Resilience: interesting articles

[Sunshine]

These articles were thought provoking, especially since I have been working on this with my rapidly increased disabling condition. I think all of us practice it to some extent.

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[Lazarus]

Hi!
I replied to Dave's newsletter but my response ended up on his Facebook page because I do not know what I am doing!

Anyway, here is my response to that ActiveMSers thread.

"Since the day of my MS diagnosis I have, by nature, zinged left or right as soon as I ran into a figurative (or literal) brick wall. I don't know why I am like this but this aspect of my nature has been the most useful part of this struggle for me. So, 27 years later, I am still farming and enjoying all the trials of figuring out how to climb on a tractor when my left leg is heavy but my right one is dancing. Fighting the good fight really is possible."

[Sunshine]

You’re a testimony to grit and resilience.

[agate]

Thanks for posting your reply, Linda. You're certainly showing that with determination and planning, a person with MS can do even difficult things.

I wasn't sure what "self-compassion" meant but after some digging around I learned that it means just what you might think: the ability to forgive yourself for mistakes, failures, shortcomings you think you've been guilty of.

[Virginia]

Agate, thanks for the definition of "self-compassion". I have learned some of that through this forum and people like you, Ann and BBS and others who at times have encouraged me to do what I need to do for myself and not what is expected of me by others.

[Sunshine]

Aw shucks.