Teach a man to fish.

We all know the saying, "Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a life time. "

Well I believe life works the same way.  

When you ask for patience, life doesn't just give you patience. Life will reveal opportunities and provide challenges to teach you how to be patient. If you ask for wisdom, life gives you opportunities to learn and gain experience and therefore wisdom.

Some of us have this very nasty belief that we are owed something. That life maybe owes us and that we should just get what we ask for. We are not owed anything, life simply presents us with opportunities and it is up to us to do something about it.

So don't get uptight if life presents you with challenges. Don't waste your energy blaming others or your circumstances. Rather focus that energy on how you can use the challenge life has presented you, to learn or discover something new.

To your success.