Personal Narrative: How Adversity Changed My Life

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I never really knew what adversity was. I always knew it was facing trials and difficulties in your life but I told myself I didn't have trials because mine were so small and didn't match up to the world. So when I was young I pushed my problems out of the way so they wouldn't impede with the rest of the world. Just a couple years into my childhood, my loving grandmother took me by the hand and earnestly explained to me what Adversity was to her. She shared with me that “In times of change, we really discover who we are and what we’re made of.” When my grandmother spoke these powerful words, it hit me hard I finally realized what adversity was. I realized adversity is something that everyone faces so never think you're alone. When the winds