3:12am Adversity by Chie Imaizumi from Unfailing Kindness
#ChieImaizumi #Adversity #JazzNetwork #KUVO
#adversity
A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt
I wish to preach, not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of the strenuous life. The life of toil and effort, of labor and strife; to preach that highest form of success which comes, not to the man who desires mere easy peace, but to the man who does not shrink from danger, from hardship or from bitter toil, and who out of these wins the splendid ultimate triumph.
Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901–1909)
Speech (1899-04-10), “The Strenuous Life,” Hamilton Club, Chicago
More about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/1…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #teddyroosevelt #theodoreroosevelt #danger #dishonor #ease #effort #exercise #hardwork #hardship #ignobility #labor #leisure #relaxation #toil #work #adversity #achievement #overcoming #meaningoflife #purpose
Prince Harry's Arctic Heroes | South Pole Adventure (Royal Documentary)
“Problems are the cutting edge that distinguishes between success and failure. Problems ... Create our courage and wisdom.”
― M. Scott Peck
What My Friends Mean To Me Answer #69: My friends are my shadow. They build me up as I face my hardest challenges. https://rons-home.net/en/living-life-lab/personal-growth/what-my-friends-mean-to-me/answer-of-the-day/2026/01/10 #advice #adversity #wisdom
A quotation from Thomas Carlyle
Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity there are a hundred that will stand adversity.
Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) Scottish essayist and historian
Lecture (1840-05-19), “The Hero as Man of Letters,” Home House, Portman Square, London
More about this quote: wist.info/carlyle-thomas/723/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #thomascarlyle #adversity #badluck #difficulty #endurance #fortune #goodluck #poverty #prosperity #success #trouble #wealth
Japan earthquake caught on camera in late night videos http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TPkDlX #JapanEarthquake #Earthquake #NaturalDisaster #Adversity #SafetyFirst
A man's worth is written in the battles he endures, not the comforts he enjoys.
#Resilience #Strength #Adversity #CharacterBuilding #Wisdom #Motivation #Quotes #ShareInspireQuotes
https://www.fogolf.com/1110145/manager-praises-tairawhiti-team-for-battling-through-adversity-at-national-golf-interprovincial/ Manager praises Tairāwhiti team for battling through adversity at national golf interprovincial #15th #adversity #at #battling #Books #for #Golf #GolfNews #history #interprovincial #last #manager #National #praises #tairwhiti #Team #through #will
#BodyOfChrist 💒 Who of us enjoys suffering? Not ONE of us!!! Yet, God allows varied #adversity into our lives to do such wonderful things as ~ strengthening our faith, refining our character & drawing us closer to Him. The psalmist recognized that enduring challenging situations, helps us to appreciate Your instructions so we may obey them & have success in life.
REMEMBER: God NEVER brings troubles upon us, but He may *allow* them as a means of maturing us in the faith.
A quotation from Marcus Aurelius
Besides, if a man is afraid of pain, he is afraid of something happening which will be part of the appointed order of things, and this is itself a sin; if he is bent on the pursuit of pleasure, he will not stop at acts of injustice, which again is manifestly sinful. No; when Nature herself makes no distinction — and if she did, she would not have brought pains and pleasures into existence side by side — it behooves those who would follow in her footsteps to be like-minded and exhibit the same indifference.
[ἔτι δὲ ὁ φοβούμενος τοὺς πόνους φοβηθήσεταί ποτε καὶ τῶν ἐσομένων τι ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ, τοῦτο δὲ ἤδη ἀσεβές: ὅ τε διώκων τὰς ἡδονὰς οὐκ ἀφέξεται τοῦ ἀδικεῖν, τοῦτο δὲ ἐναργῶς ἀσεβές: χρὴ δὲ πρὸς ἃ ἡ κοινὴ φύσις ἐπίσης ἔχει ῾οὐ γὰρ ἀμφότερα ἃν ἐποίει, εἰ μὴ πρὸς ἀμφότερα ἐπίσης εἶχἐ, πρὸς ταῦτα καὶ τοὺς τῇ φύσει βουλομένους ἕπεσθαι, ὁμογνώμονας ὄντας, ἐπίσης διακεῖσθαι.]
Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) Roman emperor (161-180), Stoic philosopher
Meditations [To Himself; Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν], Book 9, ch. 1 (9.1) (AD 161-180) [tr. Staniforth (1964)]
More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/marcus-aureleus/8056…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #marcusaurelius #acceptance #adversity #blasphemy #impiety #indifference #nature #pain #pleasure #prosperity #sin #stoicism
What My Friends Mean To Me Answer #69: My friends are my shadow. They build me up as I face my hardest challenges. https://rons-home.net/en/living-life-lab/personal-growth/what-my-friends-mean-to-me/answer-of-the-day/2025/11/27 #advice #adversity #wisdom
Read the latest paper co-authored by Ann Berrington using a 1970 British #Cohort Study #BCS70 sample of 6201 participants
🔖 Findings show interventions during #pregnancy, the #postnatal period and #childhood may reduce multiple long-term condition risk in #midlife
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-025-04467-3
#population #policy #childhood #prevention #conditions #modelling #scenarios #domains #outcomes #effectiveness #sample #adversity #prenatal #birth #developmental #education #socioeconomic #family #demography
Good morning. 🐦🐦🐦
20 November 2025
We’ll be heading east
to Georgia soon for our annual Thanksgiving gathering. I think I mentioned that a couple of days ago. We host it at a humble little house we have there, which so far has been used almost exclusively for that purpose. Family comes from near and far to feast—though mostly near.
Last night we received an unexpected and unwelcome surprise. Through my sister, who lives in the area, we hired an HVAC company to check and service the AC and heating before our arrival. During their inspection, they discovered that squirrels had gotten into the attic and chewed through the water lines. So now we need to replace them before Thanksgiving. That’s right—WOW!
Yesterday, before we learned about the damage, I was just lounging around … la, de, da, de, da … without a care in the world, when the bliss suddenly dissipated. 😂
C’est la vie.
Anyway, I think the repair work will get started on Monday.
It just occurred to me that we have insurance, and I should probably contact them. I don’t know why I never think of insurance right away when something damages the house.
“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” — Albert Einstein
“If you are going through hell, keep going.” — Winston Churchill
“Rejoice with your family in the beautiful land of life.” — Albert Einstein
“We must stop regarding unpleasant or unexpected things as interruptions of real life. The truth is that interruptions are real life.” — C.S. Lewis
#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #NorthernCardinal #morning #house #damage #insurance #thanksgiving #adversity
What My Friends Mean To Me Answer #80: My friends help me by sharpening my focus when I ask for their input. https://rons-home.net/en/living-life-lab/personal-growth/what-my-friends-mean-to-me/answer-of-the-day/2025/11/15 #feedback #setback #adversity
A man who gets too happy when prosperity comes
trembles when it goes.
[Quem res plus nimio delectavere secundae,
mutatae quatient.]
Horace (65-8 BC) Roman poet, satirist, soldier, politician [Quintus Horatius Flaccus]
Epistles [Epistularum, Letters], Book 1, ep. 10 “To Aristius Fuscus,” l. 30ff (1.10.30-31) (20 BC) [tr. Fuchs (1977)]
More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/horace/28181/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #horace #adversity #badfortune #badluck #chance #change #coping #despair #elation #failure #fate #fortune #goodfortune #goodluck #happenstance #happiness #luck #mood #prosperity #resilience #success
@skinnylatte @lisamelton The problem isn't just with those who have never been #poor it's also with those who were poor and then "made it." This is where #survivorship #bias comes in.
A person who succeeded after being poor is like a plane that returned home from a battle. They have a valuable story to tell, but their #advice is inherently biased because it's based only on the conditions that allowed them to survive. They cannot speak for the countless others who faced the same #hardships and didn't make it.
Therefore, when someone who is now successful says, "I was poor once, and this is what worked for me," they are speaking from a biased, unrepresentative sample. Their story, while inspiring, can be misleading. This proves that advice from any position of success—whether from the formerly poor or the never poor—carries inherent limitations that ignore the systemic issues you correctly identified. The reason this happens so often is that most of us firmly believe that we were able to #overcome #adversity.
#Shame! #Deplorable! Nearly all men can stand #adversity, but if you want to #test a man's #character, give him #power. #AbrahamLincoln
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