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I have been in situations where internally my mind was screaming that this is it and there is no escaping. I felt like giving up after a bad break up, getting stuck with bad investment, getting so sick that needed to hospitalized, getting fired, getting robbed, and perhaps many more times.
But stats are almost always in favor of things working out and that helps me keep going.
It has given me much peace and emotional stability, and many things I used to struggle with are now much more manageable for me.
Even in days of struggle, I experience this overwhelming feeling of support and peace, that someone loving and encouraging is with me, holding my hand.
It has also altered how I feel about my work. Where I used to feel unfulfilled and reluctant to get out of bed, I now get up early without an alarm, and grateful for the day.
I recently did a meta-study of the benefits of religious community and hope to publish it soon.
There are some things that I don't necessarily agree with, especially in the Old Testament, ones that can come across as unkind or unloving, and I just pass them over and focus on the good, and what helps me along.
Depends on the adversity. If it's slogging through the work week (which is my main adversity these days): My toxic tendency to remain completely independent is about all that motivates me to work. I don't have any real motivation anymore since I have built so many safety nets (financial or otherwise) for myself to handle that vast majority of professional failures.
But how do you get yourself to do all the cognitively heavy work for your job, day in day out?