Adversity

All of us deal with some form of adversity. Adversity is defined in it’s simplicity as difficulties and misfortune. I don’t know anyone who wakes up on a daily basis and says to the themselves, “I look forward to a day full of adversity!” 

We all face difficulties each and every day. Some difficulties are more aggravating than others, that goes without saying. Whenever a difficulty starts, we need to first check our attitude. If we react in a positive way when the difficulty begins, we have a better chance of coming out of it much faster. If we react negatively, it could go on much longer than we wish for it to continue.

It is how we respond to adversity that determines how long we stay in it and how it will affect us in the long term. Keep in mind this quote by Barbara De Angelis, “We don’t develop courage by being happy everyday. We develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.”

When adversity comes into your life, do something positive. Lee Iacocca who knew something about adversity by turning Chrysler around in the 1980’s, when the company was in bad shape, said this about adversity, “In times of great stress or adversity, it’s always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.”

A great deal can be said about adversity. Since we all deal with it, let us use it to our advantage. A quote from William Arthur Ward says a great deal in a few words, “Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.” Let me refer back to Iacocca, in the difficult times of turning Chrysler around, he broke records!


On the day, while reading this, are you in great difficulty? Has misfortune come into your life? Let me challenge you to get up and fight again. Overcome what is trying to overcome you! You are an overcomer! Let me leave you with this quote from Joseph B. Wirthlin, “As with the butterfly, adversity is necessary to build character in people.”

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