Weekend Wisdom: Adversity

As I was looking through my book of positive quotations, I found a few on adversity and decided to share them today.

Enjoy!

 

Strong men are made by opposition, like kites that go up against the wind. 

Frank Harris

You’ll never find a better sparring partner than adversity. 

Walt Schmidt

Adversity causes some men to break, others to break records. 

William A. Ward

All quotes from

The Book of Positive Quotations, 2nd  Edition,

 Compiled and Arranged by John Cook,

Edited by  Steve Deger and Leslie Ann Gibson.

The 2013 Edition – Lisa Ryan’s “5 Thank You’s A Day” Gratitude Challenge

What if 30 days from now you were experiencing less grief?

Whether from:

  • your loved one’s passing
  • your unemployment
  • your rocky relationship

What would life look and feel like if your heart was filled with more gratitude?

Well that is the idea behind Lisa Ryan’s “5 Thank-You’s A Day 30 Day Challenge” – to fill your heart and consequently your life with more gratitude.

Last Year

I took the challenge last year and it got me to:

  • think more about gratitude’s role in my life
  • look at the people, places, things and events in my life with more gratitude

Lisa is running the challenge again this year starting June 1st and I will be taking it.

Why?

Because developing an attitude of gratitude take practice and everyone needs a refresher course from time to time.

The Program

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to simply say or write 5 Thank You’s each and every day in the month of June.  You can do this in 5 ways:

  1. Write down 5 things you are grateful for (Each entry is one Thank You)
  2. Express sincere appreciate verbally (each time counts as one Thank You)
  3. Send a thank you note (each note counts as one Thank You)
  4. Send a letter of appreciation (each letter counts as one Thank You)
  5. Meditate on gratitude for 5 minutes.

When you participate you’ll receive:

  •  A short daily inspirational video to keep you motivated
  •  A newly revised and updated “Thank You Notes” Workbook
  •  Entry into a weekly drawing to win a gratitude book, audio program or movie

Lisa Ryan

See it is not hard.

How To Sign Up

To sign up, just email Lisa at

lisa@grategy dot com (spelled out to avoid spammers).

 Here is the link to Lisa’s blog where you can sign up for weekly gratitude thoughts and learn more about her.

(Disclaimer – This is not an affiliate link and the only compensation I receive from Lisa  is a “Thank You.”)

Imagine

Imagine how 30 days of focusing on gratitude will shift your thinking and help you on your journey through whatever nasty life situation you are experiencing.

If you are not facing a nasty life event, just think how well prepared you will be when one comes your way.

So who will join me in taking the challenge?

Weekend Wisdom: Grace At Evening – Edward A. Guest

Here is another poem by Edgar A. Guest.  He was my maternal grandfather’s favorite poet and after reading more poems and knowing my grandfather’s belief’s and values, I understand why he enjoyed Mr. Guest’s poems.

Today’s poem is perfect for families who still believe in gathering around the dinner table.

Enjoy and Happy Mother’s Day to my Mom, Sister, and all the mother’s everywhere – God bless you today and always.

Grace At Evening

For all the beauties of the day,
The innocence of childhood’s play,
For health and strength and laughter sweet,
Dear Lord, our thanks we now repeat.

For this our daily gift of food
We offer now our gratitude,
For all the blessings we have known
Our debt of gratefulness we own.

Here at the table now we pray,
Keep us together down the way;
May this, our family circle, be
Held fast by love and unity.

Grant, when the shades of night shall fall,
Sweet be the dreams of one and all;
And when another day shall break
Unto Thy service may we wake.

Edgar Albert Guest

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