Can Struggles Be Good?

Wisdom from Sara Ban Breathnach: “Always remember that striving and struggle precede success, even in the dictionary.”  Sometimes it seems like I struggle through a day, or week or month and see very little growth or improvement. But just because I can’t see it doesn’t mean it isn’t happening! Growth is often in imperceptible increments. We measure children’s growth only one or two times a year. And when they stand at that chart on the door or wall and we mark where their heads are resting, we see– WOW, another an inch, or two! We didn’t notice those inches mounting each day. So don’t overthink your progress. You are probably moving forward more than it feels, and as you look back at who you were, you see the growth and the changes.  The struggles mean you are ALIVE, and that is a GOOD THING. So keep living! And that is my good thought for today!