#learning-from-adversity

[thepersonalwords]

Each of us wages a private battle to thrive. Whenever a person fully immerses oneself in life’s aromatic flower garden of pleasures and encounters life’s warship of armor-plated rigors, they blend and bend to make reasonable accommodations for surviving. Scripted and unscripted encounters with superior militant forces bruise us mightily and eventually cut us to the core. Every person’s life contains a minefield of obstacles that function as potential barriers to achieving our ultimate manifestation. The expended labor of continuously hefting oneself over one contentious hurdle after another is what leads a conscientious person onto the path of needing to write in order to create emotional poultices to ameliorate painful wounds.

Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls

[hemi-demi]

Tip for adult artists if your focus is improving your anatomy and drawing bodies that feel more grounded in a space, genuinely one of the best exercises for that is to draw smut.

You don't have to post it. Hell, you can burn it when you're done for all it matters. But hardly anything will give you more of an understanding of a realistic human body interacting in 3D space when you smush two or more of them together.

[dinosaurwithablog]

Mr. T always seems to play a very tough guy. I wouldn't want to mess with him. In real life, Mr. T helps kids every chance he gets. Here are some photos of him and the kids he helps in a hospital that he visited. He does that a lot. He does a lot for kids everywhere. He always makes time for them and makes them laugh. He tells them things to encourage them to do well. I love Mr. T!! ❤️

Look at all those smiles from those very sick kids. I love Mr. T for making those kids happy as they face adversity. He's a true hero and a great man.

I wonder if those kids keep those casts. I know that I would 😁😍 We can all learn a valuable lesson from Mr T 😁😍

[itsalwaysforyou]

so i started sertraline (i think americans call it zoloft??) very recently & i’m having quite a social week so i’ve been researching if i can drink whilst taking it.

and the nhs website says that you CAN, but it’s wise to wait a while after you start the meds so you can differentiate side effects.

whereas all the american websites are like IF YOU DRINK ON SERTRALINE YOU WILL DIE. YOUR HEART WILL EXPLODE. YOUR BLOOD WILL BOIL.

so i drank a cider tonight,

[aidenwaites]

I'm not gonna go on another dog training tangent except I absolutely am because truly!!! I think it's SO worth it to approach training with like.. a mindset that prioritizes the dog's comfort over achieving certain desirable behaviors. Because ultimately, a dog that is comfortable, confident, and that has a strong basis of communication with you IS going to be a well-behaved dog. And it takes a LOT of time and patience and it can be frustrating but its worth it!!

[arolesbianism]

Sus quest my beloved <333333

[thepersonalwords]

Everyone at some point in life have faced rejection and failure, it is part of the process to self realisation.

Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

[a-journey-to-true-self]

Lessons from Surah Al-Qalam: A Deep Dive into Divine Justice and Human Conduct

Surah Al-Qalam, the 68th chapter of the Quran, serves as a profound reminder of the principles of divine justice and human morality. This Surah, revealed in Mecca, addresses both the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and the disbelievers, offering lessons that are relevant to all of humanity. Here, we explore key themes and lessons from the Surah that guide Muslims towards righteousness and…

[pastel-rights]

And then I finally end it off with some doodles of them… they make me feel things.

[wickedzeevyln]

✮ The Desert Swan ✮

Like love, the sun rots in the summer, withering into rain, pattering on the highway, and digested in the mind’s belly. A quasi paradise at the side of the road, slowly, the cactus the desert eats,turning into a city in the middle of nowhere. As downtrodden as I may have been, I doled out prayers into their pockets so their seer might point out the way, out of here, out of the stagnating oil…

[pastorhogg]

What Matters When the Clock Is Ticking

Life Lessons Learned If you knew your time was almost up—really knew it—what would you say? What would you cling to? What would you let go of? That’s not just a hypothetical. For many, that question becomes very real in the face of illness, aging, tragedy, or divine revelation. And that’s exactly the setting in which we find Joshua, the faithful leader of Israel, in today’s readings from Joshua…

[timikaschambers]

Heal from the Inside Out: Love Can Never Be Taken from You.

Hi there! It’s easy to think that someone’s projected pain has robbed you of your love. You can go through this life looking for love in all the wrong places (e.g., parents, intimate relationships, exercise, food, jobs, etc.), but know that no one can take what they did not give you. Love is the foundation of who you are, and our Creator handcrafted you to perfection for your earthly…

[theresilientmnd]

From the Bottom Up

My Journey to Redemption There was a time in my life when I didn’t know who I was. I was 19 years old when I got married, and by 23, I was divorced. I had no real family around—just friends and coworkers who became my support system. I clung to them, and before I knew it, I was mirroring their lives: late nights, partying, weed smoking, and chasing a lifestyle that was never meant for me. One…

[goodoldbandit]

“Prosperity tries the fortunate, adversity the great." - Rose Kennedy.

Sanjay Kumar Mohindroo Sanjay Kumar Mohindroo. skm.stayingalive.in Tested by Life: Strength in Every Season True strength is revealed in struggle, not comfort. Learn how to grow in success and rise in adversity. Life’s True Measure When things are easy, we celebrate. When things are hard, we discover who we are. Success can make life comfortable, but challenge shows us what we’re made of.…

[visenyaism]

do you have any ideas about why so many students are struggling with literacy now? I know that illiteracy and reading comprehension have been issues for years and most americans read at like a 5th grade reading level but I’m curious why it seems to be worse now (pandemic? no child left behind?)

It is everything. There’s not one answer. I could talk about this forever so instead I set a five minute timer on my phone and wrote a list of as many of the many things that are causing this on a systemic level that I could think of:

It’s parents not reading with their kids (a privilege, but some parents have that privilege to be able to do this and don’t.)

It’s youtube from birth and never being bored.

It’s phasing out phonics for sight words (memorizing without understanding sounds or meaning) in elementary schools in the early aughts.

It’s defunding public libraries that do all the community and youth outreach.

It’s NCLB and mandating standardized tests which center reading short passages as opposed to longform texts so students don’t build up the endurance or comprehension skills.

It’s NCLB preventing schools from holding students back if they lack the literacy skills to move onto the next grade because they can’t be left behind so they’re passed on.

It’s the chronic underfunding of ESL and Special Ed programs for students who need extra literacy support.

It’s the cultural devaluing of the humanities in favor of stem and business because those make more money which leads to a lot of students to completely disregard reading and writing.

It’s the learning loss from covid.

It’s covid trauma manifesting in a lot of students as learned helplessness, or an inability to “figure things out” or push through adversity to complete challenging tasks independently, especially reading difficult texts.

It’s covid normalizing cheating and copying.

It’s increasing phone use.

It’s damage to attention span exacerbated by increased phone use that leaves you without an ability to sit and be bored ever without 2-3 forms of constant stimulation.

It’s shortform video becoming the predominant form of social media content as opposed to anything text-based.

It’s starting to also be generative AI.

It’s the book bans.

what did I miss.

[insightfultake]

We Mature by Damage, Not by Age

The adage, "We mature by damage, not by age," encapsulates a profound truth about the human experience. It suggests that growth and maturity are not merely the result of the passage of time but are instead forged through the trials, tribulations, and scars we accumulate along the way. As the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once said, "That which does not kill us makes us stronger." This sentiment underscores the idea that it is through adversity, not the mere ticking of the clock, that we truly come into our own.

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