by Vanessa | May 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Covid-19 pandemic created a global crisis that led to unprecedented levels of uncertainty and dismay. Managing life’s storms can be uncomfortable and downright scary. It can cause one to feel powerless, reveal shortcomings, and lead to disappointment. As terrifying as adversity can be, dismissing or avoiding it deprives us of gains that we could not otherwise realize. The absence of tough times and adversity prevents us from learning and growing. We can’t develop and discover what our purpose and real potentials are. Reflecting on previous difficult times, we can see where we gained much-needed lessons, knowledge and even spiritual growth when we felt the toughness and embraced it anyway. The surprising benefits of adversity: Self-improvement and development. Inspiration, motivation, self-help book, and, life coaching significantly helps one discover his or her strengths, but, nothing teaches like adversity. Adversity forces us to press the pause, and, sometimes even stop button to assess our lives. It causes us to evaluate our behaviors and priorities to see if they are aligned with our purpose. Sometimes even success, as those who define it by material gain, isn’t really success because it lacks divine purpose…what we’re really on earth for. Development of endurance. The turbulences of life build strength and endurance to withstand future storms. Just as we reach plataeus with physical workouts, there are times when our stamina for difficulties and challenges needs to be strengthened. It’s written, the race is given to those who endure. There are sprints and marathons. In the context of life, we’re all running a marathon. There’s always another level of endurance to achieve and each one...
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