The One
17th January 2011, 10:20
It makes me so happy that as humans we can be so resiliant when needed to be I have gained a surprising belief from hearing about so much agony I believe in the power of human resilience. I am continually inspired by the ability of the emotionally wounded to pick themselves up and keep going after enduring the most traumatic circumstances imaginable. Below are a few links to Human resilaiance
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBYQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.yahoo.com%2Fs%2Fap%2F20110110%2Fap_on_re_la_am_ca%2Fcb_haiti_earthquake_surviv or&ei=lhE0TeP-E8eQjAehyq3eCQ&usg=AFQjCNEKYatnQHiWz9qGiRSW50zlyLElvw
http://www.physorg.com/news/2010-10-chilean-miners-lesson-human-resilience.html
http://tsunami.lucita.net/team01.html
As we enter the unknown futures and uncertain times of this new millennium, it is timely for us as educators, to reflect on current reality and to assess our own personal wellness and resiliency for facing the enormous challenges ahead. We live and work in times of great turbulence, relentless demands, paradoxes and complexity. Recent events have shown that not only our direct environment, but the entire world may change in an instant. Our capacity to constructively manage the inevitable disruptions and changes that we all face within such a context determines to a large degree our well being and good health. Resiliency is the self-righting capacity to learn and grow and change when adversity, stressors, or disruptions occur in our lives. It is the ability to thrive, not just to survive an adversity or misfortune. None of us are protected from life’s knocks and difficulties. We are all at different times vulnerable. It is how we face this vulnerability and what meaning we choose to make about the issue or situation that leads to resilience. The good news is that we all have this innate capacity. At the same time though resilience is not a fixed state. We are neither always resilient nor non-resilient. Our resilience at any one moment will be dependent on the number of stressors we face and the coping mechanisms and support available to us at that time. Just goes to show what we can do under pressure times change and we need to change and adapt.
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBYQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.yahoo.com%2Fs%2Fap%2F20110110%2Fap_on_re_la_am_ca%2Fcb_haiti_earthquake_surviv or&ei=lhE0TeP-E8eQjAehyq3eCQ&usg=AFQjCNEKYatnQHiWz9qGiRSW50zlyLElvw
http://www.physorg.com/news/2010-10-chilean-miners-lesson-human-resilience.html
http://tsunami.lucita.net/team01.html
As we enter the unknown futures and uncertain times of this new millennium, it is timely for us as educators, to reflect on current reality and to assess our own personal wellness and resiliency for facing the enormous challenges ahead. We live and work in times of great turbulence, relentless demands, paradoxes and complexity. Recent events have shown that not only our direct environment, but the entire world may change in an instant. Our capacity to constructively manage the inevitable disruptions and changes that we all face within such a context determines to a large degree our well being and good health. Resiliency is the self-righting capacity to learn and grow and change when adversity, stressors, or disruptions occur in our lives. It is the ability to thrive, not just to survive an adversity or misfortune. None of us are protected from life’s knocks and difficulties. We are all at different times vulnerable. It is how we face this vulnerability and what meaning we choose to make about the issue or situation that leads to resilience. The good news is that we all have this innate capacity. At the same time though resilience is not a fixed state. We are neither always resilient nor non-resilient. Our resilience at any one moment will be dependent on the number of stressors we face and the coping mechanisms and support available to us at that time. Just goes to show what we can do under pressure times change and we need to change and adapt.