I know, I said the same thing. Moments like this should not even have words attached. They say, "pictures are worth a thousand words", but I still feel the need to give you a thousand+ of my own. I want to dedicate this to the man above. Thank you God! For not only the good, but also the bad, or at least what I thought was bad at the moment. All the obstacles and struggles you put in my life has all played its part, and has been beneficial to my success. You wanted me to live through adversity, to teach me resiliency will always have to be my attitude when approaching hard times. How can you ever have the audacity to go to war with struggle and push through anything, if you was given everything. No handouts! I Remember nights I almost lost my life, nights I didn't eat, nights I cried myself to sleep, and mornings I didn't care to see because I knew all my day had in store for me was struggle. …show more content…
Never drown your self in sorrow for what you cannot control. You cannot run from hard times, the struggle will find you always, but how you embrace and push through struggle creates character. My struggle built my character. A character that can play in any scene in my life, because I'm mentally equipped with the attitude to keep on going. Now look at me! Graduating a semester early. From the bottom of the bottom, there was no other place to go, but all the way up and It starts with you God 1 life accomplishment down and plenty to go, so be ready! I know you riding with me. I am also thankful for my loving mother, who played the role of my father, and raised me to be the great man I am today. I'm thankful for my family & friends who has been there for me from the start, even though some did not make it, I know the love is
The strength to persevere and keep going are traits that are something everyone should learn to have. No matter what you are going through if you have that mentality or mind state I feel like you can accomplish anything you set your mind to. Mattie had her mind set on avenging her fathers death and wanted to do it at any cost and she wouldn’t stop until she’s had her justice. That was her motivation, maybe something can motivate you to keep persevering through the many obstacles in your life.
The idea of taking risks appeal to most people, but what is actually learned from the act of risk taking? In the two readings, “Breaking through Uncertainty –Welcome Adversity,” by Jim McCormick, and “Neighbours,” by Lien Chao, the benefit derived from taking risks is explored. In McCormick’s article, a parachuting jump mishap leads to his revelation that confidence and certainty can be found. Chao’s short story deals with Sally befriending an elderly couple and joining them for Canada Day celebrations, and along the way realizes what’s important to herself. Though “Breaking Through Uncertainty –Welcome Adversity,” deals with a life saving risk, “Neighbours” is more about a personal risk, something that demonstrates much greater benefits as personal satisfaction.
Growing up on the south side of Chicago in the roughest neighborhood in the city I learned a lot from others and just observing my surroundings. At times, I would always think to myself my situation could always be worse than it was, and that there is always someone who is doing worst off than me. But my situation turned from being in a bad position to being in a position where my mother would come to lose her mother and our home that we had been living in, all in the same year. After losing her mother and bother my mom lost herself in her emotions and shut down on everyone and with that came the loss of a home for me and my siblings and her job. Shortly after my mom began to go back to church and so did we. It was the first time in a log time that we had attended church and it played a big part in a learning experience for me and my siblings. Through the days that came to pass going to church sparked a desire of wanting to help others who had or are struggling to get by. My mentor, Pastor, and teacher deserves appreciation for helping my mother through a hard time and keeping me and my siblings active in a positive manor.
Do you know that all the struggles you have in life are there for a reason? Do you know that when you think you cannot go on anymore there is God there to pick you up? Be thankful for the struggles you go through because they make you wiser, stronger, and more humble as a person. When you think why me, why did I have to get this? No matter how low you are there is always someone there who can pick you back up on your
Something that I have learned after overcoming this battle is that life is very unpredictable and it is up to the individual to rise above and choose the right path. This excerpt from the poem “Recovery” by Maya Angelou has given me encouragement and inspiration to move on with my life and become the best person that I can be: “A last love, proper in conclusion, should snip the wings forbidding further flight. But I now reft of that confusion, am lifted up and speeding towards the light.” I live by these words everyday because they motivate me to succeed and overcome the impossible.
...hit with being on my own for the first time, being in a new city and being in college rather than high school, I was able to stay in a comfortable place while I made the transition to college. I am so thankful that I have my family, because without them, none of these things would have been possible at all. It is very easy to say that the decisions they made for me as a young child shaped my values as well as my self concept. All three of the concepts that I chose intertwine in some way. My primary group is what virtually started my value system. And without being brought up the way that I was by my parents, I would have never had the same concept of self. They have always built me up instead of tearing me down which is vital in a child's as well as an adult's life. I really am thankful for where I'm at and it's rather interesting to see how far I've come to get here.
