In his great book Antifragile, Nassim Taleb walks us through the fact that there’s a big difference between being fragile, being resilient, and being ANTIfragile.
In short:
But…
Think about that.
The more you get kicked around and challenged by life, the S T R O N G E R you get.
Wouldn’t that be awesome?
As Nassim tells us and we would be wise to remember: “A wind extinguishes a candle but fuels a fire.”
Let’s build a bonfire.
(On that note, how about this gem from Rumi: “I am burning. If anyone lacks tinder, let him set his rubbish ablaze with my fire.”)