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Food for thought:
Can resilience be taught? Expanded by life events?
Or are we each born with a different amount of it and that’s that?
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@ffr good question. In an interview Jane Fonda said she believes people are born with it. I think that is a true statement, but I think it can be developed. I'm not sure if it can be taught because it so different for everyone. Resilience is attitude. You decide to be resilient. Then the skills need it to become resilient have to be developed. But if you do not have the attitude that you can withstand whatever gets thrown to you, then resilience will be beyond your reach.
I'm just making up my own theory really
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I believe we’re born with a certain amount of resilience, some more than others, and the rest is hard earned. I’ve found those who’ve had the most life challenges are the most resilient. Those who have had smooth sailing their entire life tend to fall apart at the first sign of trouble even when it’s minor. For that reason, I’m lucky my life has had plenty of challenges leaving me with an abundance of resilience.