word for today

[usarmymedic1]

Why doesn't constant trampling defeat the dandelion? The key to its strength is its long and sturdy root, which extends deep into the earth. The same principle applies to people. The true victors in life are those whose who, enduring repeated challenges and setbacks, have sent the roots of their being to such a depth that nothing can shake them.

  
No one can better bask in summer's balm than those who have endured winter's bite. Similarly, it is those who have suffered through life's darkest hours who are able to truly savor the bright dawn of happiness. The person who has transformed the worst of fate into the best of fortune is life's champion.

  
There is a saying that the earth upon which we fall is the same ground which enables us to push ourselves up again. There's another which maintains that barley grows better after it has been trampled on. Human relationships are sometimes painful, but there is no such pain from which we cannot recover. It is up to us to decide to live a life free from self-doubt and despair in spite of our failures. Indeed, it is during our most humbling moments that we should show greatest poise and grace. Then the dignity of our lives will truly shine.

[lonetexan]

nuff said. I can't add anything to that and it really gives me strength. Thank you.

[broknbck]

Yea, I agree with you about the not knowing how good something is without first experiencing how bad it can be.

That is the good that i have found through all this. A new appreciation for every day things. The ability to feel real emotions and savor in them like never before drugs. The new confidence to take on anything after defeating the drug. The believing in yourself and pride for yourself.

I did not possess these things before i used drugs. I hate to admit it, but i am a much better person now after going through it all.
Ha- but i would not advise anyone to go this route. I am sure there is a better way.