I thought I was a resilient person... However, I have been "knocked down" with one injury after another, hip surgery, ligament tears just happening in my feet.. doctor says it is just bad luck... it has taken years off of work- because I work in a hospital on my feet, running around at an extreme fast pace.. lots of stress..(eventhough I have liked the work).. I am only 44-- last 6 years have been choppy-- i take a year off, go back to work, and it happens again... Is this resilience.. just had another tear in my foot-- Now, I am afraid to go back to work.. afraid another injury is going to knock me off of work again. Its embarrassing, killing my career...What can I do? What is going on? How do I get resilience not to be afraid to go back to work??

When life seem to start to crumble because of all the stressors around me I always take time to quiet all the noise from the outside world and pray to God to give me strength to take all puny problems around me. For i know that God is larger than all the stressors around me. And He is... Some may not believe but my faith is the only thing that brings out my resiliency after migrating and working here in US and leaving the things i grow up with and familiar to, being away from my loved ones, betrayal of people i have learned to call "friends", working in a very stressful environment(nurse in Critical Care),losing my Granddad and Dad a week apart and becoming the breadwinner for my family. " Learn not to listen to the noise from the outside world but learn to listen to voice of God within you. That's the secret of living life beautifully!!"

All stress is relative, and what one person at any given point in their life can cope with varies depending on circumstance. Experience and exposure to resilience makes an individual stronger and more able to cope. Resilience may be an inbuilt personallity trait but it can also be learned, and i think it is the most important life skill we can teach our children. The very gift of life itself is what we should be marvelling at. Happiness and enlightenment are not entitlements. Both must be sought, learned and maintained through hard work, and hard knocks.

I have many stressors but they motivate me to do better. I have had bad stresses but I learnt from my father "do your best". I bounce back during stress thinking I haven't done my best yet. I also think God gives me a stress because He knows I can handle it.

I have found that I make the dumbest decisions when under pressure making bad situations worse. I have made it a habit to "take a breather" and realize that not everyone decision needs to be made right now. Especially when I'm emotionally going haywire as my body responds to stress, I can't think clearly. So, I try to distance myself from the decision to think it over. Even when others try to pressure me. This helps me to keep calm in the midst of chaos and not make bad times worse because I can't think.

Im a new entry to this blog. Well I can understand what u r saying. I give myself self confidence and say to myself that I CAN DO. But I feel the stress of my previous day and I lose Concentration. Is there resiliency on me?

If there is one word I am sick of it's stress. It is muttered everywhere. When I was growing up it was just one of those terms we used for pressure or making a point. Now I hear it everyday, even from the mouths of babes. I used to love stress. At least it was what I used to get through many difficult times. I found it calming. I made so many crucial decisions,I stood still, able to focus better than my co workers. I am not talking about adult ADD if there is such a thing! Life is complicated that is a fact. Why now are we so mesmerized with this word? In a different time, people too had to make decisions, have daily responsiblities without the aid of Pharmacological cocktails, social services, countless programs, tons of literature to educate us in all its forms. We need to realize that everyone of us needs some "stress". It keeps us alive. Learn to accept what we cannnot change. Love Life. There is nothing like the present to represent the past or predict the fu

I wonder much about the will power of mankind - it is amazing! In our lives, I am a healthy wife and mother of 5 (soon to be, 5 will be arriving soon) - overall, my family is blessed with good health. Yet, there are challenges in life that beset our way: daily routines/requirements from work/school, finances, maintenance of temporal/spiritual well-being - nothing uncommon to anyone on the planet. But it has become overwhelming recently, and it is then that I really on my spirituality to rejuvinate and refresh me. It becomes a matter of discipline to find/make the time to accomplish this, but when it is done it is all for the better - for everyone! Recently, I think my stress levels have maxed out and look forward to my next prenatal check-up (tomorrow) for a proper assessment. My skin tingles (a strong itching sensation) at any given time. In assessing this over the past few days, it seems to occur most when I'm feeling stressed, but has also occurred even while at rest. Curious...

I'm 44, a businesman. Just when my wife & I have felt we've had enough stress due to our fast-growing business, she was diagnosed with Acute Leukemia few days before last Christmas. All her workload- which I knew nothing about- I had to quickly learn, on top of my already toxic responsibilities. I really felt I would not be able to cope- caring for 2 growing kids, sustaining 500 employees, facing increased business competition,handling betrayals committed by former employees, dealing with my own physical infirmities...I think the best thing I did was to stay steady, look up to the Heavens & believe in the goodness of the One who said He loved me & would help me...Well, He sure did. My wife is doing so well that she amazes her own doctors, breezzing through a whole year of intensive chemo. We're taking a long vacation soon, taking a break from a business that is doing very well. I feel stronger, appreciate life much deeper,& feel I'm walking taller."For when I am we

Between being married, working full time, being a Company Commander of National Guard unit and taking care of a house and home is a busy life. My motto is take things that life throws at you, deal with it and get over it before the next one hits. Enjoy what time you have and don't make it worse on yourself by not going to work, getting out of bed and therefore making financial issues worse. Eat healthy, take care of yourself and do what you can do in a given day.