A quote from the ancient Talmud says that "Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over it and whispers, 'Grow, grow.'"  Imagine, if a single blade of grass has an angel prompting it to grow, we must each have a whole army of angels whose only job is to lovingly help us learn, grow and evolve as men and women.

Earth is a school.  When challenges present themselves be assured that "school is in session" and there is a lesson to be learned.  As long as we are breathing on this Earth, our opportunities for personal and spiritual growth will continue to present themselves.  

 

In a slightly louder volume each time, the loving Universe will continue to present us with the lessons we need for our soul's evolution.  It is our refusal to learn the lessons presented to us early on that stack the size and volume of the next opportunity for growth.  Choosing to actively engage our growth opportunities as they are presented is the difference between learning through pain and hardship versus learning through ease and grace. 

 

Personal growth can be exciting, freeing, and life changing.  It can also be frightening and painful, thus the term "growing pains".  When we push ourselves to grow past outmoded limiting beliefs and patterns that keep us bound, we inevitably experience the rupture of our old ways of thinking and sensing the world.  This rupture is a wonderful and needed step in discovering the world through new eyes, and in allowing growth, awareness, and opportunity to enter your life.  

 

Do not shy away from your personal and spiritual growth in fear of the discomfort it may cause.  Push gently forward, and with self-compassion and love, open yourself to the wonderful possibilities that await you.

  

1.  Adopt a learning orientation to life.  When challenges present themselves assume that there is a lesson to be learned.  You do not have to go looking for your lessons, they will continually present themselves as part of being alive and being human.

2.  Be willing to ask yourself, "What is my lesson here?"  Always be on the lookout for the opportunity that life is presenting you to evolve psychologically and spiritually, to become a wiser, happier, and more loving man or woman.

3.  Assume that your life lessons are always positive.  They are not admonishments against other people, or promptings to cower, hide, or shrink.  On the contrary, true life lessons are always about expanding in our ability to love, to forgive, and to be happy with ourselves and with others.

4.  Undertake to learn the lessons presented to you joyfully, through ease and grace.  It is only in our avoidance of them that we experience hardship and pain.