As Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare under President Lyndon Johnson, John W. Gardner spearheaded the launching of Medicare as well as new government programs for schools in low income areas.  Presented with daunting challenges, Gardner’s outlook on life was best summarized when he stated, “We are continually faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems.” 

There are two sides to every problem you will face.  The outward façade of your predicament is most easily seen.  On the other side is the personal growth which can be experienced when one is able to emerge through the dark and difficult days.

Unable to progress past the initial discouragement of a trial, many people never discover the stability and confidence waiting behind the brilliant disguise.  They view every setback as a permanent and personal failure.