Resilience, stress and hope

Sedona sunset 9/25/2016

Ryan left three weeks ago, it feels like yesterday and a lifetime all at once.  I recently saw a documentary on resilience, stress and hope.  The documentary implied we are not born with resilience but that it is a skill we develop over time from stress.  I can recall a social worker telling me how to decrease stress by using deep breathing techniques in the early nineties when Ryan was diagnosed with his first type of cancer.  Resilience is an interesting topic and one I would like to explore in depth.  Perhaps I have developed resilience and I believe Ryan most certainly demonstrated resilience.  I think resilience is something that can be fine tuned at the very least, a healthy body and mind will help the situation for sure.  Not everyone has that luxury though, and Ryan still accomplished resilience lacking the healthy body.  Today I still have rogue emotions that flow through, restless sleeping patterns and the aftermath of a traumatic event but I'm doing OK.  I'm going to continue to be resilient and I hope you are too.