Hello
everybody! Eku deede iwoyi o!
I hope, as always, that this message finds you doing well and staying safe.Yasmin Mogahed wrote that: ‘Resilience is very different than being numb. Resilience means you experience, you feel, you fail, and you hurt. You fall. But you keep going’. I think that Yasmine made a terrific difference about how we handle when we are hit by a crisis. We could just go numb, which basically means that I feel nothing. I’m not learning. I’m not even living. And that makes us a victim. But Yasmine said, no. When we go through a crisis such as the ongoing pandemic, we don't go for numbness. We go for resilience. And resilience is alive. It is learning. And what happens is resilience makes us victorious.You see, when somebody goes numb about a bad experience, they kind of look back and say: ‘Oh, my, it was just a nightmare, Wow! I don't even remember what happened.’ But when you're resilient, you do remember what happened. In fact, you remember everything that happened. And it's that remembering of how you overcame, how you, despite the odds, rose above what other people thought you could rise to. It's that resilience and remember that you put in your heart and store it. So, the next time you have an obstacle or difficulty, adversity in your life, that resilience remembers. Don’t allow the crisis to numb you. Be alive. Learn, feel, fail, and learn. That's what it's all about if you want to make this difficult time a good time.
We rejoice with you as always if you were born in December. Good wishes to you always and your future filled with happiness and joy. Happy birthday!
Best wishes for a peaceful and rejuvenating December! We hope you and your loved ones will take this opportunity to relax, reconnect, and enjoy this festive month. And if this message helps you, share it with a friend. Let them know about it to encourage and lift someone else up.
Stay safe, stay strong, and stay healthy!
Eric O. Thompson.
