Struggle Makes Us Stronger
/I had a rough week. It’s been one of those weeks that required every inch of my brain and my high-level decision making power. I tested my personal strength and my leadership abilities. I learned and I have grown.
But, damn, in the middle of all the struggle, I often wanted to quit. I doubted my strength.
But then I remembered something I heard from my favorite Peloton instructor, Robin Arazon, “struggle makes us stronger.”
I remembered those moments when I’m working out and I feel like quitting until the coach says, “Yes you can, stay with it.” And I pushed through the pain and did one more rep. And afterwards I felt so proud of myself and I was stronger the next time I worked out.
It got me thinking about the chicken and the egg. Have you ever seen a chicken break through its shell? The process of pushing and struggling to break through the shell is how the chicken builds its strength to survive. If someone else were to break the shell for it, the chick would not survive. It needs to build its own strength while breaking out of the shell so that it can survive.
The struggles we are given are a part of our life curriculum. We are meant to struggle, grow and learn.
But each of us knows when we have more to give. We know when there is a deeper depth of the well of strength where we can dig deep and give more. But we only reach that place when we push past the suffering. If we let our loved ones take away our pain, we never know how deep our well goes.
If you are struggling right now, take a deep breath. You don’t have to completely break the shell right now, you just need to try. Show yourself you are stronger than you know. You will get to the other side of this, one step at a time.
Your turn. When was a time you were struggling and you realized after it was over that you were glad it happened the way it did? Tell me your story of how you were stronger than your struggle. I want to hear from you!
Lots of love,
Sarah
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