Hi Robyn, there are so many essential points in your article, I don't know where to begin. For one, like you, I've learned that aging well is more than physical health; I now see it as a balance between that and quality of life, or well-being. For another, along the lines of changing projects, I also signed up with Amazon Publishing a couple of weeks ago. My goal is to compile some of the articles I've written over the past five years into a book. Question for you: Do you think of resilience as a choice?
Hi Janice, I am exploring this topic deeply at the moment so not sure I have all the answers. I believe it is a choice. But I think you have to live intentionally to even know it is a choice. For me, it is about alignment - knowing or choosing a purpose and doing what you can to support the delivery of that purpose. I am looking at the cognitive, emotional and physical loads that need to be managed within the resilience framework. I am also having to factor in the environmental load of heatwaves in our part of the world that take their toll on my ability to deliver outcomes. So it is a work in progress. Stay tuned.
Hi Robyn, I do agree that we have to live intentionally to know that resilience is a choice and that our purpose plays a significant role.
I recently read an interesting article that got me thinking. The author suggests that people living in the 60s and 70s developed greater mental strength due to the circumstances of the times than they do today.
In other words, they didn't have the luxury of quick fixes; often had to work harder and longer for results; couldn't hide behind social media and email; and had to confront conflict face to face, which forced them to develop resiliency. People living today don't have to develop it in the same way. I wonder how much of a role that might play if he is correct.
Hi Robyn, there are so many essential points in your article, I don't know where to begin. For one, like you, I've learned that aging well is more than physical health; I now see it as a balance between that and quality of life, or well-being. For another, along the lines of changing projects, I also signed up with Amazon Publishing a couple of weeks ago. My goal is to compile some of the articles I've written over the past five years into a book. Question for you: Do you think of resilience as a choice?
Hi Janice, I am exploring this topic deeply at the moment so not sure I have all the answers. I believe it is a choice. But I think you have to live intentionally to even know it is a choice. For me, it is about alignment - knowing or choosing a purpose and doing what you can to support the delivery of that purpose. I am looking at the cognitive, emotional and physical loads that need to be managed within the resilience framework. I am also having to factor in the environmental load of heatwaves in our part of the world that take their toll on my ability to deliver outcomes. So it is a work in progress. Stay tuned.
Hi Robyn, I do agree that we have to live intentionally to know that resilience is a choice and that our purpose plays a significant role.
I recently read an interesting article that got me thinking. The author suggests that people living in the 60s and 70s developed greater mental strength due to the circumstances of the times than they do today.
In other words, they didn't have the luxury of quick fixes; often had to work harder and longer for results; couldn't hide behind social media and email; and had to confront conflict face to face, which forced them to develop resiliency. People living today don't have to develop it in the same way. I wonder how much of a role that might play if he is correct.