Embracing Conflict

We all want joy. Joy is a good thing, but joy doesn't change us. Joy doesn't shape us. Joy brings contentment, but it does not push us to go further. Conflict changes us.

We all want ambition. Without ambition we get really really bored. Life doesn't mean much without it. But without conflict our ambition will make little sense. Without hard times we will become uninterested and disengaged from our ambition.

The truth is if we want to grow we need challenges. Conflict makes us stronger. It provides us with opportunity for growth. Conflict gives us a chance at resolution. A chance to make changes.

However, conflict doesn't force positive change. It changes external circumstances, and then provides us with a choice. We get to choose how conflict will shape us.

If we have ambitions we will want conflict, because it provides opportunity for growth. Unfortunately, sometimes we don't get to schedule our own conflict. When given the choice, how will you use conflict? Will you allow it to make you grow? How will you allow it to shape you?