“The author says crises tend to reveal the connectivity of systems that had previously been study only in isolation.”

“The author says crises tend to reveal the connectivity of systems that had previously been study only in isolation.”

“Human beings are consistent with regard to codes of honor, but endlessly fickle with regard to whom those codes apply. E.N. Wilson”

“The author says resilience is the ability to move rob a preferred state to an expanded list of alternatives.”

“Resilient systems fail gracefully. A perfect system is often most fragile.”

“Eight weeks of practice in meditation, even with those with no previous experience, was enough reconfigure the brains of participants. The gray matter which fuels worry shrank, and the area associated with healthy thought awareness group.”

“In populations experiencing trauma across a wide variety of settings, the portion of those experiencing ongoing PTSD is remarkably similar – one third. Ecclesiastes says woe to him who falls alone, but that the cord of THREE strands is not easily broken. Apparently deep in our human wiring is the resilience to be a buttress for those feeling overcome.”

“Resilient communities relied on informal networks of deep trust to contend with and heal disruption.”

“The author says one of the sources of resilience is the ability to measure and perceive early warning signs so as to adapt.”

“The more beautiful the vision, the more complicated the execution.”