There was a point during Chemo treatments that I didn’t want to go on (with treatments) and cried out to the Lord in exhaustion wanting to stop, however, the Lord told me in my spirit that’s it ok to finish them and that He was with me. Not much longer I had two friends call me the same evening to say that the Lord wanted them to tell me “it’s almost over” One of them went as far to say it’s like the war in Iraq and how we already won it – the United States won the war but now we are putting out small fires here and there. She told me “you already won the war” knowing with God all things are possible, therefore now you’re putting out the small fires and encouraged me to go on. I was in awe how much the Lord really walked with me in all that,
Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor said, “There are uses to adversity, and they don’t reveal themselves until tested.” In my life I have witnessed both my parents go through adversities just to make sure I lived a good life. My parents were courageous enough to chase the American Dream, since they knew their children would have greater opportunities in this country. This choice did not come easy, my mom had to sacrifice her career to come here, something she worked hard to achieve. Both my parents gave up the comfort of their home and their family to come to a strange land. When they arrived they began looking for work, my mom exchanged a desk job for a cleaning job. My dad took construction,landscaping jobs to bring food to our table.
Roman lyric poet Horace once said, “Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.” In other words, working to overcome difficulties will bring out the best talents within a person opposed to if they did not work for an outcome and was simply handed the results. The most important aspect of this quote is “adversity”. I believe this quote reveals nothing but the truth for I have faced minor cases of adversity and still discovered traits within myself, especially throughout my soccer career when I sprained my ankle and when my coach left my team.
Very young, my dad was in the fifth grade and having an enthusiastic day on the farm when something dreadful happened to him. It was a clear day, and he was very elated. Until he got in an accident on his three wheeler. Clueless, he didn’t know what to do, fear rushed through his body. So he decided to just sit there and wait for someone to come find him. Someone finally found him, and tried to help immediately. Frantically, they rushed him to the hospital, hoping it wasn’t too serious. They got to the hospital and the doctors feared he had a broken neck, and could never walk again. Scared, he had to toughen up. Everything tensed up in the room when the doctors walked in. Luckily, it was only a shattered jaw, but they had to sew his jaw shut. My dad was very stubborn and would do anything to get better. All the doctors were very surprised when he recovered quicker than expected, and everyone in his family was extremely thankful. Everything was getting better and the stars were aligning. My dad took away so much from this event, what he mainly learned was to be very grateful for family, because they will be there for you. As can be seen my dad learned that sometimes you have to fight through the pain and get tougher to overcome your
I was having a weekend getaway with my cousins when, at midnight, we were told that we had to return immediately. I was unaware of the gravity of why I had to come back home so soon, but I knew that it was severe. When I arrived to the hospital, I found out my brother had suffered a heart attack and passed away. I was numb and didn’t know how to process that information. He was my guiding light on my journey going back to school and coping with the death of my first brother. Instead of crying hysterically, all I could think of was “situations like this need to be prevented.” It could have been easy to give up but perseverance and resilience were my only options. Giving up on my dreams had never crossed my mind but my fortitude grew stronger with every wrench thrown my
I think about how I overcame situations of hate or high tensions with my friends and family and how well I have been able to get my points across. I am naturally a feisty gal at times when it comes to insubordinate behavior or attitude, or easily annoyed, if you would. But people have also witnessed my honesty, my growing ability to upkeep decency in tough times. I am not afraid to lay down the law of how I feel and how I feel things should go. But I have learned how to get my opinion across to people in a manner that is understandable. I have begun to achieve that attitude that I want for myself, and my close ones have begun to notice as well. Being able to overcome my personal adversity is the biggest defeat of my life thus
Because of what I learned from hitting this “hurdle” in life, I have decided to make the most out of the life I have been given. Overcoming the adversity of losing a loved one has not only challenged me, but has given me a perspective and wisdom that most people are only able to learn through challenges like this one. Life is unpredictable. Like hurdles, life evokes fear, strength, and courage. Life is often like a race, everyone is forced to face their own obstacles, however, like Nelson Mandela once said, “Our greatest glory lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” Throughout life, everyone is bound to face their own set of hurdles, however, the important part is learning to get up, keep moving, and apply what was learned from the experience to overcoming the next
Such suffering has resulted in several personal and professional challenges which have inevitably inculcated grit and determination in me and continues to drive my thoughts and behavior in moving forward to higher heights. Being born and raised in a very humbled Christian household with 9 siblings, at times having no food to eat and not knowing where the next meal was coming from, no electricity or running water; my mom always tells us that we will make it through by the help of God “one day, one day, conquer day”. Through all levels of schooling, I had to endure days without eating which was not good for my migraine headaches, but had to sacrifice the little money I had to make it to school each week; thus, demonstrating my determination and will to
...ry service were beautiful. Everyone that spoke had something nice to say and somehow I found enough strength in my self to get up and read prayer that his parents had asked me to read.