My word for today is resiliency. It came to me in in the middle of the night in response to red-ribbon week at school and the subject of bullying which I think has gotten completely out of hand. Not the bullying, but the assumption that if people have an opinion that doesnt fit in the box, that they are bullies. Resiliency is the ability to stand strong in who you know you are and not take the perceptions and choices of others personally. There will always be people who dont agree with you, who dont like you and dont think the way you do. There will always be people who are better looking, more talented and more popular. There will always be parties that you dont get invited to and people who you dont have chemistry with. There will always be people who hurt others because they themselves are hurting. That is simply a part of life and always has been. It is no one elses responsibility to make us happy. Resiliency is using all of that to make ourselves stronger and less likely to break. Unfortunately people have become so overly sensitive that they now break like china dolls and take others out with them. Yes, let us continue to teach kindness, compassion and understanding, and also teach resiliency. Let us teach our children how to create an environment where we are all free to speak our mind and embrace conversations where we can agree to disagree. Nothing great was ever accomplished in this world by keeping our thoughts and opinions small out of fear of how someone else would perceive us. All great things in this world have stemmed from resiliency.
Posted on: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 17:50:47 +0000
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