6 months ago
My words today, will be very beneficial for the days that feel difficult. They will help you to stay strong when life gets hard.
We all go through challenging times, and this past year has been particularly challenging for my family. For those that don’t know, my husband has a very rare genetic disorder that causes huge health complications, including sight loss.
Watching someone that you love lose their sight is hard. No-one ever prepares you for the rapid deterioration of sight or the impact that it has. We’ve had to learn many new ways of living. We’ve had to adapt. We’ve had to let go of frustrations. As well as the bigger, obvious challenges, smaller ones have arisen.
Social situations have changed. Background noise makes conversation almost impossible because he can’t see faces or read lips. At times, he becomes dizzy and has to step away. Something as simple as watching a film together — once effortless — is now too overwhelming. Accepting that has taken strength.
In the supermarket, he relies on me — or the kindness of strangers — to find products. At home, he depends on me to notice the small things, like when clothes need washing. Ordinary moments now require teamwork, communication, and grace.
But amongst challenge lies a powerful truth:
Adversity doesn’t just take — it teaches.
It reveals depth.
It strengthens love.
It sharpens resilience.
We have discovered patience we didn’t know we possessed. We have found gratitude in the smallest victories. We have learned that partnership isn’t about perfection — it’s about presence.
So if today feels difficult for you, please hear this:
You are stronger than the situation you are facing.
You can adapt more than you think you can.
And even in loss, there can be growth.
Hard seasons do not mean you are failing.
They mean you are evolving.
And sometimes, the most powerful life change doesn’t come from gaining something new — it comes from rising through what you never asked for.
If you want to rise through what you never asked for, here are 5 guaranteed top tips to help you do just that:
Acceptance is Power.
Acceptance is power – it gives you space to move forward. Focusing on what you cannot control or change is exhausting, and it will keep you ‘stuck’. Ask yourself:
“What can I control?”
Choose to focus on what you can control. If you find your mind slipping back into wishing things were different or hadn’t happened recognise that what you are doing is hindering not helping. You may not be able to control what has happened but you can control your reaction to your circumstances.
Adaption is Key.
Adaptation is your 2nd power. When life throws unexpected challenges your way, it’s not the strongest who survive — it’s those willing to adjust, rise, and respond differently. Adapting doesn’t mean accepting defeat; it means taking control. It means refusing to be defined by circumstances and choosing growth instead. Every time you pivot instead of pause, every time you shift instead of shrink, you prove to yourself just how capable you are. Challenge may change your path — but adaptation ensures you still move forward, stronger and wiser than before.
Not everything deserves your energy. So often we exhaust ourselves over the small stuff — the minor frustrations, the fleeting comments, the things that won’t matter next week, let alone next year. Protect your peace. Choose perspective. When you stop sweating the small stuff, you create space for clarity, gratitude, and strength. Save your energy for what truly matters — your growth, your loved ones, your purpose. The little things only grow when you give them power.
Ask yourself, “What is the best thing about this happening to me?”
This is something you may struggle to answer. If often involves digging deep, very deep. If you look hard enough, you will find the diamonds in the dirt – you just need to be brave enough to search for them. We cannot change my husband’s sight loss but we work on changing our reaction to it constantly.
It has brought us unexpected depth and clarity to life. We both listen more closely, feel more deeply and appreciate moments in a richer way. Happiness is less about what we see and more about what we experience. It becomes more about connection, gratitude and presence. Sometimes, when one way of seeing the world changes, a more meaningful way of living in it begins.
Don’t wait for the ‘right time’ to start living It doesn’t exist!
Book the trip, plan the dinner, say yes to the weekend away. Travel more, laugh louder, make memories with friends that you’ll talk about for years. Life isn’t meant to be postponed until everything feels perfect. The moments you’re waiting for are created by action, not conditions. Live now. Celebrate often. Make joy part of your everyday, not just something you schedule for someday.
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