"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet......"

"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition aspired, and success achieved." Helen Keller

Most of us would glance at this quote and concur that is a true statement. I would venture to say most of us would consider this quote to be common sense. Now whether or not we have the wherewithal to grasp this concept while in the throws of our most challenging trials, is a matter of a completely different sort. While undergoing these growing pains of life, it is at times of great difficulty to have the insight to see the future benefits our current situation may grant us. But there is always truth in pain; a hidden lesson, an advantageous character trait we have the opportunity to develop, if we so choose. In every situation we possess the option to benefit from it in the form of personal growth.

A Mexican Proverb that I cherish states, "It is not enough for a person to know how to ride; they must know how to fall." While in the "thick-of-it" it's an expected response for us to feel victimized or perhaps hopeless. But I am convinced the only way we truly fail is if we stay in that mental state. The particular thoughts associated with the previous stated emotion very often lead to resentment, bitterness and the stunting of personal growth. This path leads to the altercation of our true being in leiu of how we have allowed our challenge to mold us. I say allowed because whether we feel like it or not we always have a choice. We may have no control of what happens to us but we do have a choice of how we will let it effect us. There is another path. One that is less traveled yet yields great rewards. This is the path to wellness, self-restoration and healing. The path that leads to the building up of our character, the path that leads to peace and freedom. The first path may appear to be in the spirit of self-preservation, when in truth it is only in the act of letting go that we preserve ourselves. By releasing our pain we also inadvertently release ourselves from the bondage that was never ours in the first place.

My blog as of late has reflected much about this need to "release our pain." It has been a vital truth to my own personal storm... What good can you take from your current situation? What life lesson can you acquire that will strengthen you and build your character? How can you walk away from this situation better for having experienced it? The element that will carry us sucessfully through our struggles, is found in the act of renewing our souls. We must be certain that in this growth we are moving towards happiness, peace and prosperity. This takes a conscious effort and is well worth it to our well-being.

Come visit us at The Wellness Kitchen and let us aid you on your path to wellness. Let go often of all that burdens you and seize the opportunity for growth through the right mental attitude toward your current condition. And as always this is sarah encouraging you to eat peacefully....