{"id":7311,"date":"2013-08-22T00:00:23","date_gmt":"2013-08-22T04:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/haveamagnificentday\/?p=7311"},"modified":"2013-08-22T01:07:07","modified_gmt":"2013-08-22T05:07:07","slug":"challenge-and-effort-are-your-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/haveamagnificentday\/2013\/08\/challenge-and-effort-are-your-friends.html","title":{"rendered":"Challenge and Effort Are Your Friends!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--[if !mso]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/haveamagnificentday\/files\/2013\/08\/Your-are-never-given-a-wish.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7316\" alt=\"Your are never given a wish\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/85\/2013\/08\/Your-are-never-given-a-wish-300x209.jpg\" width=\"434\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: navy\">Accomplishment would have little meaning if it were too easy to come by. \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: navy\">The challenge and the effort make the goal worth having. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: navy\">How much fun would it be if every time you played golf you hit a hole in one?<\/span>\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #000080\">How long would you continue<\/span> <span style=\"color: navy\">playing the game?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: navy\">Your dreams that are difficult to reach are the dreams that have the most value.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: navy\">They compel you to stretch your abilities, your knowledge and your expectations beyond your previous limits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: navy\">Your goals that are the most ambitious and your deepest desires are the ones that bring out the best in you.\u00a0\u00a0 Your objectives that require the most effort are the ones that give you the most real and lasting value.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: navy\">If everything you desire could be obtained with no effort, there would be no joy of fulfillment.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: navy\">If life had no challenge, it would be unbearably empty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: navy\">With each challenge you face, know that you are creating real meaning and fulfillment in your life.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: navy\">As you go forward through the challenges, keep in mind how fortunate you are to be able to meet them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: navy\">Build your strength and actualize your purpose through your efforts and the challenges you face.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: navy\">Enthusiastically embrace each opportunity, and you will be the best you can be. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: navy\">\u201c<em><b>Greatness and convenience do not mix<\/b><\/em>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: navy\">Go Forward!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: navy\">smiles,<\/span><br \/>\n\ud83d\ude42 <span style=\"color: navy\">Lee<\/span><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: navy\">The MEGA Coach<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/haveamagnificentday\/files\/2013\/08\/diamond-charcoal.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7312\" alt=\"diamond - charcoal\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/85\/2013\/08\/diamond-charcoal-300x300.jpg\" width=\"259\" height=\"261\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accomplishment would have little meaning if it were too easy to come by. \u00a0The challenge and the effort make the goal worth having. 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