Adversity
“Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well.” ~ Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson (13 November 1850
“All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
Thought for the Day “If you’re sad, then cry. After you cry, you still have to live life” ~ Moon, a character in Jet Li’s Fearless Yueci, a village girl
“An arrow can only be shot by pulling it backward. When life is dragging you back with difficulties, it means it’s going to launch you into something great.
“Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” ~ Oliver Goldsmith
“If you feel like you’re losing everything, remember that trees lose their leaves every year and they still stand tall and wait for better days to come.”
“Every storm runs out of rain.” ~ Maya Angelou Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Ann Johnson April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) American author and poet.
“No matter who you are, no matter what you did, no matter where you’ve come from, you can always change, become a better version of yourself.
“Your strength doesn’t come from winning. It comes from struggles and hardship. Everything that you go through prepares you for the next level.
“Aaaaaarrrrr rhhhnnn gggggrrrrr.” ~ Chewbacca Chewbacca Wookiee warrior, ace smuggler and rebel hero. Chewie fought with the Republic on Kashyyyk during
“Without rain, nothing grows. Learn to embrace the storms in your life.”
“The most difficult times for many of us are the ones we give ourselves.” ~ Pema Chödrön Pema Chödrön (born Deirdre Blomfield-Brown on July 14, 1936) is
“Oh, my friend, it’s not what they take away from you that counts. It’s what you do with what you have left.” ~ Hubert Humphrey Hubert Horatio Humphrey
“When life gives you lemons, chunk it right back.” ~ Bill Watterson, The Complete Calvin and Hobbes William Boyd “Bill” Watterson II (born July 5, 1958)