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4 Reasons to Embrace Adversity with a Happy Heart
Adversity is cruel. Adversity is unkind. Adversity sucks. Oh, well. Nothing new, right? All of us face some kind of adversity. Some of us face adversity
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1. You develop a deeper understanding about yourself, and about how the world works.
2. You hone your creativity.
You may never know how creative you could be without adversity.
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Embracing Hardship, a Surprising Secret to Happiness
We try to avoid pain and difficulty. Research shows that embracing it will help.
Challenges, uncomfortable as they may be, also afford us an incredible opportunity for learning. It's often when we lose what we have, that we start to appreciate it: We appreciate our health when we have a cold
In our "pursuit for happiness" alone we can choose to let negative events bring us down. Or, by fundamentally understanding that our life is characterized by contrasts, we can start to experience gratitude and grow to greater levels of well-being, perspective, and wisdom.