Tag Archives: adversity

Jan
21
2010

Life x Hard = A Given

“Experience is a brutal teacher, but you learn. By god, you learn.” -C.S. Lewis.
This year, when adversities come your way — and they will — remember that quote.
That’s the one piece of knowledge that has gotten me through every experience in my life.

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Oct
09
2009

A Moment of Thanksgiving this Thanksgiving

Lucky us! I have half a mug of coffee left! Just enough for us to squeeze in a quickie!
What a FANTASTIC day. Beautiful, sunny. I’m going into work and kissing ass to have a short day. It’s fantastic working for women who understand that the here-and-now is as important as the year-end fiscal, and life [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Posted in Journalling, Specifically Steff, fitness, keeping it real | Also tagged , , , , , | Comments (1)
May
08
2009

The Struggle Between Optimism and Authenticity

Having woken up in a pretty sour mood, I got into my exercises after a pretty lengthy bit of procrastinating. While doing them, I watched Michael J. Fox’s Adventures of an Incurable Optimist, a one-hour documentary on his search to understand more about what makes us optimistic, and how it might impact things.
It’s a lot [...]

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Jan
29
2009

Fakin’ It, Baby

[I've had a strange week. I bought some wine Tuesday, finished in Wednesday night, and wrote this while under the influence. It's long, rambling, but it's also a good dose of in vino veritas.]
This year of mine will require tremendous courage and a willingness to fail on my part, because I’ll need to push through [...]

By A Scribe Called Steff | Posted in Dating, Journalling, Loving and Knowing Yourself, Opinion (Editorial & Commentary), Specifically Steff, weight loss | Also tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (1)
Oct
16
2008

A Brief Bit of Reflection

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Adversity is like eating your vegetables; it can often be unpleasant and may even leave a bad taste in your mouth, but it makes you grow big and strong.
There’s nothing [...]

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