Comments on: Resiliency and Kung Fu Panda http://drjudyhalliday.wordpress.com/2008/06/19/resiliency-and-kung-fu-panda/ Life Lessons, Coaching, and Consulting from a Psychological Viewpoint Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:14:12 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Mikhael http://drjudyhalliday.wordpress.com/2008/06/19/resiliency-and-kung-fu-panda/#comment-44 Mikhael Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:25:53 +0000 http://drjudyhalliday.wordpress.com/?p=26#comment-44 A gentle correction- it's Jack and Jeanne Block. Shame on Garmezy if he spelled it wrong in the book! ;) A gentle correction- it’s Jack and Jeanne Block. Shame on Garmezy if he spelled it wrong in the book! ;)

]]> By: Susie http://drjudyhalliday.wordpress.com/2008/06/19/resiliency-and-kung-fu-panda/#comment-38 Susie Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:05:40 +0000 http://drjudyhalliday.wordpress.com/?p=26#comment-38 I'm going to take a chance, here, in that you said you wanted to hear from those who don't feel like they're resilient (anymore).... What about those of us who HAVE had the 'opportunity to develop strategies for effectively dealing with adversity' , and have even learned that those stategies worked for us, only to find out in later years that the strategies of 'yesterday' are now useless? How would one go about developing 'new' strategies in middle age? Although I would NEVER begin to compare my own struggles with those of your (HEROIC, in my eyes) son, I still have to deal with 'me', and the fact is that I have (feels like) suddenly found myself in a position where the old strategies (that have worked all my life) are now obsolete. I'm no longer funny, certainly no longer 'beautiful', and my youthful optimism has taken a severe blow, to say the least. So, what do you say to a 40-mid-something, single mother of two, who finds herself suddenly alone, un-needed, cast aside and sympathy laden? THIS is NOT who I am, nor who I was prepared to be, yet I feel like I have NOTHING left to offer......but, still, somewhere deep inside, I still have some tiny measure of hope....if only I can find it.... I’m going to take a chance, here, in that you said you wanted to hear from those who don’t feel like they’re resilient (anymore)….

What about those of us who HAVE had the ‘opportunity to develop strategies for effectively dealing with adversity’ , and have even learned that those stategies worked for us, only to find out in later years that the strategies of ‘yesterday’ are now useless? How would one go about developing ‘new’ strategies in middle age?

Although I would NEVER begin to compare my own struggles with those of your (HEROIC, in my eyes) son, I still have to deal with ‘me’, and the fact is that I have (feels like) suddenly found myself in a position where the old strategies (that have worked all my life) are now obsolete. I’m no longer funny, certainly no longer ‘beautiful’, and my youthful optimism has taken a severe blow, to say the least.

So, what do you say to a 40-mid-something, single mother of two, who finds herself suddenly alone, un-needed, cast aside and sympathy laden? THIS is NOT who I am, nor who I was prepared to be, yet I feel like I have NOTHING left to offer……but, still, somewhere deep inside, I still have some tiny measure of hope….if only I can find it….

]]> By: Milton http://drjudyhalliday.wordpress.com/2008/06/19/resiliency-and-kung-fu-panda/#comment-36 Milton Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:42:14 +0000 http://drjudyhalliday.wordpress.com/?p=26#comment-36 How simple and deep is your analogy. You also have a refreshing sense of humor. Thanks for a great read everytime I come back to your blog. Milton How simple and deep is your analogy. You also have a refreshing sense of humor. Thanks for a great read everytime I come back to your blog.

Milton

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