Fall down seven times, stand up eight…

No matter what we do and how much we try to avoid it, we all feel pain, discomfort and disappointment at some point in our lives – unfortunately it’s inevitable. However, while the tough times will surely comeand are often out of our control, how we choose to respond is completely up to us.

In the middle of a period of difficulty, it’s easy to revert to ‘why me?’, ‘it’s not fair!’ or ‘what’s the point?’ This is often our default position and the narrative that exists between the situation and...