Category Archives: Adversity

The problem with troubleshooting is that trouble shoots back.

The problem with troubleshooting is that trouble shoots back. Continue reading

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Poverty, Frost, Famine, Rain, Disease, are the beadles and guardsmen that hold us to Common Sense. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Poverty, Frost, Famine, Rain, Disease, are the beadles and guardsmen that hold us to Common Sense. Ralph Waldo Emerson Continue reading

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The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt.

The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt. Continue reading

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Real pain can alone cure us of imaginary ills. We feel a thousand miseries till we are lucky enough to feel misery.

Real pain can alone cure us of imaginary ills. We feel a thousand miseries till we are lucky enough to feel misery. Continue reading

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In a real dark night of the soul, it is always three o’clock in the morning, day after day.

In a real dark night of the soul, it is always three o’clock in the morning, day after day. Continue reading

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It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.

It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men. Continue reading

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When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.

When it is dark enough, you can see the stars. Continue reading

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Much of your pain is self-chosen. Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, 1923

Much of your pain is self-chosen. ~Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, 1923 Continue reading

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Fairy tales do not tell children that dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children that dragons can be killed. G. K. Chesterton

Fairy tales do not tell children that dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children that dragons can be killed. Continue reading

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You can’t run away from trouble. There ain’t no place that far.

You can’t run away from trouble. There ain’t no place that far. Continue reading

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