Finding Inspiration in Adversity

In life, we all face challenges and obstacles that can sometimes feel overwhelming. It's during these times of adversity that we often grow the most as human beings. What did I learn from going through cancer and surviving six brain and spine surgeries in less than one year?

• every day is a blessing

• be grateful for everything

• appreciate the people who are in your corner, no matter what, and reciprocate

• seek out happiness and fulfillment in your personal life, do not externalize

• invest in your health, prioritize it

• invest in your mental well being, prioritize it

• exercise, even if your whole body and mind is fighting it, there are simply too many benefits to avoid it

• socialize. Even an introvert can do it and should. It's as simple as that

• pursue personal growth whatever that may look like for you at this time

I never knew hardship, until it happened. I never knew problems, until they happened. I never knew that hearing something as simple as "God bless you", could trigger me to start crying, until it did!

A single unexpected event can change our whole life, turn it upside down, at a moment's notice. But it can never take away who we are as a person, who we choose to be on a daily basis, and who we can become in the future. That is how I found inspiration in adversity.

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