Today is a day to look at problems as opportunities to build my personal character.

I used to run away from problems and hang my head hoping they would go away or someone else would fix it. After all in my mind they were usually created by someone else. I was at that time, shy, reserved, miserable, depressed and would do anything to avoid a personal conflict, or for that matter almost any contact with most people. I believed no one respected me. the truth was I didn’t respect myself. Before I could fix how I perceived the world viewed me I had to change the way I viewed myself. That was pretty tough at first, however it got easier over time.

The world seems a lot less hostile today than it did back then. I make every effort to speak with honesty and integrity and I connect to as many people as I can. Even if that contact is just eye contact and a smile as we pass.

Now when I am faced with a problem I am more likely to face it head on. I take a moment to breath and say “Everything I need is around me or within me to get through this”. So many great things have happened on the other side of discomfort. Life is good.

Rosetta Sanders