Survival Becomes Daily Problem-Solving
johndabell There’s a romantic version of survival. It involves dramatic music, bold speeches, and a final triumphant moment where everything turns around in a single, cinematic sweep. Real survival is nothing…
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Hard Days Are Construction Days
Recovering from multi-organ failure is hard work. Recovery is exhausting, frustrating, and full of uncertainty. It’s also full of the kind of courage that rarely makes headlines. People often imagine…
The Shelter You Don’t Realise You’re Building
There is a strange misconception about resilience that it is loud, heroic, or dramatic. We imagine resilience as speeches, breakthroughs, or moments of visible triumph. In reality, resilience is usually…
The Reality of Survival: Hurt, Hard Work, and Holding On
It’s time to reflect on just how far you have come. You’ve survived! Survival is rarely noble. It’s not clean or cinematic. It’s not always a story of victory paraded…
Cancer Courage
What is courage to you? Some people make courage Some people take courage Some people mistake courage Some people fake courage Some people medicate courage Some people ache courage Some…
The Rule of 3
It has often been said that 3 is the magic number and when it comes to survival then it’s certainly worth keeping in mind. The Rule of 3 states that…
Teacher Survival Advice
You’ve just won the lottery and you decide to say goodbye to teaching. Rather than just running out of the door and never looking back you want whoever replaces you…