http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/the-big-ideas/topics/go-straight-at-your-problems en-us 60 <p align="justify">There&rsquo;s a great story in John Bunyan&rsquo;s book, <em>Pilgrim&rsquo;s Progress</em>. It goes something like this: the main character experiences all kinds of challenges and tough situations on his metaphorical spiritual quest in life. The cool part is that he&rsquo;s blessed with a shield. This shield miraculously protects him against everything in front of him. NOTHING can harm him as long as he approaches it head on. That magic shield works wonders&mdash;provided he goes straight at the challenge. If he runs away, he loses its magical powers.</p><p align="justify">That&rsquo;s amazing. And, so true.</p><p align="justify">Have you ever noticed that those &ldquo;huge&rdquo; problems you&rsquo;ve had seemed to vanish the moment you took em head on? (I mean really head on not vacillating kinda sorta head on!)</p><p align="justify">The things that <em>really </em>kick our ass are the ones we avoid. Lesson: don&rsquo;t show em our ass!</p><p align="justify">What problem have you been running away from? Trust in the powers of your shield. Take it head on.</p> Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:43:10 -0000 forums.thinkarete.com:503:85:85 brian http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/503/topics/85