stronger, wiser, more personally powerful

"Resiliency is the ability to overcome challenges of all kinds–trauma, tragedy, personal crises, plain ‘ole’ life problems–and bounce back stronger, wiser, and more personally powerful."    What is Resiliency & Why is it So Important? 

Woke up this a.m. thinking about Molly Nece, an inexplicable force for good in my life in spite of the fact we've never met or even developed one of those "feel like we've always known each other" Facebook friendships. Which got me to thinking about how clearly I know what things make me happy & which make me feel blah.  Being resilient is near the top of the list for making me happy. 

Resiliency is all about the present moment.  What am I doing NOW?  It's all about using tools that work, adopting wise action attitudes.  It's ALL about seeing, sifting & seizing!

And there's no getting discouraged, because it's always NOW.  Which gets me to thinking about Amory, the most awesome cat (make that sentient being) in the Universe EVER!  That wee small black kitty was just with us for a year.  From what we could tell, he'd lived a hard life, but it didn't seem to leave any mark on his spirit.  With Amory, every day was a new opportunity for wonderful.  Whatever traumas & heartbreak was in his past, it was past - what did today, this moment hold?  All that from a CAT?  You'd have to have known that remarkable being.  He embodied resiliency.  

How remarkable to be in a place where I can see things more clearly through Amory's eyes, with a bit of Molly's sunshine attitude, and a joyful embracing of life-strengthening strategies. Where past experience, good bad & indifferent, becomes insight & lessons learned.  And each day dawns with the promise of creativity, doing things that touch lives in whole & healthy ways, being the best version of ME possible within these 24 hours.  Knowing what that means & living it.

Being resilient - stronger, wiser, more personally powerful.