How to Be Resilient

no matter what

you make the right decisions

Who better than you to make difficult life decisions?

6mo ago I put my dad in hospice, even...

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you don't have to be happy

I'm sorry if you were taught to always put on a happy face.

You don't have to.

Our parents teach...

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the gratification of sacrifice

Sometimes the gratification of sacrifice is the mountain you're willing to climb.

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infinitely grateful

There is always more to be grateful for.

I make it a habit
to be grateful every day.

Today...

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is she alive

Sometimes the feeling of anxiety creeps into my body as I wake up wondering whether my mom lived...

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letting go of guilt

Decisions you made yesterday are not decisions you need to keep today.

Circumstances change.

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the gift of curiosity

Curiosity is our greatest gift.

Live in curiosity.

That’s what I often remind myself to...

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are you expanding or contracting?

I usually want to shrink when caregiving is hard.

To feel defeated
annoyed
self-pity.

But, I...

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we need bigger hearts

Sometimes situations suck.

And, there’s nothing we can do
but survive.

To do this
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do it messy

Perfect is the opposite of messy.

I used to be a K-6 science teacher
and the little ones
would...

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memento mori

"Don't behave as if you are destined to live forever."
Marcus Aurelius

Time is precious.

The...

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happiness is created by you

You are the only one who can make you happy.

Not the people around you
or the words you hear
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