Can We Always Smile at the Storms of Life?

April 6, 2013 12:06am CST
When life becomes tough, we see different reactions and responses. I see that the toughest ones get going but the weaker seem to just back away or withdraw from the battlefield. What makes people strong in fighting the battles of life and where do they get their inner strength? What is there for the ones who are weaker emotionally and might just stop hoping and believing there could be hope? Can we really smile at the storms of life?
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@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
6 Apr 13
There is always a reason to smile after the storm. After the storm and you're still standing- that is enough to smile and tell yourself how lucky you are to remain strong. To endure the pain and trials means you are not alone in your journey facing the storm in your life- clearly it means that someone is there who guide and hold you during those times. We've learned a lot from every trial and we understand that life is not a bed of roses all the time. Because every rose has a thorn- so be careful what to step on.
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7 Apr 13
Well-said, friend...made me realize how strong I have become when I was able to come out of my storms still standing. Thank you for this wonderful insight.
@cttolledo (5454)
• Legaspi, Philippines
7 Apr 13
I think being with my family is one of my source of strengths when I'm down, when you have a strong family, you will easily surpass challenges in your life, no matter what happened, despite misunderstanding with the family memebers, they cannot resist to help and support you when you are down.. Life is full of challenges, this is maybe part of our mission in this world, but no matter it is, I believe that it is given to you to test your strenghts and faith, giving up is not an option in this world,there are a lot of solutions you just have to take risk to try them all to finally find the true solution to your problem... Cheer up! you are not alone I'm sure..
@cttolledo (5454)
• Legaspi, Philippines
7 Apr 13
yes adval! It's part of life.. we cannot avoid it, so we are given no other option but to face it.. no matter how hard it is.. in the end of the day what's important you face it with full of courage.. and you learned from it!
7 Apr 13
Thank you very much for this beautiful insight from you. You can never go wrong and alone when you have a family as one of the sources of your strength. I agree with you, challenges are part of our humanity and we need to respond to them in a way that we are strengthened and we also learn.
@roshigo58 (4859)
• Pune, India
7 Apr 13
hi, When I have storms in life or big troubles in life I used to pray God to save me from this storm. Prayer always does not give solution to our problem but gives strength to solve our problems. By praying God in adverse conditions our mind becomes strong. We should have true faith in God. It is difficult to smile in storms but we can try to smile if we have inner peace.
7 Apr 13
Prayer is actually my first resort when trials and difficulties pour in. I absolutely agree with you that we should have faith in God. Thank you for this great insight.
• Philippines
6 Apr 13
I don't think it is needed to smile during a storm of life. I guess the best thing to do is to think of solutions to the problems or seek help from someone we trust and later after the storm then that's the perfect time for a perfect smile.
7 Apr 13
You have a point. We really need to be serious about storms of life, moreso, seek help if needed. But there is this race that however strong a storm hits them, they seem to be unstoppable in their choice to remain happy, which I think is better than frowning.
• Philippines
10 Apr 13
Hi Adval2013 I agree with you. I am glad to know people who are like that. For me my schedule for smiling when there is a storm of life is before and after, definitely not during the storm. Before- because life is giving me a chance to become stronger. During- n/a, because I want to focus on planning and taking actions to resolve it. After- because whatever is the outcome, I know the storm is finished and I can move on to my life. Thanks for letting me share my thoughts.. hehe
• Philippines
6 Apr 13
I think there are times when it is appropriate to withdraw. It does not make one weak, sometimes it is necessary to do that so one can gather strength to face challenges. Every person is different and every situation is different. Even if you cannot smile, the important thing is to struggle to smile and to struggle to hope, although you can't get quite there yet.
7 Apr 13
I do that also, because I believe too, that we cannot function normally when we are very weak, we need our moments alone, so we coUld think and yes, gather strength. Very good insight from you, my friend. Thank you very much.
• China
7 Apr 13
According to British media reports,one named Joseph,a small baby who was more than four months in the womb began to 'practice'smile while nearly three months after hia birth Henry's perfect smile shows that 'Early exercise'was quite effective. If you smile when one is around,you really mean it.This is my dream,and this should be our dream that we try to make our world full of smile,love,understnading,without quarrel and struggle.Then everybody can enjoy theirtheir lives freely and happily.
7 Apr 13
That's true. Indeed, as I read your comment, I begin to imagine a world full of genuine, happy, contented smiles. Thank you for this good information and your nice thoughts.
