Ready When Adversity Knocks
Don’t hope to avoid bad luck. Trouble will come, whether you like it or not. Instead, aim to be ready when adversity knocks on your door.
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Events Aren’t Good or Bad
Good things don’t happen, bad things don’t happen. Things simply happen. Your reaction determines their value.
Gratitude Pays Itself Back
Being regularly thankful for the things in your life is its own reward. The benefit of being grateful comes back to you manyfold. It pays itself back.
The Luck of the Draw
You can’t control the genetics you were given at birth, which determine your body shape and weight. So why should you be upset at the lifespan you’ve been given? Both are simply the luck of the draw.
Weigh Character Over Position in Life
Position in life is mostly a collection of random events that you have no control over. Character however is borne of hard work and conscious choice.
Perseverance Is Better Than Being Lucky
Good luck doesn’t come to the deserving, it just picks at random. That’s why perseverance is that much more impressive.
Don’t Be Fooled by Good Fortune
Good times can lull us into complacency and weakness of spirit. Instead, use that time to strengthen your soul so that you’re not overwhelmed by a change in fortune.
Misfortune Proves Us to Ourselves
Don’t be afraid of misfortune; it’s an opportunity to show our mettle and see what we’re made of. Bad luck proves our resiliency back to us.
Happiness Comes From a Strong Soul
Happiness can’t be planned for. We can’t prepare it in advance, no matter what our financial advisors tell us. A strong soul is the only source of true joy.
Even Keel, Steady Heart
When good things happen to you, or bad things, respond to both in the same even-handed manner.
