by Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhD

ezine20090923_challenges As much as people say they want peace and quiet in life without struggle, the truth is that human beings have chosen to be in a world of dualities and challenges. These dualities and challenges are how we choose to approach those hurdles that determine if we sail over them, thus confirming our agility, or trip and end up face down in the dirt.

It is inevitable and necessary for each of us to stumble, and then get up, brush the dust off, and carry on. The process of stumbling and getting up to carry on is how we learn and grow. Thus, we develop depth of character and shades of understanding. In a world of dualities, we have difficulty defining ourselves and can not discover who we are without something opposite. Read More→