Overcoming Obstacles

In life, there are tons of challenges. Some are small and require little work to achieve, while others can be quite large, and take lots of hard work to accomplish. To be able reach these different goals, persistence must be shown, by always trying and never giving up when failure takes over.

I have had to face many obstacles in my life. I have learned that every obstacle can either make you stronger or brake you. If overcoming the obstacle were easy, everyone would do it quickly and without any difficulties. It is the joy of overcoming the obstacles that makes everything so much worth it. In my case every obstacle has had a purpose. Three unforgettable obstacles that I have overcome are my childhood, an abusive domestic violent relationship, and jail time.

There is so much suffering people have to deal with in this world. I believe we are given an obstacle we have to overcome. It just depends on the person’s inner strength and will to not give up and keep trying. Nancy proves this to be true she is different from others in her condition especially how she refers to herself as a cripple. Throughout the essay she writes about her experience and her journey with MS. The way she goes about it makes her readers not feel bad for her but to feel proud for her because she has not given up. Its shows us that she’s accepted the obstacle given to her and she is not giving up even knowing her illness doesn’t have a cure.

Everyone faces obstacles one time in their lives, how may we overcome those obstacles? Well, growing up in a small-town name Belle Glade, FL with a single parent of four. Education plays a big role throughout our household. Growing up seeing people getting shot and killed in front of your eyes can be a hard burden on your chest. No one wouldn’t want to experience death or death situations, and struggling at a very young age. Our community receives petite amount of help from the government. Growing up with a single parent was tough, watching your mom struggling to pay the light bill or water bill. My mother did anything it takes to keep a roof over our head to make sure we were harmless. My grandmother and aunts made me the man I am today. Of course, it was

Someone once said “Do what is right, not what is easy.” This quote means that when you do something that is harder than what you normally do you could possibly learn something new. When you learn things like maybe rocket science or a sport that you never thought you would good at you could start a whole new chapter in your life.

And so on. The point is that opportunity coming from having to deal with obstacles is not a new concept. Humans have known it to be a fact for millennia. The Stoics firmly believed that you must take the obstacles in your life and turn them to your advantage, controlling what you can and accepting what you can’t. Not easy by any means, but eminently doable. We all have the ability to flip obstacles into opportunity but sadly, we all don’t tap into it. We choose how we look at things, so it makes sense that how we approach problems in our lives determines how tricky they will be to overcome. By controlling irrational emotion, we see things as they are, not as they seem. And then we are able to take the negative (obstacle) and turn it into an

We all face obstacles in our lives. Sometimes the obstacles are physical and we must determine a path in which to best navigate past them. Occasionally, they are less visible, but no less real. From childhood we learn how to overcome obstacles, but as we age the obstacles become seemingly more difficult to navigate. How we choose to overcome our obstacles is dependent upon how we have found success in overcoming them throughout our lives. Resiliency is an enabling attitude which allows us to overcome those obstacles (Harrington, 2012).

At least once in everyone’s life there is an obstacle that they face and have to overcome. Obstacles and barriers are used as a way to help shape people to help them become what they are supposed to be in life. Some Obstacles and barriers can be small and could be easily fixed, however some are Big and may take a while to overcome. Since I am only sixteen I have not had many problems, and for the problems that I did have were actually very small. When trying to answer this question I come to realize that none of the major problems I had were external they were all mainly internal, more specifically myself. The main obstacle I have had to overcome in my life was accepting myself for who I am and learning how to love me for me.

When living with other people, conflicts are bound to arise. When I was an undergrad, I lived on campus with two other girls. For the first few years, we all lived in harmony. We all had different personalities, but we made it work. However, we ran into a major problem during our senior year: one of the roommates became a puzzle maniac. As seniors, we were all experiencing stress trying to finish our senior projects and figuring out post-graduation plans. One day, my roommate, Anna, brought a 2000 piece puzzle home for the three of us to work on together. It soon became an enjoyable way for us to spend time together. However, after we finished the first puzzle, my other roommate, Katie, got hooked. Katie started buying puzzle after puzzle and

I do believe that any obstacle or disadvantage can be turned into something good. I believe this because people learn many things from their mistakes and that's the only way. In the example that is provided, the actor is obviously confused. The director makes a good point on how to work around it, and in a case where they make use of the chair that's in the way, which helps make it funny, exciting, or depressing. In a play or musical of any type, it adds meaning. Not only does an obstacle or disadvantage get turned into something good, but it can discover new things. Whenever any situation happens, such as in this case, I'd laugh if it's funny, cry if it's dramatic, make a joke out of it, or act like it didn't happen. Just keep in mind that

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” (Albert Einstein)

Another line that caught my eye was that “achievement consists of never giving up.” This as well stuck with me because the best things in life, like education, are not just handed to a person. One cannot give up. For example, becoming a lawyer, one must study and go to school in order to pass the bar examine. If you do not succeed at first try again. From when we are smaller we are always told to never give up. You cannot achieve your most desired goal in life without a challenge or struggle. One must work for what he or she wants, do not worry about what the next person is doing. Do what makes you happy. When Tzu mentions “he who tries to travel two roads at once and ends up nowhere,” I realized that one simply has to work for what he wants.

 There has to be a million quotes about how you must face obstacles in order to succeed. Essentially, anyone who has succeeded in just about anything can justify this philosophy. But,  it is not the obstacle in itself that leads to success,  It is the lessons that are learned from it. A time when I faced an obstacle was when my house burned down in the beginning of  my sophomore year of high school. This experience led me to succeed in discovering my caring character.

An obstacle is defined as a thing that blocks one's way or prevents or hinders progress, and many people face obstacles that restrict and complicate their lives. In so words, an obstacle is a road block, but it does not have to be a permenent one. An obstacle although it may seem negative could impact someone's life in a positive manner. For instance, a person may be a teenage mother, yet need to finish high school and does not have a babysitter to watch her child during school hours. What can one do in this circumstance? There are many options available to this mother. She can find a school in her area that supports teenage mother and offers a day care service. She can go to her local department of human services and request childcare assistance,

The lessons we take form obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you and what did you learn from the experience?