Adversity Turned Into Opportunity

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By rb77


Falling Down

It's a matter of how You look at it. Is the glass half Empty or half Full? Is the sun Rising to a good day or Here we go again, another rotten day.

We all are subject to the same stresses life has to offer, but what we all have a variation of is how We think about it.

A guy gets cutoff on the highway and is thankful no one was hurt, another gets cutoff and can't wait to catch up to the cutter to tell him off. I guess you would say "That's what makes the world go around" or is "That what's wrong with the world".

I had a friend who at the age of 38 had Cancer. He had a wife of 16 years and two children ages 10 and 12. While I was feeling sorry for Him and His family He was enjoying the time he had left. You would have thought I was the one with Cancer.

The time we had together were lessons I will never forget. The one outstanding statement I'll always remember is "It's not how long you live, It's how you live". This coming from a man who had every right to be mad at the world. 

My friend Paul was certainly the expert because I didn't have a clue what is was like to be dying.

He left many words of wisdom and certainly changed the way I looked at this "Uncertain Temporary Condition" we call Life.

Getting Up

Since we have adversity this gives us a choice for Opportunity, and you do have a Choice.

Adversity will lead you to 2 choices, surrender or fight. The first choice you definitely lose, the second choice gives you a chance. The good news is you have a Choice.

If you choose the second option you will gain knowledge, experience and opportunity.

In my own fight against Health I can't tell you how many times I failed to find a solution. It was the failures that motivated me to continue knowing the solution was out there. It seems contradictive, but eliminating each possible solution meant one step closer to the solution. The accumulation of Knowledge was better than any University could teach because it was personal.

The opportunity part has now become a business. This is the message I extend to you, are you viewing the glass "Half empty or Half Full" I hope it's the latter.

Come take a look at our "Solution Hub" and see if there is an Opportunity for You.

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