Quotes About Adversity

Life is hard, so what?

Chin up, don't smile, don't cry, don't fall, walk.

At moments when life is at its worst there are two things that you can do: 1. Breakdown, lose hope and refuse to go on while lying on the facedown on the ground banging your fist and kicking your legs. 2. Laugh

But with your life you make a few bad decisions, get unlucky a few times, whatever, but you have to keep going, right?

Some people say that you shouldn't operate from a place of fear but if there is no fear, how is there a challenge?

In order to fly one must first clear the shit off one's wings. First step is to identify the shit.

I've learned that to be courageous is to feel fear within, every step of the way.

Ever hear the saying that you need to be scared to be brave?

We see being Flawed as a strength. If you make a mistake, you learn from it. If you never make a mistake, you're never the wiser.

the thing about lessons: you always learn them when you don't expect them or want them.

The world went on, simple as that, and there was no bubble big enough to protect her.

Be patient and tough ; someday this pain will be useful to you .

I prefer this version of me, yet I became this way because I lost him. If I ever had the power to undo everything, I wouldn't want to unravel who I've become.

The most painful moment in my life also became the moment I showed the most strength and courage.

the message is that no matter how stuck we feel, we are always moving, and transforming. All difficult moments are transitional times, we are always evolving, and becoming the next version of ourselves. We just need to know that and stick it out.

Life is hard, so what? It's hard for everyone, isn't it? Anyone who says it's easy is a liar.

I think life likes to do that every now and again. Every so often it likes to dip and when you feel like you can't take any more it smoothes out again.

Some people say that you shouldn't operate from a place of fear,' Constance went on, 'but if there is no fear, how is there a challenge?

Will you be all right, Joe?' Bo asks, gently, her concern genuine. 'I'll have to be, won't I?

Why do bad things happen to good people? Within every bad thing I see good, and, likewise, within every good thing I see bad, however impossible it is to understand it or see it at the time.

I experienced a great tragedy at a young age and I thought that was me done, I got it over and done with. In a world of infinite possibilities, I should have known there is no end to the loss that we can experience, but neither is there to the knowledge and growth that arises because of it and in spite of it.

Some people say that you shouldn't operate from a place of fear. But if there is no fear, how is there a challenge? Often that is when I've done my best work, because I have embraced the fear and challenged myself.

It's like my garden, love. Everything grows. Including love. And with that growing every day, how can you expect the missing part to ever fade away? Everything builds, including our ability to cope with it. That's how we keep going.

Lyrebird has a lot of supporters but she has a lot of critics. She will and should prove them wrong.