Challenges are everywhere right?
From the smallest one you come across with to something really challenging that makes you think, makes you plan a strategy, makes you wonder, makes you… decide wether you’re up to it or not.
In our lives, I guess we’re told to face all challenges, all dificulties that come along. It’s a way to build a stronger mind and… sometimes, even a stronger heart. And of course, asides all parental protection we face challenges from the very first day.
We want to eat, so we cry until someone comes to us…
We are cold, and we cry again…
When we go to school for the first time, we experience a day away from our parents…
Years later we fall in love and this love for itself will become a challenge…
The day we have to choose a professional path…
Our first day of work, new responsibilities, new skills to develop… performance evaluations…
The day we move in with the love of our lives… and we have to cope with differences…
…all a challenge… every day.
Challenges are sometime hard, others even a pleasure… and of course, there are those for whom a challenge is always a pleasure. I’ll be honest. I’m a low-profile person. My wish is to live a quiet and peaceful life, but full in its meaning and actions. One of my main concerns is about my last day on earth. We cannot know when we will die… (don’t worry, I’m not a dark person, with dark thoughts… on the contrary, but life and death are both natural things, so we must face them as they are)… but like I was saying, we cannot know when our day will come, but one of my main concerns is about that day, and my last thought… and it will be about my life.
Will I think that my life was a good one?
Will I feel in peace with myself about the decisions I made?
Will I regret something I didn’t do? I truly hope not. I really want to be sure I did everything to have the most meaningful life, surrounded by love and happy with my decisions.
So, this matter was about facing a challenge always like a pleasure. I don’t feel that all the time.
For now I’m facing two challenges… one with the greatest pleasure and other one with some concern…
… for now I share a place (did I ever mentioned it was a very very small place?) with someone I love. It is a challenge, not because we’re facing dificulties in coping with each other, but because it is a very small place so, it is a challenge to multiply space. It is a happy challenge!
… and along with this happy challenge, there is another one not that happy – work. I’m not the happiest person with my work… over these past few months I’ve been losing the sense of belonging. And every moment I have I spend it wondering about the way I can feel free… free to do something with pleasure, free to create, free to manage my time… free to dedicate time to those I love, to the things I love. And somehow I’ve been feeling that this challenge is right across some door I’ll be opening soon. For all I know, for this door to open, I’ll have to face one bigger challenge… spend a few months abroad in a challenging project that will provide me with very important skills and financial stability, that will be of a huge importance for future decisions.
Hope. Trust. Love. Love. Love. Love. {all the main things to face future right now}
ivy style33 says
My best wishes for successfully meeting all of your life's challenges my dear Twiggs!
Where will this challenging project be taking you?
Will you live in a different country or city?
Would love you to share, but should this be not the right place, lets mail each other : )
A most lovely day to you, despite the fact that you 'll be in a working environment you feel you don't exactly belong to.
I know how this feels…and change is sometimes a slow and tiring process…but it is part of life.
Twiggs says
My lovely friend!!
Once upon a time I wrote a blog and made it private… and then I discovered the sweetness of sharing :)
This challenge yet not confirmed will take me to another country, another continent… (further details will arrive soon).
A delightful day for you too, my dear!!! :) Loved your new photos!!
ivy style33 says
Hello on a very beautiful early afternoon!
Happy that you'll be experiencing new things, country and culture, I only hope that you'll still be there this autumn, when we are thinking of visiting your beautiful city and country.
Should you not, then maybe we should speed it up (that is if it fits in our plans, time and money wise, as already some summer vacations have been booked and planned)
Glad you liked the new photos on my flickr stream :)
Be well, take care…the weekend is here and I'm sure that you'll be so happy to be home and free to wander around Lisbon!