Adversity

Author JL Huffman
2 min readAug 26, 2024

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Adversity

Life has its good and bad moments, some rougher than others, but how we deal with the hard times molds us into better images of ourselves.

Healthy Coping Skills

How we cope with setbacks, misfortune, and hardships varies from person to person. Not facing a dire situation in the short term may impact our mental health in the long term.

Education

Individuals mired in poverty and despair may rise above the muck by pursuing intensive studies, elevating their social and economic status. J.D. Vance outlines his upbringing and emergence in Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis.

Hubble Photo of the Galactic Center

If there were no night, we would not appreciate the day, nor could we see the stars and the vastness of the heavens. We must partake of the bitter with the sweet. There is a divine purpose in the adversities we encounter every day. They prepare, they purge, they purify, and thus they bless. ~ James E. Faust

Outlook

Have you encountered difficult periods in your lifetime? How have you managed those situations: head-on or head in the sand?

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Author JL Huffman

I’m a retired Trauma surgeon/ICU doctor, a world traveler and gardener. I’ve published in the surgical literature; now I’m writing poetry, memoir & fiction.