Resilient Strength

Day 16:  What has counseling taught you about people’s resilience and inner strength?

I can't write about client stories here, and I don't have the time or energy to get very deep tonight (she says before diving in), but resilience and resurrection go together.  When you feel defeated or beaten or think you have nothing left to give, resilience rises back to the surface.  In both of my jobs and in my own life experiences, again and again, people find the inner strength to rise to the challenge.  To find beauty after brokenness, gratitude in grief, hope and healing after heartbreak.  While inner strength and grit are important, the value of safe relationships and rest stand out to me right now as key elements for building resilience and inner strength.  Peace matters, and it is worth protecting.  Feeling seen and known and valued by God and/or the people in our lives matters deeply for our ability to heal, bounce back, and move forward after setbacks.  And that concludes my short answer to a question I might write a full chapter on someday.

Today, Mom and I made a Tulsa trip to help decorate Chet's KW office! =)

Tate and Parker were the best helpers! =)

And movie watchers (watching Home Alone). ❤

Mom and Chettles make a wonderful and entertaining team!  Mission accomplished on the KW decor, and we got to see the model home Chet's been holding open after an Amber Marie shopping spree! =)

Throwback to seeing Mrs. Doubtfire with the Wilsons the day after we got back from Disney last year! =)  I remember voice-blogging (dictating into a phone note) about our trip on my drive back home after the play. lol

This goes with nothing else in this post, but it's fun to see Rach painting and transforming furniture!

Hope you've had a lovely weekend!

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