adversity, beethoven, determination, doingyourbest, michelangelo, selfsacrifice, shakespeare, traditional values, virtue

When Facing Adversity, if You Do Your Best, You Thrive

One way or another, at some time or another and at the worst possible time, adversity will show up at your door. Depending on the way you handle it, whether it is physical, spiritual, or emotional, adversity can be your friend or foe. Facing adversity can make you or break you. “If a man is ...

Tatiana Denning

A plant growing amoung rocks.

The Value of Patience

Patience is a strong quality that is often underestimated and for many extremely difficult to have. It is one of those attributes that can come naturally to some and is acquired with training and self-awareness by others. What does it mean to be patient and why is it so critical? While at a café chatting ...

Laura Cozzolino

Rocks stacked on top of each other.

Wang Baochuan: The Legend of a Woman’s Determination and Loyalty

The legend of Wang Baochuan of the Tang Dynasty has been passed down in China from generation to generation. Her perseverance and loyalty have touched the hearts of many. Near the Big Wild Goose Pagoda in southern Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, there is a desolate cave with three Chinese characters above it – “古寒窑” (ancient cold ...

Nspirement Staff

A Chinese woman with a fan.