A friend once asked me this question: What do you really want in life?  This seemingly simple question proved to be so difficult to answer.  However, Oprah posits that to answer this question, we have to first determine what makes us the happiest every day.  I can only think of one thing- everytime I go home after an exhausting day at work and find my family’s welcoming embrace and happy smiles, then I am truly happy.
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In many instances in my life, I have sought refuge and encouragement from inspiring words of different people.  This motivated me to post quotations that somehow reflect my feelings at the moment.  Right about now, I can feel a sense of distress and helplessness enveloping my being.  This is my emotional state when I came across the Stockdale Paradox:

You must maintain unwavering faith that you can and will prevail in the end, regardless of the difficulties, AND at the same time have the discipline to confront the brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be.

From-”Good to Great” by Jim Collins

Comforting as it may be, the words allow us to be in touch with the harsh realities of life.  Challenges in life are but a part of being human.  As we find the path that would lead us to the resolution of our difficulties, being armed with a strong faith will somehow help us alleviate the pressing circumstances that are weighing us down.