Some Try Harder

In this life there will be challenges; this I know for certain. These challenges will appear in different forms, at different times, and will involve different areas of one's life. 
I've always been intrigued by the way people, my self included, react to a given set of conditions, challenges, whatever you may call them. I haven't always responded in the best way possible and that it primarily due to the fact that I was completely hung up on my own wants and needs and not the "greater good" as it were. 

"Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work."

 Vince Lombardi

For some people, life will forever be about nothing greater than their own wants and desires. They are blinded by the daily grind and lose sight of the things that truly matter; people, caring for one another, helping others who need our assistance. How one perceives and adapts to or bitches about a given set of circumstances or challenges speaks directly to their character; the essence of who they are. So when challenges arise, ask yourself the following questions:

1. "Does this effect my life?"
2. "How can I use this set of circumstances to learn, grow, and become a person, mother, sister, whatever?"
3. "Do I see a better or more efficient way to go about ___________?"

Challenges will come. How will YOU handle them?