Why does it take great adversity for people to understand the strength that they have inherently?
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Curiosity run amok . . .
Why does it take great adversity for people to understand the strength that they have inherently?
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They haven’t dared to test it yet dear lady, that fear thing 😀
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That can be crippling.
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Oh yes, but behind it is the answer we have ever looked for 😀❤️
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Personally, I don’t like to show off 😉
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It’s the people that shouldn’t show off that do. The people that have the right to, don’t.
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Haha – good point.
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I think in the face of adversity we find the resolve/strength to face it head on. We seem to cower in fear of the little roadblocks, but when something major comes along, we find our gumption and go with it.
Ginger
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That makes sense. It’s unfortunate we don’t find that strength earlier. But some do.
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sometimes that don’t know what they are actually capable of
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That is so common
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Framing the question in large multi-syllabic words only increases the time frame for comprehending the immanent adversity. Damn now you have me doing it. Then there is always the last minute hope to dodge the bullet rather than challenge it head on. Kinda like why should I get up early on a beautiful sleep in day…
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HaHaHa! You do have a way with words!
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It could be a residual effect I picked up from a quippy source. Or as I oft suspected my mother used to shred a page or two of the dictionary into my breakfast cereal to increase the fiber content…
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Ha ha ha I like your effects!
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Those who have tenacity to overcome will find strength in adversity, whilst those without may wallow in self pity and or spiral downwards. It takes adversity to strengthen one and I know it, as I really need to pull self out of doldrums whenever I hear doom and gloom news of my health.
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You are to be commended and stand as an example of what can work.
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Thanks Pam. Sometimes having no choice is the only option or choice. How ironic it sounds. 😆
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Because it remains dormant until you need it. No reason to show itself beforehand…
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Good point!
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I know… Didn’t think I had it in me 🙂
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I knew you did. I see it again and again and again.
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Complacency, comfort in the mundane and the dependable. Then comes the unexpected and it hits like a drug, driving humans into that fight or flight energy surge. Like Nature’s drug…
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Good point.
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It’s oftentimes the case, isn’t it?
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Unfortunately.
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