Striving towards Excellence

-Karthik Gurumurthy

Today's gonna ask something specific from each of us. I can't expect to enjoy every single thing that happens, but I can count on learning something from each experience if I'm ready for it - like that saying about the teacher showing up when the student is ready.

It doesn't take much looking back to see that my toughest times actually led to my biggest growth. Whenever I've achieved something worthwhile, there's always been frustration along the way, times I felt lost, and moments where I felt like giving up because things weren't turning out like I hoped. But looking back, what actually happened usually benefited me way more than what I originally wanted.

My vision for my life is pretty limited - I really can't imagine all the possibilities ahead. The best I can do is trust that my experiences, even the difficult ones, are somehow working out for my benefit in ways I can't see yet.

I'm going to try to remember today that I'm the student and my experiences are teaching me something, even when the lessons aren't fun ones.