SMILE THROUGH ADVERSITY

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Sandys Jar of Success

March 10, 2026

Struggling can come at any moment. Yet, strength overcoming obstacles needs to prevail. With injury and heartache I have been needing a lot of that lately.

Do obstacles scare you? I can relate, some do and some don’t. The ones you have dealt with in the past are just annoying and kind of easy. Yet new ones can be stressful, overwhelming and down right scare you beyond what you are comfortable with.

Types Of Obstacles

On a daily basis we run into many types of obstacles.

Exercise
Diet and or cooking
Finances
Hobbies
Passions

Now you might not agree with what I listed. Some of those are not stresses or obstacles, but they can to a degree.

In your exercise: you hit a plato and need to change it up. Or you are training for a new sport.

Cooking: For me I don’t like to cook, so finding things to make for one or two people who need to eat differently for health, can be overwhelming.

Finances: need I say more? Even if you are debt free, you need to worry if it is enough.

Hobbies: Things change all the time. They say new and improved. Do you need to change equipment? Add supplies and find new ways to do the same thing.

Passions: Most love this, but there is still strength needed to overcome obstacles that get in your way.

Time For Strength Training

Strength training here does not mean to go hit the gym. Even though that can help. I am talking about inside a person. Here are some ideas:

Change your thinking
Calmness and Relaxation techniques
Healing and taking care of yourself
Setting goals to reaching new heights

And the most important one, is to know WHY you are doing it? If you can not reach deep down and know the reason why you are doing something, no matter how hard you train or make yourself try, you will never really overcome those obstacles. They will just keep coming back over and over.

I am going to leave you with a quote and let you know if you want more on strength go read my book, I have so much more to tell you. Finding it here.

“The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection” Thomas Pain.

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Hello,

I’m Sandy

Let’s learn how to smile through adversity. Life changes all the time, some good and some bad.

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Life changes all the time, some good and some bad. However, most of it we can control or adapt to as we grow. Then there are moments that are of the unknown.

Dealing with children, aging parents, dementia and cancer of a loved one, you tend to know change well. In other words, if you learn to accept it and know that it is coming, it won’t hit you so hard.

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Overcoming adversity takes hard work and if you create the right mindset you can smile through anything.

Adversity comes in many forms and people handle it all different. Adversity can be more than just difficulty or setback. It can form a series of misfortunes that keep you from achieving lifes adventures or finding happiness. Everyone experiences adversity at some point, yet with hard work and the right mindset it can be overcome.

Regardless of your situation, you do have a choice to either let adversity define you or you define it. I am here to help you smile through your journey of adversity and teach you create the power to overcome pain and work through it to the other side.