The Good Stuff from Growing Up in a Dysfunctional Family

, I think partly because it seems strange for us to think of abuse and neglect offering any kind of potential value in our lives. But those of us who have grown up in dysfunctional families know that this upbringing has served us with special gifts, and that

Resilience means believing there is a path that has been charted for you and staying on it even when you stumble.

Resilience means never succumbing to the forces of defeat that may be all around us.

we choose the ride we are on, one experience after another. We are not victims. We are volunteers.