Everyone is on a journey fraught with difficulties and trials. We face these trials every day, sometimes we work hard to solve them. On the other hand, people are sometimes afraid of the problems that come their way. We will sometimes try to escape it, but it will get worse in our lives and in our minds. Until the day we decide to act, the moment we decide to solve the problem is the day we can change and rid the problem from our lives for good. However, if we do not show courage and give the chance to resolve our problems, we could be overcome by fear. Fear can take over our lives and we can get stuck, never moving forward, never solving the problem. Coping and solving problems is a difficult action that one does to relieve the pressure in one's life and make it disappear completely. Reading M. Scott Peck's book, A Road Less Traveled (1978), Peck explains helpful ideas that can guide us on the path to confronting and resolving the problems that come before us. The most important thing for me is to find the courage to face my problems head on, without a doubt, what I am doing is wrong. It is in this whole process of encountering and solving problems that life takes on its meaning. Problems are the tip that separates success from failure. Problems call upon our courage and wisdom; indeed, they create our courage and wisdom. It is only because of problems that we grow mentally and spiritually. When we desire to encourage the growth of the human spirit, we question and encourage the human capacity to solve problems, just as in school we deliberately present problems to our children. (p. 16) I've been thinking about how problems call on my wisdom and courage and how sometimes I hesitate to...... middle of paper ...... n. He is here to provide us with assistance and a learning experience that we all came here to receive. To support us and receive the life lessons that our Heavenly Father teaches. Being on the right path, no matter how difficult it is, we must always remember that it will transform us from a decent little cottage into a magnificent palace. Works Cited Ashton, Marvin J. (November 1986). Shake off the chains you are bound with. Ensign in Conference Report. Hafen, Bruce C. (October 1983). A willingness to learn from pain. Ensign, pp.63-66. Lewis, C. S. (1980). Simple Christianity. New York: Simon and Schuster, pp. 123-126. Peck, Mr. Scott. (1978). The road less traveled. New York: Simon and Schuster, Inc., pp. 15-18. Ward, D.L. (2006). Problems: a means for what can be. Unpublished manuscript, Department of English, Brigham Young University-Idaho, Rexburg, Idaho.