• Philippines
6 Apr 13
First off, you can't "hope" that there's hope. You should know yourself that there is hope, and there always is. There were even times when I thought I lost all hope but a person was able to talk me into seeing deep inside me that there really is hope remaining, it's a long story. My point is just don't give up. It's easy to give up but failing is when giving up happens.
7 Apr 13
You're absolutely right, and I agree with you that a person is doomed for failure when he or she starts giving up. I will remember this insight from you. Thank you.
@wizteen (502)
• India
6 Apr 13
Most times fighting the storms is the only way to get a better life, and i think that the hope of getting a better tomorrow fills the strength in people. Ultimately the person who fights in tough times is the one who gets respected by all.
7 Apr 13
You're right..good one. Thanks for the nice thought.
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
6 Apr 13
There is no one who is weaker emotionally or otherwise. All of us are competent enough to face the hurdles in our lives. Yes, there are some instances when we fall weak, but then, we again rise up and fight. That is how life is for all. And that is what makes us Humans. You might find someone sulking on some issue in life but... is this the only sphere that this person is into? There are many more roles that the person is performing and maybe this person is stronger in many of those spheres.
7 Apr 13
Very good point! We all have our own weaknesses and strengths. If we fail in one aspect, we can use the part that we are strong in and use it to rise on such time of storm. Yes, I agree with you in this. Thank you.
@dream_ozn (1754)
• Singapore
6 Apr 13
Hey adval, you are right, we see the true colours of someone when life becomes tough. Everyone will smile and put on their best when we are in good times. It's true, the toughest one get other while toher just withdraw I have no idea what makes people strong in fighting or how and where they get their inner strength from. perhaps it's from past experience and also good support. wtih good family and friends support, we are able to get past any dark tiems. i'm learning and hope i can smile at the storms of my life:) i hope you can too:)
7 Apr 13
Yes, I agree with you. We can both learn (really hoping) to smile at the storms of our own lives. We can always draw strength from the beautiful families we have been blessed with.
• China
6 Apr 13
I think at first it is very difficult for everyone to do that because you have been hurt or suffered so much so there is no way for people really holding a smile when confronting with those hard things in life. But probably when all of the hard things have gone, i mean time has cured most of your bad emotion then you could smile at the same bad thing next time you come across
7 Apr 13
There is always hope and victory and blessings after each storm in each of our lives. After such difficulties, trials and really tough times, we will certainly learn a lesson...and really wear a big smile. Thank you for your thoughts.
• India
6 Apr 13
it is not easy for me to smile in those situation of life but I know some who are so faithful and strong in positivity of their mind and they can smile in those situation and with their smile, they allowed to difficulties to pass away from their life like a wind which is passing through us.. that is really great and I am amazed with those positive people.. and wish I will be able to keep positivity in my mind in tough situation ..
7 Apr 13
Whenever you are in a storm of your life, think of what you actually do in times of real or physical storm. Do you pray first or panic? What helps you most. Can you change the course of storm when you worry or panic or frown? Smiling at the storm doesn't literally mean you really smile while you're undergoing a difficulty or a serious problem. Just be calm, think of a plan you call Plan A. If it fails, you try a Plan B..I think positivity can be practiced.
• Canada
6 Apr 13
Hi Adval For me I get my strength from our "Heavenly Father" I use to try and do things my way and I look back and realize how many mistakes I made and I was not strong enough to deal with them. We all will have storms it is how we react to them that makes us stronger and we should smile during the storm because storms do not last forever. I have been there as well thinking there is no more hope when things have been really tough but with hope brings perseverance. I have also learned that really storms increase our strength always lessons we need to learn and grow from.
7 Apr 13
Same here, Laurenlynn. One of my favorite songs that speak of dependence on God is "God is the strength of my heart." When we draw strength from Him and not on our own strength, we can always smile at whatever storm pass by our lives because He will never leave us nor forsake us.
• China
6 Apr 13
Smile at the storms of life means one should always maintain a positive attitude to ones life,no matter what happens.Everything in life is not always going smoothly,setback can make ourselves stronger and make make our life colorful.If a man who cant tolerate small fortunes,can never accomplish great things.Therefore,we should try our best to make ourselves stronger.
7 Apr 13
Yes, I agree with you. It all depends upon us, how we handle our situations. And with the help of God, we can always try to be stronger until we're able to be better in accomplishing greater things. Thank you for this.