Life is an adventure. Sometimes it’s a zip line down a mountain, other times it’s an exasperating delay due to bumper to bumper traffic. In either case, you are will enjoy the ride more if you have a friend or two to help you navigate and explore.

We, at Choices, want to be your companion on all your life adventures. Our writers bring you fresh ideas on how to traverse life’s terrain and get around the everyday roadblocks. This month’s topic, Resilience, is one that will remind us all that there is more than one road to our destination.
When faced with a tragedy, natural disaster, health concern, relationship, work, or school problem, resilience is how well a person can adapt to the events in their lives. A person with good resilience has the ability to bounce back more quickly and with less stress than someone whose resilience is less developed.

All of us can learn to increase our resilience abilities. All we need to do in order to increase our resilience is have the willingness to do so. And then seek out ways of learning more about resilience. Choices strives to help you do this by bringing you articles on:

• Building positive relationships with family and friends
• Having a positive view of yourself and confidence in your strengths and abilities.
• Making realistic plans and carrying them out.
• Managing your feelings and impulses.
• Having really good communication and problem-solving skills.

Resilience is a skill that you can enhance with patience and training. It serves as a fastened seatbelt when things get bumpy. Many of you have already made remarkable in-roads on your resilience journey. We want you to know that we are here with you to help you get wherever it is that you want to go.

Remember, you are more than enough,

Judi Moreo

This article originally appeared in the Autumn 2018 issue of CHOICES Magazine