The first wave hit me hard. It knocked me back a few steps.

As the waters receded, I saw the next wave coming.

Instead of standing still, instead of backing away, I hurried toward it.

Just like that, I was beyond the crest of the breakers and into the calmer, undulating waters.

Perhaps you know this experience. Perhaps you know the feeling.

We can’t always avoid getting knocked around. But sometimes the thing to do is to run right at it. Not to hide. Not to step away. Not even to hold our ground, but to move toward our challenges with bold determination.