Resilience
Sometimes, as it’s been for me for a couple of weeks, one must keep moving, no matter what. Resilient means able to recover quickly from difficult conditions. Life offers difficult conditions and whether or not we are able to recover quickly is the essence of resilient living. To be adept with living, hitting the wall, face the obstacles, and recover. To keep going - no matter what. To bounce back.
Many surrender. They quit before the miracle. Be it lack of faith, lack of effort, they can’t any reason to continue, simply tired, or any other number of reasons, so many in our society surrender to difficult times. They yield, submit, wither, and die, either spiritually, emotionally, or physically.
Speaking to me of a friend who’d recently committed suicide, Jimmy said, “Your friend found a permeanent solution for a temporary problem.” Words of truth, albeit unwelcome by me at the time, they offered little solice and much for reflection. “Never surrender”, “Never give up”, “Don’t quit”, “Keep going”, and my personal favorite, “I ain’t done yet!”
Today, Wednesday, November 13, 2019, I am grateful that:
My passion abounds. There are few things for which I have an abiding love and passion. When any of those minute subjects are threatened I feel compelled to stand and deliver defense. Such an occurrence presented itself yesterday and I responded in kind and fevertly defended that which I hold dear. Two of the five companions were uncomfortable, two offered defenses and I offered facts substantiating my beliefs. All five of us remain friends, though differences in opinions we possess.
“If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything” is part of my personal ethos. When faced with ignorance I’m tasked with education. When faced with stupidity I’m tasked with tolerance. And when faced with anger I’m tasked with love. All of which, I hope, I displayed during dinner last night.
“There’s more than one way to skin a cat.” I’ve altered my approach and make corrections to my plan and its execution. Nothing is happening the way I thought it would be it’s happening nonetheless.
Remain Resilient. Be Impactful!