resilience

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The Puffer Coat

Ms.Chelle @Chellezhere (6421) • United States 4 May 25

Like the rush of the wind, eighteen is now fifty-seven— but the girl that I knew is still inside, dancing barefoot in the snow, but this time in a puffer coat, earmuffs, hat, scarf, and gloves— wiser now, but still wild in her...

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Bracing For Tropical Cyclone Alfred: A Community's Hope and Resilience

MomfromOz06 @MNRFOLEY (472) • Brisbane, Australia 6 Mar 25

As we stand on the precipice of Tropical Cyclone Alfred's imminent arrival here in Brisbane, a wave of uncertainty and anxiety washes over us. My family, friends, and I find, in a collective pause, bracing for the unknown. The...

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Resurgence

Aparna Sen @Dreamerby (10111) • Calcutta, India 28 Feb 25

I find myself trying to look away from the storm ahead, yet life seems determined to teach me how to face it head-on. It’s during moments like these that I turn to writing. I've often wished I could approach life with a bovine...

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When Love knows no bounds!

Anish Asokan @RevivedWarrior (3853) • India 16 Dec 24

We have heard tales of humans travelling legally and illegally to foreign lands to meet their love. Now the tigers are showing that they too can go miles for their love. In Russia’ Sikhote -Alin mountains , scientists found two...

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A time to reflect.

Yuleima Gutierrez @YuleimaVzla (1857) • Maracaibo, Venezuela 28 Jul 23

I already described before that I was trying to rediscover myself more every day, every year in a row like any other human being. Learning to live to discover life as it is is not easy and I know that it is not I am discovering...

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Our Resilience Tested

Shiva @Shiva49 (28375) • Singapore 23 Nov 20

We are still in the thick of the pandemic with our lifestyle upended. Some are clutching at straws hoping against hope while others seem to have taken it in their stride. No one saw it coming, so much for futurists...

baptism of fire

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I am so tired

sofs @sofssu (23660) 1 Mar 19

I had a deadline to meet yesterday and I worked really hard only to be told that what I did was not good enough. Physically and emotionally I just took a beating so.. I guess I will sleep it off for now. Sleep always makes...

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Provint People Who Don't Believe in You Wrong

staycyde @stacysdeadright (232) • United States 28 Mar 17

If you are like me then you probably do not feel that your peers take you seriously. I don’t know what it is about me that makes people think I’m not going to achieve the things that I said I will. Regardless i will prove them all...

New Year, New . . . ?

PLETHOS @Plethos (13718) • United States 2 Jan 17

Many people make a list of things every new year called "Resolutions". A list of positive things they would like to achieve throughout the year. For a majority of people the list will consist of eating less, drinking less,...

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Is there a Link between Happiness and Aging?

Gabby Bugwadia @Gabugs (1895) • United States 8 Feb 16

Not really. We can stay happy at any age. Happiness has very little to do with aging. It has much to do with our attitude and responses towards aging. It has been found that generally older people do not react as sharply to life's...

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How can I improve my Emotional Intelligence?

habibti320 @habibti320 (925) • United States 18 Nov 12

Hello Mylotters! There are many emotional qualities that I like about myself, such as my resilience and independence. However, when it comes to relationships, I feel that I hit a certain plateau emotionally. I'd like to learn...

emotional intelligence

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Is Schizophrenia a living Hell ?

discuss67 @discuss67 (56) • India 17 Dec 11

I have been a schizophrenic for the last two decades and this illness has made me more resilient and tough.The downside is that fear will most often be your only companion and the first few years can be daunting to say the...

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Give Up on New Years' Resolutions?

Scott @scottcoleson (579) • Pilot Mountain, North Carolina 20 Jan 10

I know that there are many people who make a habit of making New Years Resolutions every year and often, those individuals actually stick to those things and it makes a difference in their lives. However, we know all too well that...

what things in life had made you stronger?

Littlemisslizzy @Littlemisslizzy (100) 1 Feb 09

They say that what doesn't kill us makes us stronger. I do not believe that we are born with strength of character but I do believe we build resilience as we get older if the conditions are right. I think that some people go...

mental strength

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