Comments on: Adversity is Opportunity

By: Kyle

Kyle — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:13:02 +0000

How do you really know who you are and what you believe when you have never faced adversity and had those ideas challenged? That is what is so great about a college setting for example. This is a time when you can play around with your beliefs and gain a healthy understanding of who you are and the way you feel about a number of issues in a non threatening and educational environment. The fact that so many people conform to certain ideas in order to avoid confrontation is ridiculous to me. There is no better way to strengthen your arguments and your core set of beliefs than to have them challenged and to own up to the adversity that you face. Without an opportunity such as this I would question someone as to whether what he or she said was really because of what they actually believe or what they had been told by others that they should believe. There is a real difference there.

By: Stacy L

Stacy L — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:57:39 +0000

One great thing about adversity is that it shows us just how strong we really can be. And I for one think this is a great thing. Do I always want things to be difficult? No. But I can tell you this. The times when I have been challenged and forced to work a little harder are the times that have taught me more about myself and what I really can accomplish once I set my mind to it. This may sound simplistic but I think that we all need challenges from time to time in order to keep us from being so darned complacent. We need ways to strengthen our minds and bodies, and to prove to ourselves and others that we have what it takes.

By: Maggie

Maggie — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:55:22 +0000

i work with the visually challenged and hearing impaired people. they give me more strength than I need to run my day. we take so many things for granted. finding our matching earrings, shoes and a whole load of things we do with our sight. hearing the sound of your baby cry or laugh is not a right but a privilege given by God. we needn’t be hard on ourselves….we are normal but tough enough not to succumb to our pride.

By: Carter

Carter — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:28:46 +0000

Unfortunately i have been faced with much adversity in my life. From growing up in a single parent home to making huge mistakes in my own life along the way, if it is out there I have done it. But that adversity in the end has made me a stronger person. It has forced me to deal with issues that I may have otherwise pushed to the side. It has forced me to confront my past and come up with new ways to deal with it and overcome it for my own present and future sanity. Has it always been fun? Absolutely not. But it has been a great challenge and encouraged me to become all that I can be, to know that when I work hard I can get through and become a better person for that in the end.

By: Megan

Megan — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:04:44 +0000

i gave up my job for marital bliss. we were doing just fine till we discovered our baby was on its way. Times were very hard and i hit severe post partum depression. i took hesitant steps trying my luck with part time work, but hey i am doing great at this for the last 2 years. i think in difficult times we can find strength

By: Brooklyn

Brooklyn — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:01:46 +0000

I was a teenager when my dad was diagnosed with poly arteritis nodosa, an auto immune disease. Money was hard and hope was even harder. Its 19 years and counting now and dad is still around. His cheer and grit and my mother’s courage kept us all going. Dad is now a teacher and his disease simply vanished the way it came. Yes, adversity makes us stronger and makes us find our inner strength.