“The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.”~Molière
I’ve told a few people recently that I’m looking forward to the time I’m asked, “What’s new?” and I reply, “Not much.” I’ve told a few people I’m ready for easy. I’ve told a few people that I’m done scaling mountains and swimming large bodies of water (metaphorically – I cannot swim).
All of that is very true.
That said, when I look back at my metaphorical mountains and large bodies of water, and the hard things I’ve endured, I am proud of my accomplishments and my resilience. And with that is a sense of gloriousness.
I see this with my clients as well. The project that was incompletable, but somehow got completed. The colleague who could not be won over, but who finally showed a crack in their armor and reached out to cooperate. The book that took decades to write…or to publish. The problem that could not be solved, but then was.
When we have to dig deep to find our way through or around (or with) an obstacle, it requires a great deal from us. And in some ways, it also can bring a great deal to us.
Knowing the glory we’ll feel at the end can power us through when it’s difficult. It can give us the strength, the fortitude, and the resilience required. It can also make us more intentional and present as we move through (or around) the obstacle, which helps us open our brains to the possibilities, the joy, the positivity along the way, which in turn brings us the strength, the fortitude, and the resilience we need.
I am still looking forward to my “Not much” answer – for myself and for any of us who are “in it” right now – and I’m leaning into and honoring the glory of what I’ve accomplished and overcome.
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