Discovering Inner Strengths

5:00 PM by Riza
I feel like I conquered the vast, deep ocean today after I finally completed a difficult stage on Feeding Frenzy video game (on my husband's X-Box). After more than a hundred tries and feeling frustrated and defeated many times, I claimed my victory today. I am quite proud of that. I even hurried to the bathroom (where my husband was) just to tell him that I have successfully achieved the stage. He was the witness when I growled from frustration everytime I got eaten by bigger fish—keeping me from finishing the stage. Sometimes, he'd give me a big hug to make me feel better. He also warned me that there's more difficult stages after I surpassed it.

This may sound silly and people might think why I am making such a big deal of a video game. Well, it may sound senseless to some, but for me, it showed tidbits of my inner character—determined, patient, optimistic. Even if I had to do it again a hundred times, and fail a hundred times, I still do it. I endure (patience). Why? Because I was sure to myself that I will pass the stage (optimism). Despite the many frustration and defeat I felt, I didn't allow the bad forces to stop what I have started (determination). 

There's a lot of instances we underestimate ourselves—of remarkable things that we can do. We only get to know the "real us, the strength IN us," when we do the right approach and attitude of the littlest challenges we meet each day in our lives. I have discovered some of mine—playing Feeding Frenzy!

I realized that when my mind is set to a goal, I want to finish it. Completing the goal is a great achievement, no matter how small or how big it is. And by the way, speaking of Feeding Frenzy, I am already in the "Shark Reef" stage. I'm pretty sure I'll be eaten by sharks a LOT of times. Ouch! :)
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