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EXPLORING CONCEPTS & DEFINITIONS

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CONCEPTS:

What is Resilience & Why is it Important?

“Resilience is the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats or significant sources of stress — such as family and relationship problems, serious health problems or workplace and financial stressors. It means "bouncing back" from difficult experiences.

Resilience is not a trait that people either have or do not have. It involves behaviors, thoughts and actions that can be learned and developed in anyone.”

—American Psychological Association

Joy vs Happiness

JOY is an emotion. It’s a simple and light-hearted spark that transcends though your body and leaves feeling good vibrations. It carries no burden or expectations.

HAPPINESS - also and emotion - is usually accompanied with the attachment to an idea, a destination or experience. As a result, it tends to weigh profoundly heavier on our subconscious. Usually when we don’t meet these set expectations, it effects our happiness in the different areas of our lives.

Lifehack published April 23, 2019

DEFINITIONS:

CURIOSITY - a quality related to inquisitive thinking, such as exploration, investigation and learning, evident in humans and other animals. Curiosity helps human development, from which derives the process of learning, and desire to acquire knowledge and skill. Wikipedia
EMPATHY - definitions encompass a broad range of phenomena, including caring for other people and having a desire to help them, experiencing emotions that match another person’s, discerning what another person is thinking or feeling, and making less distinct the differences between the self and other. Wikipedia
MINDSET - is an established set of attitudes of a person or group concerning culture, values, philosophy, frame of reference, outlook, or disposition. It may also develop from a person’s world view or beliefs about the meaning of life. Wikipedia

NOTABLE RESOURCES

GLOBAL & NATIONAL: This section is being redesigned to better reflect our current global/national climate & needs.

Resilience Resource Center
Diversity Best Practices (Including many resources) unfortunately this resource is no longer available. I am working diligently to provide another helpful resource. I welcome your input via the form on my Let’s Chat page.
National Institute for Play
NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children)

REGIONAL & LOCAL: (West Coast USA & Bay Area California): This section is being redesigned to better reflect our regional/local climate & needs.