Know Thyself

That title might sound pretentious, but honestly it's just a fancy way to say "Know your limits - you can't expect to go snowboarding for the first time in four years and hit a 30 foot kicker first try."
That, ladies and gentlemen, is what I learned this week.

That's not all, however. I learned that when life throws us unfortunate circumstances, we learn the most about ourselves: our maturity level, our sense of personal responsibility, the attitude we choose to have and the path we choose to carve for ourselves going forward. I heard a quote recently that summed up that sentiment:

“The happiness of this life depends less on what befalls you than the way in which you take it.”

As I've said before on here, we have the right, ability, and opportunity to choose how we will be in this life. We decide what our experience will be, if not exactly what we will experience. It's changed the way I look at adversity: instead of hardship, I see opportunity to learn about myself and gain perspective on how to improve.

Carpe Diem