I suppose I've had my share of "adversity." I believe good things can come out of "adversity" if we allow it, believe in the possibility. Three people that come to mind who have definitely had their share of adversity are: Aimee Mullins, Patrick Henry Hughes and Nick Vujicic. Please google these amazing people and read about their incredible and inspiring journeys.
I believe if we can look at the hardships that we have or are enduring and learn from them then we can rise out of that state and go on to do amazing things ourselves. To survive and thrive it's beneficial to recognize the specialness about yourself. Please do not just "settle" for normal, what is "normal" anyways? Blaze your own path, make up your own rules. Remember to always be respectful and loving toward all other sentient beings.
There's so much fear these days about pretty much everything. There's still the mentality that you "should" go out and get a job and make money and be a drone and be a good sheeple, oops I mean citizen and go about your busy-ness. I'm guilty of being caught up in that game! Speaking of games, how do you want to play your game? It really is up to you. Decide right now how your would really like your life to be and do the best you can to act as if it already is. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. I once told my family I was going to live on a farm and have a beautiful house where my horse could be and maybe even have a cow? They looked at me as if I'd lost my mind and asked me how I was going to pay for all that? Then I just felt bad or like I'd said something wrong. I was thrown off my balance. My inner guidance centre said you are o.k., keep dreaming keep thinking what you would like to have or be or do. At the time I didn't listen to myself I let my families fears and insecurities take over and be mine and let my dream slide. I thought "yeah, they're right how am I going to pay for all that?" Well, now I know better, I don't need to listen to anyone else and I'm certainly not doing anyone, including myself any good by doing so.
Back to "adversity." I decided, on an unconscious level, that I wanted to experience some adversity in the form of poverty. I now know what that's like, having lived it. I'm still not out of that state yet, but moving out of it in thought first, them in form.
This state I've been living in has helped me to have a greater appreciation for everything and everyone that's in my life. It's helped me to not be as attached to my stuff and not to identify with the stuff as much. To not judge people as much. Hey I'm human and I sometimes slip into old patterns. I am more aware of my patterns now and can catch them fairly quickly (minutes, instead of hours or days) and change my thinking, which in turn changes my life.
I give a big shout out to adversity! Without it I would not be the person I am today and would not be able to see that I do have something special to offer the world, as we all do, each and every one of us :)
