Adversity

Grow Deep and You'll Stand Tall

Dennis Merritt Jones | Posted 04.19.2012

Dennis Merritt Jones

We need to remember that infinite intelligence is the soil, the essential foundation upon which we grow our lives. Then we can view the challenges in our lives as blessings. It is that contrast that develops our character and deepens our spiritual roots in the rich soil of being.

Cultivating the Undefeated Heart

Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 04.18.2012

Dr. Cara Barker

There's nothing like true stories of those who refuse to be defeated, despite the odds, to cure what ails you. Such stories transfix, restoring hope in transformation. This turn of events is available to every one of us willing to put in the sweat equity.

Bully My Child, Please

Rick Newman | Posted 04.12.2012

Rick Newman

Kids need to suffer. At least a little. That's how innocent and vulnerable children evolve into durable, resilient adults.

Are You Addicted To Struggle?

Mike Robbins | Posted 04.03.2012

Mike Robbins

While working hard, overcoming challenges and adversity, and being passionately committed to important and complex things in our lives aren't inherently bad, resisting ease and being attached to struggle causes me and so many of us a great deal of stress, worry, and pain.

The Longest Journey Begins With A Single Misstep

Ben Patrick Johnson | Posted 05.13.2012

Ben Patrick Johnson

What is the longest journey? To me, it is the one from here to enlightenment, to spiritual transformation. And without a costly misstep, or suffering, that journey can never even begin.

She was an inmate. I was a suburbanite. We were never supposed to be friends.

Joan Gelman | Posted 04.09.2012

Joan Gelman

She was an inmate. I was a suburbanite. We were never supposed to be friends.

Tragedy to Triumph

Kelley Whitis | Posted 03.18.2012

Kelley Whitis

Facing my mother's killer (my former step-father) was something I had thought about since she was murdered 23 years ago.

Soul-Talk: What Happens When God Closes A Door?

Russell Bishop | Posted 03.10.2012

Russell Bishop

While I haven't always found that window when the door closed in the past, some part of me has clung to that belief over the years. In my recent experience, I have discovered that it just isn't true: He doesn't merely open a window, He actually opens a universe.

6 Simple Steps To Find Peace Within Yourself

Maggie Lyon | Posted 01.19.2012

Maggie Lyon

We just have to be willing to not fight the fight and to not pick our battles. We just have to be willing to pick peace instead.

What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger

Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D. | Posted 04.18.2012

Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D.

Many think adversity fosters resilience -- that people who have been through a lot are actually tougher, and better able to handle the curveballs that life may throw at them. Are we wrong?

Your Turn: Overcoming Adversity

Posted 11.26.2011

When I was campaigning for women's rights down in Florida, someone from the legislature was quoted in the paper saying "why would they send a chicken ...

The Forgotten Heroes Of The Himalayas

Elia Saikaly | Posted 11.20.2011

Elia Saikaly

Since Mt. Everest was first successfully climbed in 1953 by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay from the South side in Nepal, it's become ever so co...

The Formula To Help You Overcome Anything

Marcy Cole, Ph.D. | Posted 10.02.2011

Marcy Cole, Ph.D.

Whether you got a flat tire, felt rejected by a partner, got laid off from your job or are facing challenging health issues, this offers a sure path to greener pastures.

Disappointed With God

Rev. Peter M. Wallace | Posted 08.16.2011

Rev. Peter M. Wallace

We all have doubts, and we need to dive into them and feel them and examine them and work through them. Hiding from them or denying them only causes them to fester in our soul.

A Beautiful Morning

Tom Morris | Posted 11.17.2011

Tom Morris

We do not often know when storms will come, but using what we have, acting quickly, and with peace in our hearts, we can endure them. Then, when the storm passes, we can still have a good day.

What Doesn't Kill You Actually Does Make You Stronger

The New York Times | Benedict Carey | Posted 11.17.2011

New research suggests that resilience may have at least as much to do with how often people have faced adversity in past as it does with who they are ...

The Human Climate: A Real Ecological Crisis

Carol Smaldino | Posted 11.17.2011

Carol Smaldino

No matter how much we feel we care about our planet, to be confronted with the parts of ourselves that we may have amputated can be more alarming than anything else.

Stories Of Resilience From Around The News (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.17.2011

Hearing real-life tales of resilience is not only inspiring, it can help us gain perspective as we face our own obstacles and challenges in life. H...

This Week in the News: People Who Have Overcome Adversity

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.17.2011

We all face obstacles, challenges and tragedies, and some people are able to overcome adversity in extraordinary ways. Here are some stories from arou...

Bard Blog: Overcoming Adversity -- Leading in Tough Times

Ken Adelman | Posted 05.26.2011

Ken Adelman

"When sorrows come, they come not single spies but in battalions." So says Claudius who, as king in Hamlet, proves to be a gifted crisis manager. He's the type desperately needed today.

8 Proven Resiliency Psychology Tips For Bouncing Back From Hard Times

Karen Salmansohn | Posted 11.17.2011

Karen Salmansohn

I'm here to encourage you to stop thinking about what's wrong in your life, and refocus on creating more right!

How To Thrive In The Face Of Adversity, Setbacks And Losses

Karen Salmansohn | Posted 11.17.2011

Karen Salmansohn

It felt particularly weird to be in a so-called victim position, because I am an optimistic self-help book author, not a helpless little twig being tossed topsy and turvy in the winds of uncontrollable fate.

Giving Thanks Every Day

Donna Henes | Posted 11.17.2011

Donna Henes

When we prosper and grow and the situations of our lives flow, when the going is good and the living is easy, it seems only natural to be thankful. But what about all those times when nothing seems to budge?

Project Feed Me Brings Thanksgiving To Harlem Locals

Posted 05.25.2011

On November 24, nearly 200 people were provided hot Thanksgiving meals in Harlem's Frederick Douglass Children's Center by Project Feed Me, a signific...

Once Upon A Time: Silly Is For Survivors

Olivia Rosewood | Posted 11.17.2011

Olivia Rosewood

Could it be that some parents deprive their children of silly stories mistakenly believing that silly is counterproductive? Could they believe that the world is a harsh place with no room for laughter and goofiness?