Seconds out.... Round Adversity!!

Adversity is part of our lives and touches us in many ways and at many times, over a lifetime.  It may be unexpected, or sudden and sometimes it shows itself clearly and on other occasions it lies hidden for a while, almost waiting to strike.  Sometimes we deny it's existence and we fight against the consequences and circumstances of adversity.  But the focus of this blog is the ability to fight back, to shed the shackles of adversity and to reclaim control over our lives and the precious gift that life represents.  A song has words that go like this, "Like a small boat on the ocean sending big waves into motion, like how a single word, can make a heart open, I might only have one match, but I can make an explosion" - when adversity comes knocking there is nothing better than to fight it off to get rid of fear and anxiety and to see the full extent of the strength we can gain from family, friends and even total strangers.  The song goes on to say "This is my fight song take back my life song, prove I'm alright song my power's turned on (OK this lady clearly lives elsewhere and not where Eskom is operating!!) starting right now, I'll be strong I'll play my fight song, and I don't really care if nobody else believes cause I've still got a lot of fight left in me." It is so important to maintain the right attitude when adversity strikes because you will know exactly what it will require to drive you out of the tough times and into the light.  People may be sceptical or unable to see what you are going through, but as an individual you are attuned to what will be required to open your life to true success.  I am not advocating individualism because faith is extremely important, but as we come in to the world as individuals and we die as individuals, we need to know ourselves (with our faith) what it takes to make it through the obstacle or difficult time we are going through.  The rules of engagement against adversity are simple, identify the source, gather the people and the support that you need and this implies the people that believe in you, we need to see the end goal and the happiness that can exist in our lives, we need to give thanks for the opportunity to face the challenge and then finally we need to square up to whatever it is, to fight back, to live and not shrink back until you are on top of your world again.