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title: Resiliency (archived)
url: https://mbmi.org/archive/mind-body-basics/managing-stress/resiliency
description: The Resiliency page archived from mbmi.org: the institute's essay on responding to hardship and everyday stress with meaning and a new normal.
original_author: Mind/Body Medical Institute (later Benson-Henry Institute)
archived_at: https://web.archive.org/web/20081212135257/http://www.mbmi.org/basics/mstress_res.asp
---
# Resiliency (archived)

An essay on resilience, describing people who treat hardship as a turning point.

- Original author: Mind/Body Medical Institute (later Benson-Henry Institute)
- Original URL: http://www.mbmi.org/basics/mstress_res.asp
- Captured: 2006-09-03 to 2008-12-12 (10 snapshots)
- Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20081212135257/http://www.mbmi.org/basics/mstress_res.asp
- Current guide: https://mbmi.org/mind-body-basics/positive-psychology

## What this page said

The page described people who meet illness, loss or other trauma with resilience: they treat it as a way to grow, find greater meaning and see themselves as survivors, not victims. They spend little time wishing life would return to how it was and create what the essay called a new now.

It argued that the need for meaning extends to everyday stress, such as long hours, heavy traffic and constant news, and suggested asking at the end of a day what was wonderful in it.

## Key points from the original

- Resilience is treating hardship as a turning point.
- The need for meaning applies to ordinary daily stress as well.
- A prompt: what was wonderful in the day?

This is a historical record, not medical advice.