Ange DoveFew experiences are more intimidating than beginning something from scratch. As children, we do it constantly. Every skill is new. Every experience is unfamiliar. Learning is simply part of daily life. Then something changes.
Ange DoveFor years, I thought resilient people were somehow different from everybody else. I imagined they possessed unusual levels of determination, emotional strength and optimism.
Ange DoveOne of the first things you learn about adulthood is that life has very little respect for carefully constructed plans. This can come as quite a shock. When we're younger, planning seems wonderfully logical.
Ange DoveThere is a moment after every disappointment when the future feels temporarily smaller. A door closes. A plan falls apart. An opportunity disappears. For a while, all we can see is what didn't happen.