little bumpy that we grow. We sometimes need a push to try something new, to question our habitual patterns and beliefs. The challenges in life provide the friction, the discomfort to help us reach out of our safe comfort zone and stretch our wings.
Through an illness, for instance, we may realize the need to treat our body more gently and make lifestyle changes. Through the loss of a job, we may realize an unfulfilled interest and return to school to further our education.
Our higher self knows that the challenges help us learn the lessons we incarnated in this lifetime to experience.
When life is challenging, we grow. When we grow, we fulfill our purpose.