LIFE CHALLENGES: ENGAGING WITH THE FULL FLOW OF LIFE EXPERIENCE
- what are the recurring challenges of life?
- which goals and tactics are more or less likely to overcome them successfully
In life, there are many “unknowables”. There will be times of success and failure, tragedy and comedy, laughter and despair, excitement and boredom, we cannot imagine, never mind anticipate. But there are also the “knowables”, the recurring themes of human existence to be tackled during the passage of our lives. These overarching life challenges will emerge at different times in the course of our lives and in different ways.
Some of the challenges may seem straightforward at the time. But we then discover we need to revisit them at a future point. Others may seem so difficult and demanding that we postpone them to a later point in life or attempt to avoid them completely. Some challenges may not even register on our “life radar screen”.
But our growth and well being as individuals to “live the good life” depends on how effectively we overcome these life challenges.
6 Challenges
Review the six challenges and click to:
Identify the specific life decisions and dilemmas to be faced in meeting each challenge and links to high impact sites with additional information and resources.
The Six Challenges of Life
Enjoying the full flow of the moment: experiencing life as it is; life to be lived to the full and gaining satisfaction from the “simple pleasures” of life |
Standing out as an individual in your own right: optimising our unique talents and skills to stand out as in some way “special” and make a distinctive impact on the world |
Making sense of life’s complexities: getting to grips with the “big questions” of life to formulate a belief system which understands life’s puzzles and paradoxes within a coherent life outlook |
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Building a secure future: establishing a life structure which prepares for the uncertainties of the future and helps protect us from life’s adversities |
Contributing to a better world: making a positive and practical difference to others’ lives to leave the world in better shape than we found it |
Engaging with something bigger than ourselves: finding spiritual purpose and connecting with a wider meaning in pursuing a life of authentic value and integrity of character |