Examples Of Resilience Of Overcoming Obstacles

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I have to face life’s obstacles every day. Sometimes the obstacles that I face can be hurdled over, but most have to be dealt with. I have been on many overseas tours with the U.S. Army, and have learned how to be resilient in coping with stressful situations. Resilience is, according to Harrington (2012),”An individual’s response and methods used to allow them to successfully navigate through or past an event perceived to be stressful” (p. 27). One obstacle I have had to overcome is being away from my family when I am deployed overseas with the military.

I live a normal life when I am home with my family, but when the military sends me overseas away from them I find it very stressful. I have had to leave my family on four overseas deployments

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