Why Point A to Point B is never so simple

Getting from Point A to Point B would be easy if it weren't for that tricky little Point in between; maybe we can call it “Point A.5” that we wish we could skip over.

Point A.5 is sticky, challenging, frustrating, heartbreaking, confusing, nerve-racking, confronting, and many other things, yet it is essential to pass through to get to Point B. This significant place of each journey we embark on makes the trip from Point A to Point B feel complicated instead of simple. Point B always seems easy to see, yet we know that Point A.5 awaits deep in the valley or high on the peak we cannot yet see.

We will only make it where we want to go if we are willing to endure the uncomfortable stretches. What can help is knowing the A.5's will be there, so when we find ourselves in them, we can celebrate ourselves for doing the work rather than thinking the journey is over because we hit an obstacle. It's not over; we are gaining the strength to make it the rest of the way.

It will not be a life-changing journey if you can make it from Point A to Point B with one big, effortless step. The fulfillment, wisdom, and growth happen as you spend time in the Point A.5's.