Adversity Makes You Stronger

Adversity makes us stronger. It really does. It is never fun when we are going through it and we think “why me”.  But looking back it shapes us into who we are.

Walt Disney said it well when he said “a kick in the teeth may be the best thing for you.”  It’s true.  Adversity isn’t something we stay up late hoping will come in the morning.  It usually blindsides us when we are least expecting.

We can handle it in two very distinct ways.  One is to let it hurt us, let it damage us, and be the worst for it.  The other is let it challenge us to rise to the occasion, to strengthen our morals, and character and mold us into a better person than we were before.

Think of adversity as opportunity.  You have the ability to be thankful, and use it to strengthen you.