Visualize a person clasping a stress ball, the same malleable toy that fits in the palms, squeezed with hands and manipulated with the fingers ostensibly to relieve stress and release muscle tension, alternatively it is used to exercise the muscles of the hand.
The point is no matter what one does to the ball, its extraordinary ability to return to its original form after being kneaded, crushed, pressed, flattened and compressed with a vice like grip is indeed phenomenal. Though just an analogy and an apt one at that, it depicts the ability of a person to readily recover from depression, illness or adversity.
If a person happens to lose all material possessions one fine day, how is the individual going to cope with the situation and handle things. Logically speaking they need to contemplate the next steps, for how long can one remain depressed, angry or upset for that matter. 
One must ask what is it that is required to pull oneself up and start afresh, all over again. The important question is how resilient a person is, whether the person is able to handle setbacks and bounce back again. It takes loads of courage to learn from disappointments and start all over.
What all does it take to do so. To begin with it requires lots of self discipline, add to that a lot of positive affirmation and self talk in order to muster the energy to begin once again. An exceptional degree of concentration is required to block all discomforting noise and clutter and curb negative voices.
Again lots of discipline is required in order to balance fear and anxiety with the express knowledge that if a person can do a thing once, the same person can do it all over again with consummate ease.
If a person incurs losses, it may or may not have something to do with that person, however it must be borne in mind, the future success of that particular person has everything to do with the positive efforts that individual makes.
To avoid the blame a high degree of self reliance is called for. One needs to let bygones be bygones, gather oneself, begin life one more time by starting afresh. Imagine losing everything tomorrow and gathering the courage to try all over again.
It takes a lot of self appreciation, and in addition to this one must know in their mind and heart that the requisite skills, talent and strength are there with the person to give it another shot, another try and do it successfully one more time.
It is imperative that one cultivates a resilient character as only it has the potential to turn failures into success. A resilient person never ever gives up, and despite all sorts of seemingly insurmountable obstacles as well as nasty setbacks, keeps on moving forward until success is attained.
One must keep track of what all comprises resilience, to begin with it requires lots of insight, resilience is an independent mindset. It call for initiative and has an element of creativity. A resilient person has a very strong of sense of morality along with a great sense of humor to take on the odds of life and emerge cheerful and successful no matter how rude the shock was.
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