1) When i think of resiliency, i think of overcoming my difficulties in life and learning from them. I think of taking negative aspects and events that have happened to me in my life and overcoming them even though they've caused stress and sadness. I know that i am not resilient automatically and it definitely some time for me to be able to be resilient to certain situations and events.
2) Im going to think of something that wasn't traumatic but just an every day problem. I've wanted to go into marine biology for about 4 years now and i was set to do it next year in university. I found a program called Earth and Ocean Sciences at UVIC and applied for it without doing much research about the actual program, only the school. After being accepted i was really excited to finally be pursuing what i want to do in life until i looked more into the program. It turned out the program isn't what i thought it was and is very different from what i was hoping it would be. After the devastating discovery i was very upset for a while and i realized i couldn't go to school next year because i wanted to go into my first year excited and doing what i really want to do. I was very upset about the whole situation but more at myself for now doing more research before applying. I had to adapt to this mistake and create a whole new plan for next year (travelling and then school the following year). I thought the whole world was over and i wasn't ever going to get to go to school and be stuck at home forever but when i got myself out of that mentality and realized how many more options there are and that this isn't the end of the world, i think that proved my resilience to even non-extreme situations like this one. 3) To improve my own resiliency, i think i can practice being more positive and finding the positive in all the negative situations that occur in my everyday life, no matter how big or small they are. Embracing any changes (negative or positive) is also something i can do more as well as talking to friends and family or teachers about any problems i am having so they can help me overcome them.
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Ms. Burden
6/12/2017 02:42:38 pm
Well explained Allie! It's important to remember that any problems we have are real, and can't be quantified or compared to others. Your struggle with your school plans was a real thing, and could have been entirely consuming. You displayed courage and resilience in finding an alternative plan. I believe that as we gain more life experience we also gain resiliency if we are reflective and goal orientated - you are well on your way! 10/10
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