In our daily lives we encounter individuals who challenge us and seem to make it difficult to practice. It is possible we may become discouraged and think there is no possible way for the circumstances to change. We may feel there is nothing we can do to be at peace with certain people in our environment. Yet those challenging individuals can provide for us an opportunity to change ourselves in ways not otherwise possible. We can choose whether we wish to learn and grow or remain unchanged and continue to have difficulties with the same situations.