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Resilience - getting up each day, regardless of whether I want to or not. Having the courage to work oh my soul and dig deeper, even when it is hard.

My daughter has been working on her bike riding skills lately -- just took the training wheels off and she's been showing much more resilience than I expected!

I have a resilient heart and love that has been tested many times in the last five years. I have learned to rely on my innate strength and faith to carry me through life's toughest trials.

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I was a single mom in university, living 10 hours away from my nearest family. I learned what it means to give of yourself for another - needless to say, I grew up really fast.

Now I'm a teacher, a wife, and a mother to three children! Wouldn't have it any other way.

My example of resilience would be in my marriage. Tomorrow we are celebrating our 29th wedding anniversary! I married my high school sweetheart, was a military wife, we have raised 3 exceptional kids together, we both went back to college and obtained degrees, we have changed careers and we are STILL together. It has never been easy. We faced many obstacles along the way and we evolved into who we are today. As we tell all of our friends-- it is easy to get a divorce, it takes hard work to keep a relationship healthy. He is my best friend and I love us.

My first year of college, I was the victim of a drunk driving accident. I almost lost my life, and suffered numerous broken bones and internal injuries. After re-learning to walk again and recovering, I know I am resilient!

Does a 12 weeks and counting quest to find and make the perfect whole wheat hm breadrecipe count as resilience? I am determine to make a delicious hm bread for my family,let's just say it hasn't always turned out quite like I envisioned...but I will succeed...

We recently moved our family from the west coast to the east coast in a hope to make a better life for ourselfs and our daughter. It has been a huge change and our family is all still on the west coast so we don't have a lot of hands on support. It is hard, but so far we find it well worth it!

Resilience Is relative and any experienced parent of young children that can work full time and still be a spouse have friends , keep house and everything in between is RESILIENT!

Resilience defined for my life: Preparing to go into surgery again. Facing the prospect that the news from this surgery may be the same as twice before in my life-cancer. Yet knowing that throwing a pity party will get me nowhere and that my kids, my honey, my sibs all know that I'm one tough cookie!!

The comments so far have tugged at my heart. I have never known a tougher bunch of women in my life, and am honored to be a witness to so many strong, resilient women!!

RESILIENCE, what an amazing word, to have strength and hope and to step through the far end with a positive outlook! My family faced three major hardships in a 7 month period, but we faced them together and resilience is the word that truly describes all of our responses. First, my 10 yr old son's best friend since pre-school was struck by a falling tree. My son was a devoted friend as he spent days reading and talking with his friend through his coma, and is still by his side encouraging his continued progress though wheel chair bound. Three months later, my dearest and closest friend lost his battle against MRSA. Less than 4 months later my 16 yr old daughter lost her best friend in a freak swimming accident. All of us are healing and are grateful for the moments we all have been lucky enough to have shared with all three of these cherished dear ones. I feel we have all passed the test of resilience beautifully. It is heart warming to see the many touching stories of resilience shared here.
Amazing women all.

When I see the things these other amazing women are going through, I think I'm not so sure I have needed to demonstrate much resilience! I guess my biggest challenge is raising 4 children, all of whom (like their mother and father) have ADD or ADHD. I am blessed beyond measure by our wonderful Lord, but there are days that I don't know if I can make it! But by His grace, I smile and keep going every day.
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My Dad died when I was 16 and my Mum was in hospital for 6 months at the time. This was my final year at high school. I was the only child left at home and had a lot to contend with for a good few years after that. While all my friends were out clubbing and partying and moving into flats. Made me who I am today though!

Survived ovarian cancer! Even though cancer free....I still live with the fear of it returning....

Each day each one of deals with many changes. Resilience is dealing with those changes and becoming a better person. As I have aged I have become a stronger person due to those challenges. Thank the Lord for guidance during the changes.

I've had a few experiences with developing resilience, too private to share over the internet. While I would never want to relive those experiences, I know I am a stronger person because of them.

I don't know if I would call it resilience or not. But with all that has gone on here for the last three years. Job loss, huge pay cut, medical issues and depression. I'm still trying to hang in there. I just think of my daughter everyday and know I have to go on for her.

Resilience - becoming a mom at 17, putting myself through college and grad school, moving 2,000 miles away from all extended family, surviving lengthy deployments and having a great marriage and three amazing kids to show for it in the end. Resilience is getting through the tough stuff and coming out on top with the confidence of knowing you did it.

My example of being resilient is going on a deployment with the US Navy while my husband of 10 months stayed at home and took care of our new house. He had to do EVERYTHING while I was gone. I came home 5 days before Christmas last year and things were just as they should be. And our marriage is even stronger. And a baby on the way this year!!

Caring for my mom in her final months then losing her to cancer last summer...losing my dad to heart disease eight months earlier...my only sibling is 3000 miles away from me.