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Resilience

According to the Webster's Dictionary, resilience means an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change. It's one of my favorite words. More so for its application than its meaning. Compared to so many others, my life has been easy up until this point. I've had to deal with death, taxes, jobs, bills, roommates, etc., etc., but nothing compares to the horror that people face during war, famine, genocide, if I may be so extreme. I'm not citing any particular current event, just things on my brain. If I don't, well then here come the ensuing nightmares.

One thing amazes me though about those who go through such trials...they get up again. No matter what, they rise back up, like a phoneix from the ashes to tackle the day again and again and again. I may look at the newspaper or television and feel their pain, but I garner from their strenghth; their never ending resilience to keep on going despite of all odds. Resilience kept the Civil Rights Movement going when they had hoses and dogs turned on them. Resilience kept astronauts going to the moon when we didn't know the first thing about getting off the ground. Reslience keeps us waking up every single day to meet our challenges head on and declare victory in face of our adversities.

Sometimes, it's not that easy to be resilient. How does one gather all this strength all of a sudden? If I knew, I would be writing books and getting paid millions, but before that happens, I have one simple thought; because we can. Every time we wake up in the morning, we're resilient. We have the God given right to fight for what we want. To believe that the paths we've chosen are the right ones and if they aren't, then by all means, hop onto another one. Granted it takes time, blood, sweat, tears and heartache, but punching through the barriers of tribulation brings of through into unbridled joy. It's ying and yang. We all want instant happiness, but how will define that happiness without something to give it contrast. How will we ever grow to fully appreciate our happiness if we don't know what the opposite feels like?

Resilient. We are all resilient. Confess it out loud. Stick it in your office. Write it on your wall, but don't ever forget that we have a destiny and believe it or not, it's to be happy. Stay resilient.

posted by Dre' @ 11:45 PM