The Proof of the Pudding is in the Eating

The Proof of the Pudding is in the Eating

📌 Surely in our lives, everyone in us went through virulent winds, heavy downpours, raging storms and even converging waves that combine forces to trigger tidal waves and tsunamis that have cleared up beachfronts in a snap.  Good grief, most of us do end up scathed but still barely surviving those ordeals even after going through the wringer. But the $64 question is, after we survive one ordeal after another ordeal, have we become more resilient, sturdier, steadier than before ? Let's visit this lifehack piece Jenna Anderson at @ https://www.lifehack.org/354489/20-small-habits-build-become-mentally-stronger-this-year as it stomps us as to how mentally strong are we.               

How do we then survive life ?  Let's browse Michael Feeley's HuffPost @ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/how-do-you-survive-life_b_9265024  wherein he capsulizes everything in his '4 crucial and sweet lessons' namely:  NEVER let anyone disrespect you, YOU are responsible for your own life [and NO ONE ELSE],  YOU are stronger [than you know] and whatever 'pain you're living through is only temporary and leading you towards new and better things.  Old energy and purpose will be replaced with new positive feelings and experiences.'
 

Ever thought of giving up ?  Take it straight from this posterized quote: 'THE TRUE TEST OF ONE'S METTLE IS HOW MANY TIMES YOU WILL TRY BEFORE YOU GIVE UP'.  And if I may add, there is NO threshold for the number of times you can retry and retry over and over again.  Take note the key lesson in life.  If you felt so dumb [apologies for lack of another adjective] in your first failed attempt, you will be less dumb the second time around and definitely, less less dumber the third time around.  Why ?  Because those wounds, bruises and scars are the materials that make us stronger.  Take it from Jemi Sudhakar's piece @ 

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/hard-times-make-us-stronger-ms-jemi-sudhakar.  And Jemi recaps everything by sharing with us as follows: WRITE down your problems, LIST all possible solutions, ASSESS your list, be PRAGMATIC with your solutions and stick with those solutions even if the first time around and the second time around it doesn't pan out.  And in all our travails in life, while physical health is an integral part of our success, it's your mental toughness that will make or unmake you.  That's where you will summon the very last threads of fabric and strength you need as part of whatever remains of your drenched and drained self.  Carry on dude.  ⏳