Coping with personal tragedy is one of the most difficult obstacles that we face in life. After losing a loved one, it may seem impossible to see the world in a normal perspective and even harder to find a way to continue to grow in your own life. But these stars are examples of how it is possible to treat, heal and move sadness that the effects of our lives.
Jennifer Hudson
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Six years, Hudson lost his mother, brother and young nephew when her older sister estranged husband shot them in a fit of rage. Over time, Hudson summoned the strength to forgive their killer and also set up a charitable foundation in the name of her nephew, Julian D. King Gift Foundation. The charity provides support and positive experiences for children from different backgrounds to enable them to become productive adults, confident and happy. In July last year, Hudson was honored at Do Something Awards for his incredible work with the charity.
Liam Neeson
In 09, Neeson lost his wife, actress Natasha Richardson after suffering a fatal skiing accident during the holidays in their family to Montreal. She remained on supporting long enough for the family members to say goodbye to life, after which Neeson allowed to donate his heart, kidneys and liver to those in need. Earlier this year, five years after the tragic event, the actor opened its loss in an interview with Anderson Cooper about his daily struggle continues to find acceptance in her grief.
Oprah
At age 10, Winfrey started suffering from frequent sexual abuse by members of the family. This led to a troubled teen perspective and ultimately a pregnancy at 14, lost the baby after birth. Despite the severe trauma in her life, she remained an honor student, got a scholarship for college and became a huge success woman look so far. When his past was revealed by a report in 190, she felt relief that she had more to secrecy and was able to let go of persistent shame she felt.
Joaquin Phoenix
At 19, Phoenix has accompanied his older brother, River, for a night of Halloween that ended in drug overdoses river and premature death. Joaquin was the only one making the 911 call in an attempt to save the life of his brother, but it was too late. Joaquin then faced terrible media attention while trying to cope with the tragic loss. He stepped back to take action and suffered from substance abuse for which he attended rehabilitation in 05. After a short string of bizarre appearances in 09 for his strange film I'm still here he returned to acting with a series of awards named roles.
Charlize Theron
While still living with his family in South Africa, Oscar winning actress saw her mother shoot and kill her abusive and alcoholic father in an act of self-defense when she was only 15 years old. The actress found the strength and confidence of the protective instinct to kiss his mother rather than let the disturbing derail his life event.
Bill Cosby
The Legend of comedy lost his son in 1997 when he was killed during an attempted robbery. His son was only 27 and was chaning a flat tire on the side of a Los Angeles highway when he was attacked. Cosby has found support in his wife, he told NPR in an interview last year, but remains haunted by the terrible incident. However, it also remains a huge icon in the comedy industry and released his first stand-up special in 30 years last year, titled "Far From Finished."
Nicole Kidman
actress struggled with fertility during her first marriage, an emotional difficulty the media focused on her and relentlessly pushed for years. In a recent interview with ABC, it opened the way she never stopped trying for his family: the adoption of two children with ex-husband Tom Cruise, and with her current husband Keith Urban gave birth to their eldest daughter in 08 and welcomed their second daughter through surrogacy in 2010.
Larry Bird
at 18, a year after the divorce of his parents, the father committed suicide bird. The tragedy sparked birds to focus on his college degree and basketball career, channeling her pain in a relentless practice regime. His education has remained as important to him and he even made the Celtics wait a year while he finished his studies, rejecting their initial offer of recruitment.
(via Huffington Post.)
When the world seems too much to handle, it is comforting to find the strength to those who were able to rise again.
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