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When I’m physically sore I know that I’m pushing my muscles to becoming bigger and stronger.

If I I’m struggling with issues at work or at home, I know that I’m evolving mentally and emotionally.

We cannot move forward without a few growing pains along the way. It may not feel comfortable and we might wish we weren’t going through the ordeal, but this is the only way can we learn these life-lessons intimately to raise our IQ.

Otherwise, it’s just hear-say.

Accepting where we are right now in this moment and learning from it can be a challenge, but what’s the alternative?

I am certainly guilty of getting into a routine of doing the same things over and over again throughout my day and week that there is little room for new adventures.

No doubt healthy habits lead to good results over time, but we can all find the time to discover exciting and new gems we had no idea existed if we’re willing to stray from the worn path and risk just a wee bit.

Whether it be a midnight walk, a 15 minute exploration of the night sky with a pair of binoculars or a short trip to an unexplored area of town, expanding our mind with new ideas and destinations keeps our creativity and mind sharp and in shape.

A chance to step into the unknown is always an opportunity for growth and a natural high.

Inherently, there is nothing wrong with wanting more. Hopefully, we all want to move forward with our evolvement to be the best versions of ourselves we can be.

But, we also may want to keep the big picture in mind knowing where we’ve come from and how far we’ve traveled. Often times, these are great anchors in our lives for us in order to stay humble and grounded. I like to call it, keeping our perspective.

It’s in our nature to build upon what we know and what we have to be bigger and better. This is our human drive to always keep moving forward.

But every so often it doesn’t hurt to pull back the zoom from our lives in order to see the entire forest so we can appreciate this wonderfully long event and all the miracles laced throughout called life.

How often are we coming up with ideas that have never been seen or heard before?

When are we moving forward in life in ways no one else has ever done?

Have we ever created a piece of work that’s the first of it’s kind?

I suppose the answer is never, not very often and no. We will always stand on the shoulders of those that came before us.

This is how we learn, grow and evolve.

But, that doesn’t mean we can’t put our personal touch on something we’ve created from scratch because we’ve been inspired by those who came before us.

No seriously. What are you talking about?

The weather? Your neighbor across the street? Your boss?

Things you can’t do anything about or things you can.

We can get stuck in a groove where we are surrounded by our own and other people’s negative, useless and unproductive conversations.

Why? it makes us feel better. It’s a justification for not taking responsibility.

Maybe we can increase our awareness of what we talk about in a day. Who we surround ourselves with. The questions we ask ourselves. The conversations we have with others.

Are we complaining about others? The circumstances? What someone else has done to us or how they made us feel?

These are all excuses for not taking 100% responsibility for our lives. And until we do, we will continue to play the victim.

Is this how we want to live out our lives in the best version of ourselves as possible?

I’m not so sure. I think there’s greatness in each and everyone of us just waiting to be discovered and cultivated.

And yes that can be frightening.