resilience: Active Rain Challenge: What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger - 09/22/12 10:02 PM
Life is full of difficulties, but setbacks and challenges can be the foundation for success. Adversity actually can make people stronger and healthier. The ability to cope with adversity -- to thrive when life is difficult, to get back up when you've been knocked down -- is called resilience.
You don't have to be born with the capacity for resilience, it can be can be learned at any age by studying how other people overcame unusual stress or difficulties.  
This blogging challenge is about becoming more resilient by learning from each other. Write about a situation that was unusually difficult for … (210 comments)