“I can do it by myself.” I remember when my kids first began to say that as toddlers. Nearly broke my heart. Then, as teens, they said it when I’d try to do something for them that I’d taught them to do for themselves or something they wanted to learn to do for themselves. It’s…
Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are. – Memoirs of a Geisha Discouraged in Adversity No one likes adversity. At the very least adversity means hardship and trouble. At its worst, it can mean…