HOW
STRUGGLE
MAKES US
STRONGER
Staying in a hotel? If the person before
you had a cold, odds are he’s left germs Adversity can be a valuable
from his cold on about one-third of the teacher, allowing us to
things he touched. emerge from our pain cancer, and I do believe
Before settling in, pull out some disin- stronger than before. The this experience will make
fectant wipes and wipe down door strength of a butterfly and me stronger. I’m furiously the lessons of adversity al- beating my wings and will
knobs, remote controls, telephones, fau- lows us to emerge from our come out a better person
cet knobs, toilet handle, drawer handles pain stronger than before. A for it. My sister Dorothy re-
and light switches. butterfly illustrates this lesson cently made me a beautiful
-University of Virginia Health System beautifully. The butterfly bracelet with a butterfly
must beat its wings against charm to symbolize new be-
the wall of a cocoon in or- ginnings. I call it my “breast
der to break free. If some- friends’ bracelet, and I wear ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤
one were to try to help the it to my chemotherapy ap-
butterfly escape by cutting pointments.
a hole in the cocoon, the -Family Circle Magazine
“Don't judge each day by butterfly would not have
gained the necessary You can send Robin Roberts a
the harvest you reap, but strength and would die. personal message here at ABC
I’ve thought about this News http://tinyurl.com/6wpfaw
by the seeds you plant.” struggle many times since
being diagnosed with beast
Robert Louis Stevenson
Timeless Encouragement

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