I spent most of my adult life as an emergency physician — trained to save lives, make fast decisions, and care for people at their most vulnerable.
Then, life changed.
A series of unexpected health issues made it impossible to continue practicing medicine. After countless misdiagnoses and treatments that made things worse, I found myself in a place I never expected — needing help myself.
It was painful. Humbling. Disorienting. But, it also lead me to something I had always valued in others:
Resilience.
Resilience was the first skill that emerged from the Wisdom Research Project — and it’s one of the eight core traits documented in the Common Wisdom book.
Why Resilience?
Because it shows up when life doesn’t go as planned — and you keep going anyway.
Today, I invite you to reflect on a time when you were fiercely flexible — when you faced something hard, adapted, and moved forward with strength.
That Strength.
That Grit.
That’s Wisdom in Motion.
Celebrate it. You are a warrior.
