“You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.”
~Walt Disney
Overcoming adversity is not a skill everyone possesses. Adversity didn’t effect my life until one day I broke my arm in a simple football game. I was so devastated by the injury, but when I needed to find the will to overcome this setback, I somehow found the power inside me.
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Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family: Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.
~Jane Howard
Family is the one thing that drives you. Even in times I was alone, lost, and cold, I knew that I needed to be with my family. I know, even through clouds of teenager feeling and annoying little things, I can always rely on my family, even when that’s the only thing going for me, even in the most dire circumstances.
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Family is not an important thing. It’s everything.
~Michael J. Fox
The word “family” is a complicated word that means something different to each, and every person. My family has always supported me in my endeavors, always supported me when I was down, and always gave me the tools to be successful in life. It means someone who is there all your life for whatever you need
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Who else will tell you the truth besides your family.
~Mom
Only family will tell you how it really is.
It was my family who taught me how to model myself. How to form myself into what I want to become; as well as, telling me the whole truth. When I was going astray, it was my mother who pulled in the ranes and told me the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
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“It didn’t matter how big our house was; it mattered that there was love in it.”
Peter Buffet
Family are the only people who will trust you immediately. It was my family who trusted me when no one else did. When nobody else believed me; when nobody else would listen to me, I knew that my family would listen and believe me. I knew they would open their hearts and their ears and listen to my plight.
(more…)Your hardest times often lead to the greatest moments of your life. Keep going. Tough situations build strong people in the end.
Roy T. BenNett
In times of adversity just remember everything is going to be alright. It was trusting that good times were near that got me through tough times. When it felt like I had no one to talk to; when it felt like there was nothing to look forward to, I knew that in no time I’d be hanging out with friends again soon just like normal times.
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