Cultivating Resilience is a good idea
The Resilience of the Human spirit. That’s what captivates me. Watching little kids dance. Seeing an older couple on a walk, still holding hands. Hearing a stadium full of kids in Hawaii singing (and signing) the YMCA song.
I love watching people connect; love seeing them forget themselves for a minute and reach out to each other. I’ll never forget the night of Princess Diana’s funeral. Her vulnerability and her humanity had touched millions. The funeral was on TV, and at one point during the program, I took my dogs out for a walk. As we strolled up and down the neighborhood, I could hear the music from the service through all the open windows. Alone in our houses we were connecting with the Global village.
That point was driven home at the end of the service. In villages and cities across the globe millions were watching simultaneously. They watched on massive outdoor screens in Malaysia and India, pubs in Ireland, auditoriums in Beijing. All watching and grieving for this wonderful woman.
We saw that again after September 11, when the world was shown sending us love and support over the airways.
Resilience isn’t just about bouncing back. It’s also remembering who we are. Remembering how we’re related. Finding that place of connection with each other.
At the end of the day, we’re all connected. This oil crisis shows it. We think we live in silos. We think we live in separate worlds, separate communities, separate countries. But we are all affected when the truckers can’t deliver our goods; the airlines can’t deliver our produce and paying visitors; industries can’t keep their plants open. Each little link in the chain creates the country and the world we know and love.
It’s up to each of us to be thinking about solutions -not just for our own survival, but for the survival of the family of humankind. We all need to find ways to do this better. Everyone’s lives and livelihoods depend upon it.
Enjoy!
Beth
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Beth Terry, CSP, is a Professional Speaker, Corporate Trainer, and Author. Find more articles by Beth at her website.
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