I love this quote from Whitman one of the best American poets around. I generally try to view any and all challenges as opportunities for growth. Pressure makes diamonds. Adversity creates champions. I’ve been through some nonsense but I’m stronger and better for it. Most of us are experiencing some sort of stress right now and it sucks. But we can use it to get stronger and understand some thing better. These are the days that must happen to you. Cheers!
Whitman is one of those poets that I need to get around to, He is a big gap in my literary experiences. Positivity and resilience are definitely needed through this year.
He wasn’t really ever one of my favorites but he’s grown on me. Now I find his work fascinating even if sometimes only for the historical mid 1800s American nature of it.