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Subject: RESILIENT ~~~
Webster's definition of "resilient" is...springing back; rebounding, returning to the original form or position after being bent, compressed, or stretched, recovering readily from illness, depression, adversity, or the like; buoyant.
"In a harsh storm, the palm tree bends instead of breaks. After you have done all you can during your financial storm, health storm or relationships storm, just stand and be resilient. Bend... but don't break.
Be flexible and stay grounded in your faith. Remember, this, too, shall pass. Don't allow the difficulty and disappointments to make your heart hard like a stone. Remember you are not alone.
The wisdom of the elders teaches, "It's a good life...if you don't weaken."
Learn know how to mourn the inevitable losses in life. Know how to let go of things that you have no control over. Look at adversity as a challenge rather than as a threat. Realize that no matter how the present situation turns out, you can choose to learn and grow from it. Sometimes your life circumstances are not there to punish you but to push you to another level of faith, understanding, courage, integrity, love, leadership or maturity.
Resilience is one of the most important emotional intelligence coping skills you can have in today's fast-changing world. It means being able to bounce back after setbacks, failures, disappointments and losses. It means not giving up, and continuing to face the future with optimism, faith and courage despite the stress, sadness, storm, shifting, shaking and surprising events of life. Your pain can change, however, faith requires patience."
-------Jewel Diamond Taylor
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sorry so long... just was very appropriate for the present time and wanted to share.
