"Resilience is the psychological quality that allows some people to be knocked down by the adversities of life and come back at least as strong as before. Rather than letting difficulties, traumatic events, or failure overcome them and drain their resolve, highly resilient people find a way to change course, emotionally heal, and continue moving toward their goals."

~ Psychology Today [emphasis added]

"an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change"

~ Merriam-Webster

"[...] resilience is defined as the process of effectively negotiating, adapting to, or managing significant sources of stress or trauma."

~ Cambridge University Press [emphasis added]

"Resilience is your ability to cope with and bounce back from stress and adversity, and hopefully even grow through the experience. It is sometimes referred to as 'thriving' . . . and not just surviving."

~ CornellHealth [emphasis added]

"Reducing the effects of significant adversity on children’s healthy development is essential to the progress and prosperity of any society. Science tells us that some children develop resilience, or the ability to overcome serious hardship, while others do not. Understanding why some children do well despite adverse early experiences is crucial, because it can inform more effective policies and programs that help more children reach their full potential."

~ Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University [emphasis added]

"Resilience refers to the ability to successfully adapt to stressors, maintaining psychological well-being in the face of adversity. It’s the ability to 'bounce back' from difficult experiences. Resilience is not a trait that people either have or don’t have. It involves behaviors, thoughts, and actions that can be learned and developed in everyone.

"Resilience is about being adaptable. It’s about being flexible. It’s about recognizing that we’ve got strengths that perhaps we never knew we had until we have to use them. [...]

"Resilient people are able to adapt to stress, crises, and trauma. They find ways to bounce back from the ups and downs of life and move forward. Some people are born with a strong sense of resilience. Others may need to learn skills and develop resilience. [...] Remember that resilience is a skill, like riding a bike. The more you practice, the better you’ll be."

~ U.S. Department of State [emphasis added]