Overcoming Adversity Everyday by Nina

Overcoming Adversity Everyday by Nina - May 2022 Scholarship Essay

As a 40 year old single mother of 3 who has just decided to return to college after nearly 25 years, I can tell you all about adversity! In considering this essay, it occured to me that we all face challenges and misfortunes on a daily basis. The important thing when discussing this subject, in my opinion, is how do we react to these situations. Obstacles in our routines, goals and daily lives is part of what makes us human. We have the opportunity to make good decisions each and everytime things that are difficult come up.
Such a situation I can recall personally is one where I witnessed a close family member having a drug addiction problem and suffering greatly. Anyone who has had this type of experience will know just how difficult and helpless one can feel when faced with it. My family member is a young woman with her whole life ahead of her and endless potential. She has chosen a very difficult path and as someone who loves her, I want what is best for her. A difficult situation becomes even more so when there is nothing you can do. The way I personally delt with this situation was to ask for help, and it worked! We are stronger together than we are apart. Our family has come together and offered support and love where we can.
If we can maintain a strict set of moral standards, refrain from hurting others and move through our challenges with a clear goal in mind, I believe nothing is possible. In fact, it is just these situations and our ability to walk through them that will make us stronger in the end.