Overcoming obstacles are undertakings that everyone will face at some point. Not a day goes by that a person will not have to think about how to address an issue. Whether it is family or job related, situations will come up. How one handles a matter depends on the well-being of an individual. In reading “Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way,” the word resilience come up. “Resilience has been defined as an attitude that enables the individual to examine, enhance and utilize the strengths, characteristics and other resources available to him or her” (Harrington, 2012, p.1). Resilience is a trait that a rational individual needs to handle the highs and lows of life.
Every day, the World News will report some crime. As a God fearing person, I am thinking, some of these things reported are things that only a person with an unhealthy lifestyle would do. For example, a husband realizes that his wife has not been faithful. He feels that there is no hope and makes an attempt to harm the woman at her job. Or, the wife feels that because of her situation that she would try to hurt herself or another co-worker. The bottom line is, resilience is little to none. It is the lack of being able to overcome from a negative experience (Harrington, 2012, p.1). It helps if a troubled soul knew that all is not lost. Tomorrow will be a better day and love can be found again. The same is true when things are going well. Is it possible for a person to keep a level head if they won three hundred million dollars? One could make wrong choices which could have them broke in a matter of days. Flexibility is a virtue that a person needs for overcoming obstacles. …show more content…
However, being an overcomer makes one strong. If you never go through trials, how would you know you could overcome anything. Having adaptability is a quality that we all need in this world to be an
Every day, the World News will report some crime. As a God fearing person, I am thinking, some of these things reported are things that only a person with an unhealthy lifestyle would do. For example, a husband realizes that his wife has not been faithful. He feels that there is no hope and makes an attempt to harm the woman at her job. Or, the wife feels that because of her situation that she would try to hurt herself or another co-worker. The bottom line is, resilience is little to none. It is the lack of being able to overcome from a negative experience (Harrington, 2012, p.1). It helps if a troubled soul knew that all is not lost. Tomorrow will be a better day and love can be found again. The same is true when things are going well. Is it possible for a person to keep a level head if they won three hundred million dollars? One could make wrong choices which could have them broke in a matter of days. Flexibility is a virtue that a person needs for overcoming obstacles. …show more content…
However, being an overcomer makes one strong. If you never go through trials, how would you know you could overcome anything. Having adaptability is a quality that we all need in this world to be an