Never Wake A Sleeping Tiger

There’s an old saying that goes “Never wake a sleeping tiger.” which is an anology that means don’t create problems that you can’t handle. But I believe that if you live your life without pushing some boundaries every once in awhile, you’ll never know your full potential.

How we deal with situations when we’re at our most dire demonstrates our adversity to life. If you were to go through every single day without any struggles, any problems, or have all of your issues solved for you, how would you handle it when something happens? How do you adjust to complicated situations if you’ve never before been exposed to stress?

I’ve seen strong independent individuals reduced to break downs when placed in front of a stressful situation for the very first time in their life ehwn they’ve never been exposed to such situations ever before in the past. Which is why I never regret any of my poor decisions.

I’ve made it my personal mission to always see the silver lining in any situation, regardless if it results in a positive or negative end-game. Why dwell on something that’s happened which you can’t fix? We only live in the present and can only affect the future. Let the bygones be bygones and continue to move forward.

I learn my lesson from previous mistakes and use them to guide myself through future opportunities. That being said, if I’d never experienced all of those stressful occurences, I’d never be who I am today.

I didn’t have the picture perfect childhood that everybody dreams about. I did not grow up in a rich family that handed me everything that I wanted on a silver platter. But that hasn’t made me bitter about the past. Over the years I’ve learned that my past shapes my present and my future. And knowing that I’ve learned to embrace everything that happens to me in life with open arms and try to make the best of it.

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