Origin:
1620s, from L. resiliens , prp. of resilire "to rebound, recoil," from re- "back" + salire "to jump, leap"
(Hiroshima)
1.) the ability to recover from or adjust to misfortune, trauma or change.
2. ecology: the capacity of an ecosystem to return to its original state after being disturbed.
3.) to recover readily; buoyancy.
4.) physics: the amount of potential energy stored in a flexible material when deformed.
“More and more I have come to admire resilience.
Not the simple resistance of a pillow, whose foam
returns over and over to the same shape, but the sinuous
tenacity of a tree: finding the light newly blocked on one side,
it turns in another.”
Not the simple resistance of a pillow, whose foam
returns over and over to the same shape, but the sinuous
tenacity of a tree: finding the light newly blocked on one side,
it turns in another.”
Images above can be found here
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/clinical-psychology/Research-Groups/DVR/images/2Resilience.JPG
http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&gbv=2&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=hiroshima+today&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=g3g-m3&aql=&oq=
http://www.hermanmiller.com/discover/wp-content/uploads/worklife_resilience_july_juggle_maclean.jpg
http://hopeseguin2010.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/family-silhouettes.jpg
Calvin is a perfect example of making a stumble in life look good.
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