Tag: Adversity

4 Lessons for Moving Forward

In life we will all experience ups and downs, happiness and despair and opportunity and hopelessness. And at some point we'll get stuck. Paralyzed by uncertainty that lies in front of us, we stop moving forward. We plan, analyze and try to predict. But we get nowhere because the future seems so complicated and uncertain. Stressed and anxious about an unpredictable and disorderly future, we stop growing and fall down a spiral of worry and hopelessness. It is right then that I believe what really matters is that we keep moving forward. That we accept that life is not perfect…

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Choose to Triumph Over Your Challenges

I often find myself thinking, "There is so much more to do in this great life"! Each of us is faced with challenges and obstacles and there are of course times where we don't know how we will get through a situation. It is our attitude and our mindset that paves the way and determines whether we will sail or stumble. If we allow fear and doubt to pile up on top of our challenge, there is no question we will have a heavy walk in front of us. It is not easy at first but if you choose to…

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15 Reminders for Facing Adversity

Two things can happen when your world turns upside down with tragedy, such as blindness or the murder of your child. Either your life becomes a mess or you reach deep within. Choose the latter and, through the power of God at work, you become the messenger of the greatness that is yours to share. And while sharing, there's a secret to live the abundance of life, to relish in the richness of each day and to delight in success and triumph. And that triumph isn't in a book or hidden in mysteries untold, or even in philosophies to ponder…

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Finding Your New Strength In Adversity

There is a story of little girl in church with too much energy. She kept standing up on the chair and her mother kept pulling her down, but she would just keep getting right back up. Frustrated, her mother pulled her down again and put her hand heavy on her little girls head, pushing her down into a sitting position. The little girl sat there for a while, then began to smile. Then she said, "Mom, you know what, I may be sitting down on the outside, but I am standing up on the inside!" This is the attitude of…

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5 Positive Ways You Can Manage Adversity

I believe strongly that what you put out in this world, you get back. I did not always think this way, and unfortunately it took a life-altering event to show me the correct path for me to follow. I suffer from a debilitating disease which tests my strengths daily. Here are five things that I live by and pass along to as many people as I can! 1. Positivity creates positive results. Karma? If you surround yourself with dark, depressing negative thoughts or people, then you will lean towards that yourself. That is not a happy, nor a healthy, way…

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- Some hurdles in life may be higher to jump because of where you started, but make no mistake: all are possible to clear!
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- Life’s obstacles should fuel your desire to achieve your dreams, not surrender them.
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5 Concepts for Overcoming Challenges

When adversity strikes and overtakes many or all areas of our lives, it can be difficult to see the multiple hidden blessings that are obtained by moving through our challenges, one day at a time. Adversity provides us with the chance to remove things from our lives that are non-essential and have been weighing us down. Just as important, adversity makes the overcomer a better person, as the spoils of war are available to those who refuse to quit and succumb to their current tragic circumstances. We learn how to become resilient, how to step out in faith, and how…

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- Don’t focus on the challenges or the unexpected obstacles but instead celebrate all of the wonderful things that life has to offer and that you are lucky enough to be blessed with.
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- The trick to growing through adversity is not “becoming a victim” by looking for reasons “why,” but by looking for the benefits in the situation.
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- Challenges are common… Suffering is optional.
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- Breathe into your life’s challenging moments and opportunities – live ‘on the inhale’! Don’t hold your breath and strangle the very feelings and dreams that will make you great. Create the habit of breathing deep into your dreams!
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- When you don’t sweat the small stuff, it all becomes small stuff – Look at the big picture and realize that the things you’re stressing out over 99% of the time are a waste of energy.
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- We may not have control over the obstacles that life presents us, but how I face those challenges is mine to determine.
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- Life’s challenges are much easier when you see them as opportunities to learn courage, gratitude, humility and obedience to the Will of God… whatever you call God. As we master these basic soul qualities the challenges just magically disappear.
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- When you hit the bottom in life, you have two choices: splatter or bounce. You can give up and accept defeat, or get up and make the most of a second chance. Choose to bounce.
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- Every life experience, especially those that are challenging, is in fact an opportunity to learn and to grow and to be more than you ever imagined you could be.
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- Adversity is a refining process which, if survived, produces the by-products of resilience, faith, and opportunity.
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- The difficult days we experience can become the driving force for change. Rather than becoming victimized by adversity, we can choose to be grateful for it, embracing it as a gift from the Divine.
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