We can think of resilience as the palm tree returning to upright after bending over and touching the ground during a hurricane. Or we can choose to think of resilience as the palm tree’s peculiar root system that grabs more ground creating a robust and heavy root ball. Resilience is not only about what happens after the event. Resilience is about how we prepare before the (next) event happens.
First day of the rest of your life or all downhill from here
"Every day is better than the next." I missed it the first time I heard this line in the movie, "There's Something About Mary." This time, I got it. After laughing I realized something. I have spent years of my life on the wrong side of the equation. "Every day is...