Quotes about Resilience

The single most significant factor, he realized, was a sense of future vision—the impelling conviction of those who were to survive that they had a mission to perform, some important work left to do.1 Survivors of POW camps in Vietnam and elsewhere have reported similar experiences: a compelling, future-oriented vision is the primary force that kept many of them alive.

Things can hurt us physically or economically and can cause sorrow. But our character, our basic identity, does not have to be hurt at all.

Leo Roskin taught, "It is the weak who are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.

While we can't always control what happens to us, we can always choose how we react to life's challenges.

Creating the unity necessary to run an effective business or a family or a marriage requires great personal strength and courage.

In fact, our most difficult experiences become the crucibles that forge our character and develop the internal powers, the freedom to handle difficult circumstances in the future and to inspire others to do so as well.

It's not what happens to us, but our response to what happens to us that hurts us. Of course, things can hurt us physically or economically

It's not what happens to us, but our response to what happens to us that hurts

Successful families don't just happen. They take every bit of energy, talent, vision, determination, and rescue efforts a person can muster. They take prioritizing, planning, and sacrificing. They require family members to be willing to say, "I'm sorry," and to do whatever is needed to make adjustments. Yes, in times of storm or calm, families need someone who is prepared to step up, not give up. Someone who is ready to lead.

You cannot change the direction of the wind, but you can adjust your sails to always reach your destination." So it is that when disasters occur in our lives and we go within to discover our inner strength or to seek discernment, we have choices to continue in the same direction the storm of life has paved for us, or adjust our sail and get back on track to what we believe and know to be our path in life.

Remember to keep working from the inside out and keep getting back on track when we blow it.

No one can hurt you without your consent.