Hurdles Are Life

Hurdles are life.

Watching my son compete in a hurdles event at his school athletics competition, it again struck home how this event represents much of what we experience in work and life.

There’s the obvious metaphor of there being many hurdles for us to jump over along our path.

And, there’s the recognition that all can be going well and it only takes a tiny lapse of concentration, or a slight misjudgement of your step, and you can come tumbling down.

And, we’re reminded that when we fall down 7 times, we get up 8, and do what we can to keep on going.

Hurdles are lessons in resilience, persistence and life.

As we round out another week, I hope you, too, have been clearing the hurdles and moving forward.

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