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The Perks of Adversity

Building resilience when the world (and your life) falls apart

Benjamin Sledge
Jul 26, 2017 · 10 min read
Photo: Unsplash

The sign read “Welcome to Camp Harriman.” Only someone had taken a red Sharpie and crossed out “Camp Harriman” and replaced it with the words “Rocket City.”

I wasn’t sure what that meant, so I grabbed my backpack and made my way off the helicopter pad, following my friend Paul. Once the…

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