Aah @shadowspub this resonates so well. I read your article... three times. Adversity is rarely a choice. It is usually thrust upon unsuspecting human beings at the least opportune times. We all have to ensure that when it happens to us, and it will, that we take comfort in the knowledge that although we can't control that it happened at all, we can control, to an extent, our response to it all, and we should allow our friends and family to provide us with any support we may need to find our way through. This kind of advice has helped me a lot in the past. You hit the nail on the head...
It’s not the speed that you move, it’s the fact you move that matters.
There is often an element of personal experience in what we each write...and if this pertains to your own experiences of life at the moment, or at any time in the future, keep moving @shadowspub... and if you ever need someone to help you to take the next step, know that there are many many good people around you to lean into💞
I think that most people deal with adversity at some point or another.
I've been active in community volunteering over the years. Some of it has been working with low income members of the community and have never failed to be at times amazed at some of their resiliency and others who cling to every negative event as an excuse to remain stuck where they are.
The same thing happens at all socioeconomic levels, I just saw the diversity of it when I was involved. In some cases I've been able to make things a bit brighter for some of them.
That's truly wonderful to have been blessed to be a part of improving the lives of others. I could sense that you were speaking from experience, but I didn't realise you spoke from this perspective, but it makes perfect sense given that you show good insight into the issues at hand. So many people just can't see a way out though. They honestly do feel rooted where they are and confined to live within the shackles imposed on them. But it is an absolute joy when you do find the people who keep moving even in a figurative sense. I used to volunteer at a day centre for those who had suffered severe life altering brain injuries and it always amazed me how enthusiastic the day visitors were; how filled with joy they remained even though their lives had been changed immeasurably by circumstance (some had been in MVA's, others had suffered gunshot wounds etc). It was a joy for me to engage with them and spend time with them, helping them each to achieve their own personal creative and social goals each day. Taking them on field trips was particularly uplifting as many of them did not get these opportunities outside of those offered by the centre. The common denominator for those who loved being there was their desire to keep moving and improving💗
Some people have a will to move forward no matter what. Some take some encouragement at times and others, they dig their heels in and refuse to move.