by Beth Lueders | Mar 7, 2019 | Blog Post, Everyday People, Resilience
You just never know when your life may turn on a dime. Almost 19-year-old Amberley Snyder didn’t when she glanced down at her road map and lost control of her truck. In an instant she broke her back and faced starting life again from a wheelchair. I was honored last...
by Beth Lueders | Jan 24, 2019 | Blog Post, Everyday People, Resilience
Second best. When is coming in second actually a better accomplishment? Eric Larsen, America’s most accomplished polar explorer, has poignant thoughts on coming in just shy of a top-tier goal. For his December 2018 trek to reach the South Pole in record time, Eric had...
by Beth Lueders | Nov 15, 2018 | Blog Post, Everyday People, Resilience
Unwittingly, we make friends through Alzheimer’s and dementia. If you are like me, you most likely know someone with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia. Some 5 million people in America are currently facing age-related dementia, and Alzheimer’s is...
by Beth Lueders | Nov 8, 2018 | Blog Post, Everyday People, Resilience
Valor. What does valor mean to you? The dictionary gives us a working definition: val·or /ˈvalər/ noun 1. great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle. “the medals are awarded for acts of valor” I like the list of synonyms that accompanies the...
by Beth Lueders | Sep 29, 2018 | Everyday People, Resilience, Waiting
Coolidge Winesett wails until his voice fades to a raspy whisper. When the floor of his rural Virginia outhouse collapses and the earth below swallows him whole, the seventy-five-year-old finds himself trapped alive. From the outhouse pit, Coolidge hollers at a...
by Beth Lueders | Oct 30, 2017 | Resilience
Resiliency is a process not a point. So often in coming back from a rough patch, you want life to begin anew on your timetable. You make a decision to move forward, but true resiliency or your “bend strength” is shaped over time and not in the today. Resiliency is a...
