So, you’re not getting ahead like you thought you would be. You have your plan in place, but things just don’t seem to be going right. You’ve had one obstacle after another in terms of ending up where your vision sees you ending up at. Is this life’s way telling you that this is not where you are supposed to be, or that you should be headed in another direction?

There are some people out there that will tell you that is exactly what that means. If what you are trying to do yields nothing but failure after failure, then buddy, you better be doing something else – it doesn’t matter if you’re trying to achieve your dreams. Fortunately, for you – I’m not one of those people.

There is no dream or vision that you have that you cannot obtain. You may have to work very very hard to obtain it, but if you are willing to do the work, get the bruises, then you are ready for anything. No, the obstacles on our path are not signals to change paths, they are merely short detours on your own path. Now if you are hitting a brick wall and you are not making any changes to avoid hitting the brick wall then that of course is on you. Stop doing that. Instead of looking at obstacles as a pain, start looking at them as blessings that have kept you from making even bigger mistakes. Neale Donald Walsch wrote; “Send a word of gratitude, then, for anything that seems to be 'opposing' you now. All things in life happen for good. Trust God about that.” As always when we approach life with that attitude of gratitude, it all just seems to flow better!

P.S. Leave the jackhammer at home.

Love and Bright blessings ~ Richard