Finding strength and gifts in adversity

It's hard to beat a person who never gives up."

I have this little saying taped on the book shelf near my computer that says "Every adversity has an equal or greater benefit." I have incorporated it into my belief system and constantly quote it to my audience, friends and family. At first upon hearing this statement one might be inclined to ask for further clarification. Read on....

It would seem that adversity is anything but our teacher or liberator. If anything it would appear that adversity is a grand foe that we must devote our every strength and effort to defeat. Although this might seem to be the case, such is not the case at all. This I have learned after many years of struggle. I have learned that often things are not at all as they appear to be and what turns out to be adversity and hardship can turn out to be a blessing in disguise.  I speak quite a bit about my terribly difficult childhood . It was full of mental, physical, emotional struggles. Now, how can there be a gift or a blessing in having to endure a childhood full of misery, suffering and abuse you might ask? Believe you me I asked that question many times when I was a child and when I reached maturity as an adult. I changed my mind and began hugging adversity with open love….seeking questions and probing why Iam in those situations…


To my surprise I learned that there were many blessings in store for me as a result of the adversity I endured at home. Adversity wound up becoming one of my highly regarded teachers and ultimately my liberator. Adversity taught me not to fear. Not to be timid. To knock doors armed with the boldness of youth and the innocence of a child.

What adversity did was open me up to an entirely different world where things are not as they appear on the outer surface. It opened me up to the inner world where I contacted spirit, my own deeper self. Its almost like there are this many invisible beings and guides who function as guides to become my companions and helpers.

When we align ourselves with the we set into motion energies which move outside of us into the world , then bends right there for us to partake. We are able to get in contact with people, circumstances and situations that are in alignment with what we wish to create and to manifest. Magic and miracles happen when we adjust our thinking. Read more on the upcomings posts....