Do not underestimate your resilience, but do not overestimate it either. You are capable of surviving and overcoming much more difficulty and hardship than you can even imagine. You have the strength and ability to turn adversity even tragedy, into fuel for growth. However, there is only so much burden one person can or should … Continue reading You Are Resilient
Abuse is not meant to be tolerated. There are situations or circumstances, however, wherein our very survival may depend upon our ability to tolerate the otherwise intolerable. If we can do this and it does not break us in the process, we will be stronger, wiser, and hopefully more compassionate for the experience. And yet, … Continue reading Tolerating The Intolerable
We never know how strong we are until we are tested. Even then, we do not actually know our strength until we have reached the other side of the test. This may take a long time. In fact, the waiting, itself, is often part of the test. Sometimes, the waiting actually is the test. So … Continue reading Patience Through Discomfort
It is quite possible that the things that bother us most about others are actually their strengths. As we get to know people, certain qualities in their character, personality, and demeanor begin to stand out. We start to notice patterns of attitude, belief, and behavior, that seem to repeat over and over again. Inevitably, over … Continue reading Looking For Strength In Others
