Times Of Swaziland: THE POWER OF RESILIENCE

THE POWER OF RESILIENCE
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The Editor on 19/02/2019 00:26:00


Sir,
Life is usually about a series of positive and negative experiences, comfortable
and uncomfortable changes, predictable and unpredictable incidents. It is,
therefore, imperative for each one of us to learn how to navigate through life
without giving up on our dreams.
To everything there is a purpose, time and season. Seasons come and seasons go.
It is usually how we react during different seasons of our lives that determine
whether we make it to the next level or not.
We must never allow any form of failure to cripple us. Failure is actually
valuable feedback on the journey of life.
Failure is an opportunity to re-evaluate your plans, actions and strategy.
Life-changing ideas are usually hidden in the debris of failure. We must never
park in the lane of our mistakes; rather we must appreciate, learn and grow
through them. No matter what happens, we must always keep the fire of our
passion burning.
Challenges
Challenges of life should never be allowed to make us feel worthless and develop
a low self esteem. We must endure the journey of life and be resilient at every
turn. The word resilient means ‘leaping back, rebounding and recoiling’.
It means to recover readily from adversity, depression or a difficult situation.
To be resilient is to be capable of resuming the original shape after problems
of life stretch or compress you. It is to be able to become strong, healthy or
successful again after something bad happens.
Develop
We must all develop and cultivate the capability to withstand the shock of
failure or negative experiences without permanent deformation to our emotions or
personality.
Successful people tend to possess the quality to recover from or adjust easily
to misfortune, hurt or negative change. We must all develop elasticity in
dealing with the mountains, valleys and curves of life.
How does one bounce back from a bad situation? You bounce back from bad
situations by first realising that to everything there is a time, a season and a
purpose. Realise that failure, defeat, hurt or any other bad experience is not a
permanent description of your life. Your identity is not necessarily derived
from your experiences, but from your creator.
You are not what happened to you or what you did. Inside you are bigger than
your situation. We also must be aware that every situation demands the
realisation of purpose. We may not always be immediately aware of the purpose
for certain situations in our lives, but to everything there is a purpose. In
every adverse situation, there is always the seed of a new beginning or an open
door to greatness.
When all is said and done, we must let go of the past and move onto new levels,
new ways of doing things, new strategies, and new ways of thinking. Progress in
life demands the attitude of resilience. Usually failed dreams and visions are a
result of lack of discipline, broken focus and lack of resilience. Discipline,
focus, determination, pursuit and resilience are key ingredients that produce a
successful life.
Where there is vision, there must also be resilience. We will all sometimes
experience setbacks, disappointments with others, and some of our plans may not
play out just as we planned; nevertheless we must be resilient and refuse to
quit. Stay focused, determined and resilient, great days lie ahead for you.
Charles