Some of my personal challenges

"Challenges are what makes life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful"

In Recent times things have been a little challenging for me. I have been finding certain physical things challenging and certain mental things challenging. The club I am playing for now, The Tacoma Stars, starts training at 9 o clock at night. This is something that is completely new to me. It is a lot later than when I usually train. In the past the latest I have trained was at 6-30 pm. That was already quite late for us to go to training. It takes about 40 to 50 min to drive to training. When we get home it is almost 12 pm. Sometimes after midnight. By the time we get to training, its about 39 degrees F, or 0-1 degrees Celsius. I have never experienced that level of coldness in my life before, let alone train it. The training itself has been a bit of a battle for me thus for because it has been indoors. The indoor game is completely different to the outdoor game. It takes a while to get used to. The level in which we play at is a lot higher than back home. The speed of the game is faster. These are all physical things that have been a bit of a challenge for me thus far. I will not let it beat me.

I would love to say that the physical challenges I have been facing have been more difficult to work through than the mental, but I cant. Mentally it has been very difficult for me. I am away from my family and friends. Being away from my family and friends is not the part that's difficult. It is when you are feeling down and lonely, and you have none of your family and friends to turn to and speak to. That is the difficult part. I have been here almost 2 and half months and have not made one friend yet. That has probably been one of the most painful things for me. Not having any friends. The odd thing is, I am very good at meeting people, connecting and socializing. Unfortunately because of certain circumstances I am yet to make friends. The area I live in does not have many people my age. It is more of an area older people have moved to, looking to settle down with their families and enjoy the peace and serenity. Therefore the environment I am in doesn't exactly allow for me to make friends. I am not here on a working visa, so I spend most of my time at home. Which doesn't make it any easier to make friends. So thus far my battle has been very lonely. The people whom I stay with are brilliant and caring. They try their utmost best to make sure I have everything. I will never forget this. They are my family now, and I will do anything for them.

I don't let these challenges beat me. I know where I want to go, and I know where I want to be. My grandfather taught me something very important that I cannot forget. He told me when I am feeling down, and lonely. Look up to God. He is there, and he is there to help you. To Listen to you. To guide you. I have been doing this ever since. It really helps me. I feel much better. Another thing I do is always remember where I have came from and where I want to go. Sometimes you need to take a step back, out of your worldly bubble you live in and realize how beautiful your life's journey has been. When I do this I start to realize that yes I am going through a lot, but its okay. This is something I can learn from. This is something that in the end will better me, and help me grow. This is something I will beat.

"Don't limit your challenges. Challenge your limits"