We are however not without choices or promising options, according to the new World Resources Report 2008: The Roots of Resilience.
For example, Luthar and Brown [ 132] assert that "relationships lie at the roots of resilience … the presence of support, love, and security fosters resilience in part by reinforcing people's innate strengths" (p.947).
Luthara and Brownb pointed out that relationships lied at the "roots" of resilience: the presence of support, love, and security fostered resilience by reinforcing people's innate strengths [ 59].
Wisdom is the second source of resilience.
It can be a source of resilience.
These new forms of resilience have many roots.
Among old-time baseball fans in New York, rooting for the Giants always required a bit of resilience and resourcefulness.
Or the Seven Sisters oak trees in Louisiana that can withstand fierce hurricanes because their roots grow together to make an entire community of resilience.
Rooted in materials science and ecology, the concept of resilience has increasingly gained traction in the work of various social disciplines.
"SMILF" reflects something of this new energy, making it easy to root for Bridgette, who, like the Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren, can be seen as a symbol of resilience, albeit an unhinged one.
The students' report, "Rooted in Resilience," aims to create opportunities for entrepreneurial practices, establish channels to navigate supporting organizations and government agencies, and to preserve and support existing gardens and farms, which are the fabric of so many New York City communities.
