I didn’t know the exact definition of resilience. I understood resilient as being strong, and unaffected by difficulties, but I think that is the definition of resistance.
Resilience is better than resistance.
Here’s the thing. If you resist the hard times, you will be hiding, not showing up, and you will lose out on the good times. Life is scary and can be so hard, but it’s the greatest teacher. If we chose to learn as we go, life can also be beautiful.
A wise lady once told me,”everyone hits the ditch, the important thing is that you get out of the ditch as fast as possible”. She was teaching me resilience.
I will be the first to tell you, those ditches are shifty and they can sneak up on you.
But the path out of the ditch is filled with pearls of wisdom and gems of insight. The more pearls and gems you can gather, the more your soul will sparkle.
And who doesn’t like to sparkle?
So let’s not resist the difficulties in life that are bound to show up, by trying to appear strong and unaffected. Let’s just learn the skills to recover quickly and get back on the road sparkling.
You with me?