num_pages: 9
description: You cannot bounce back from hardship. You can only move through it. There is a path through pain to wisdom through suffering to strength and through fear to courage if we have the virtue of resilience.In 2012 Eric Greitens unexpectedly heard from a former SEAL comrade a brother-in-arms he hadn't seen in a decade. Zach Walker had been one of the toughest of the tough. But ever since he returned home from war to his young family in a small logging town he d been struggling. Without a sense of purpose plagued by PTSD and masking his pain with heavy drinking he needed help. Zach and Eric started writing and talking nearly every day as Eric set down his thoughts on what it takes to build resilience in our lives.Eric's letters drawing on both his own experience and wisdom from ancient and modern thinkers are now gathered and edited into this timeless guidebook. Resilience explains how we can build purpose confront pain practice compassion develop a vocation find a mentor create happiness and much more. Eric s lessons are deep yet practical and his advice leads to clear solutions.We all face pain difficulty and doubt. But we also have the tools to take control of our lives. Resilience is an inspiring meditation for the warrior in each of us.
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title: Resilience: Hard-Won Wisdom for Living a Better Life
publisher: Macmillan Audio