Resilience

So many people have told me that I am strong, brave or resilient.  Sometimes I'd believe them, other times it just felt like they were saying it to make me feel better - a platitude, I suppose.

But yesterday I came across this post by Lisa Rouff, PhD, a clinical psychologist who specialises in counselling people suffering from infertility.

I love this particular quote from her post:

It is my belief that when it comes to creating your family, resilience is even more important than physical fertility. You can treat or work around infertility --but without resilience, you often can't make anything happen. Functioning ovaries, happy sperm, and a willing uterus are all nice to have, and make the process easier. But the ability to persevere and keep trying even when the situation is difficult is the one key ingredient necessary for success.

I have never thought about myself in that way before.  And since reading Lisa's post I have been standing a little taller because it gives me hope (current marriage situation aside, I haven't given up my hope of having children one day).

Thank you, Lisa