Adversity
“Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.
“If you live long enough, you’ll make mistakes. But if you learn from them, you’ll be a better person. It’s how you handle adversity, not how it affects you.
“Where you grew up has no bearing on where you decide you are going to be today.” ~ Dan Kennedy Dan S. Kennedy (December 22, 1954) is a strategic advisor
“Most obstacles melt away when you decide to walk boldly through them.” ~ Author Unknown
“When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.” ~ Peter Marshall
“This wall will fall. Beliefs become reality.” ~ Spray-painted on the Berlin Wall before it’s fall The Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by the German
“There are two ways of meeting difficulties: you alter the difficulties, or you alter yourself to meet them.” ~ Phyllis Bottome Phyllis Forbes Dennis (31
“I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders.” ~ Jewish Proverb
Thought for the Day “Be thankful for problems. If they were less difficult, someone with less ability might have your job.” ~ Jim Lovell (1928-) *James
Thought for the Day “If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh (1926-) *Thich Nhat Hanh Born: October
Thought for the Day “One of the secrets of life is to make stepping stones out of stumbling blocks.” ~ Jack Penn Jack Penn (14 August 1909 – 27 November 1996), M.
Thought for the Day “We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.” ~ Randy Pausch (1960-2008) *Randolph Frederick “Randy” Pausch
Thought for the Day “A problem well stated is a problem half solved.” ~ Charles F. Kettering (1876-1958) *Charles Franklin Kettering Born: August 29, 1876
Thought for the Day “The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong.
Thought for the Day “Without a struggle, there can be no progress.” ~ Frederick Douglass *Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey Born: February, 1818 Talbot