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| - | “A good half of the art of living is resilience.” | + | “A good half of the art of living is resilience.” |
| - | ― Alain de Botton | + | |
| - | “...The best-laid schemes o' mice an 'men | + | “…The best-laid schemes o' mice an 'men\\ |
| - | Gang aft agley... | + | Gang aft agley…"\\ |
| - | + | ("…The best laid schemes of mice and men\\ | |
| - | (...The best laid schemes of mice and men | + | Go often awry…")\\ |
| - | Go often awry…)” | + | -- Robert Burns, //To a Mouse, on Turning Her Up in Her Nest with the Plough//, November, 1785 |
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| - | ― Robert Burns - //To a Mouse, on Turning Her Up in Her Nest with the Plough//, November, 1785 | + | |
| The concept of resilience is broad, but in essence it can be defined as //the ability to withstand, adjust to or recover from misfortune and change//. My thoughts often turn to questions of how resilient I and my loved ones will be to changes, whether that be a personal or global financial crisis or changes to the space and climate we live in. Will we be able to work? Will we be able to eat? Will we be content with our changed lives? | The concept of resilience is broad, but in essence it can be defined as //the ability to withstand, adjust to or recover from misfortune and change//. My thoughts often turn to questions of how resilient I and my loved ones will be to changes, whether that be a personal or global financial crisis or changes to the space and climate we live in. Will we be able to work? Will we be able to eat? Will we be content with our changed lives? | ||
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