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Adversity, people tend to fear it. And I get it - it’s silly to think that any of us actually look forward to difficult times. The fear is understandable and justified, but I’ve come to learn (and accept) that adversity is vital to our quality of life. Without it, change can’t happen and without change, new perspectives aren’t possible and without new perspectives, or what I like to call “a new set of eyes” our life becomes one big Ground Hog Day situation. Without adversity, we continue to see things the same way we always have. We have the same conversations, use the same excuses, love others from a plateaued capacity, fear the same things, live the same way.

There’s a verse in the Bible that says something to the affect of “consider it pure joy when you have trials for it produces perseverance” which never sat well with me. Pure joy? Um, no. I thought it was something people would say when they didn’t know what to say. A cop-out of sorts. Because when you’re down and out and someone tells you to be thankful for whatever brought you to your knees, you kind of want to punch them in the throat. But, I can humbly admit that they’re right. And I don’t expect anyone who hasn’t experienced a great loss to be able to fully grasp this concept, to feel the depth of what I’m trying to convey. But one day you will and maybe you’ll think back to these words and it’ll click, “ah, yes - now I get it.” Without adversity, we can’t become who we’re meant to be. Who our loved ones need us to be. It stretches us out of our old self and into the new. It expands our edges and transforms us from the inside out. Over time, day by day, little by little, what you use to think was important, isn’t. What you use to worry about seems childish and who you are transforms right before your eyes. And then one day, just like that, you’re standing tall, battle scars visible, heart open, perspective changed, so full of life that people start to wonder how they can too, join the party. #TheAntonioProject #WeMissYouBud!

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