If you look back to since the time you arrived on Earth, your quota of year-long moments of existence, has always seemed like a guarantee. To that effect you hardly think much about any possibility of being denied another year, as long as you remain in good health. That as it may be, if you are like most, you may be feeling a sense that life is too short, despite the many successive priceless gifts of years you get offered annually. If that is your experience too, why does it feel that way in your view?

The fact that life is made of challenges, to me, is one of the key factors that plays a major role in causing the feeling or experience of life seemingly being short. You may be one of those experiencing a barrage of challenges in your life, and all your pathways to what you consider best options to enjoy your life, may seem barricaded by endless obstacles. In such a situation you may be spending most of your time working out some plans to getting around the obstacles on your way. Unfortunately, many people, which possibly includes you, only look for quick fixes or short cuts, which are by themselves not adequate to get you far into your extra mile.

What then transpires in your entire life is that challenges and obstacles simply recur, and you get back to finding another quick fix, a scenario that’ll keep repeating, until, before you know it, the year comes to an end. This is when it feels like life didn’t happen for you, as the entire gift of a year was spent with all your focus on fighting challenges and obstacles. There was never really a time to truly appreciate the goodness of the gift of another moment to experience the value of life. So then, life feels short.

Challenges and obstacles, though a menace to your life, have a lighter side about them. When viewed from another angle, challenges and obstacles can be a much welcome test to help you dig deep within and bring the best of your abilities to surface or awaken the giant within you. On that note, there’s only really one truly effective way to plan for challenges and obstacles, so you can get the most out of your moment in life, so that life doesn’t feel that short anymore.

If your life feels like a beehive of challenges and obstacles, and you just can’t seem to figure out how to make life happen for you, this year could be the most significant new beginning to greater things. How exactly, you may wonder? Well, if you’re looking to rid yourself of the agony of seeing your year seemingly fast-forward to the end with little to no great living experience to cherish, then you’re going to have to begin this year with you in mind.

Ready for a new beginning? If so, then Episode 15 of the Restructure Your Life Podcast is exactly the start you need to make life happen for you. You know, life is beautiful when you create your own future. Ready? Listen to the episode now and make life happen your way.

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