Resiliency And Adversity
RESILIENCY
&
OVERCOMING
ADVERSITY
What is Adversity and Resiliency?
Copy the definitions into your workbooks
Adversity: a state of misfortune or affliction; a stroke of ill fortune; a disastrous event
Resiliency: readily recovering from shock or unfortunate events
THE FOLLOWING IS A STORY OF A YOUNG
GIRL WHO HAS FACED A CHALLENGE THAT
WOULD OVERWHELM MOST OF US. SHE
HAS DONE SO WITH COURAGE AND
DETERMINATION BEYOND HER YEARS AND
INSPIRES ALL THOSE WHO HEAR HER
STORY.
SHE IS THE SAME AGE AS YOU.
LISTEN TO HER STORY AND THINK “COULD I
DEAL WITH THIS CHALLENGE?”
THE SAME WAY SHE HAS.
HER NAME IS……………………………
BETHANY
HAMILTON!
Bethany’s Story
On October the 31st 2003 Bethany and her best friend Alana, Alana’s
Dad, Hold and brother went out for a surf at …show more content…
The first few attempts weren’t successful but she persisted and finally caught her first wave.
“It’s so hard to describe the joy I felt after I stood up and rode a wave for the first time….
I was thankful and happy inside..…
I felt tears of happiness trickling down my face!!”
Her “New” Life
As a result of the attack Bethany’s life has changed considerably. Not just in the physical aspect of losing her arm but she is now well known across the world. She had to leave the hospital via the backdoor to avoid the media, their front lawn was filled with camera crews when she arrived home and she appeared on television shows like The Today Show and Good Morning America and featured in magazines like Life, Inside Edition and
Sports Illustrated. But this frustrated her as she got sick of talking about herself. So she and her family decided that Bethany would help others like the thousands who helped her.
Now What?
Due to her caring and selfless nature
Bethany is now working with World
Vision to help poor disabled children around the world in a program called Put Hope in Motion.
She is also a part of the Never Quit program and still remains in the surfing circuit, competing
in
&
OVERCOMING
ADVERSITY
What is Adversity and Resiliency?
Copy the definitions into your workbooks
Adversity: a state of misfortune or affliction; a stroke of ill fortune; a disastrous event
Resiliency: readily recovering from shock or unfortunate events
THE FOLLOWING IS A STORY OF A YOUNG
GIRL WHO HAS FACED A CHALLENGE THAT
WOULD OVERWHELM MOST OF US. SHE
HAS DONE SO WITH COURAGE AND
DETERMINATION BEYOND HER YEARS AND
INSPIRES ALL THOSE WHO HEAR HER
STORY.
SHE IS THE SAME AGE AS YOU.
LISTEN TO HER STORY AND THINK “COULD I
DEAL WITH THIS CHALLENGE?”
THE SAME WAY SHE HAS.
HER NAME IS……………………………
BETHANY
HAMILTON!
Bethany’s Story
On October the 31st 2003 Bethany and her best friend Alana, Alana’s
Dad, Hold and brother went out for a surf at …show more content…
The first few attempts weren’t successful but she persisted and finally caught her first wave.
“It’s so hard to describe the joy I felt after I stood up and rode a wave for the first time….
I was thankful and happy inside..…
I felt tears of happiness trickling down my face!!”
Her “New” Life
As a result of the attack Bethany’s life has changed considerably. Not just in the physical aspect of losing her arm but she is now well known across the world. She had to leave the hospital via the backdoor to avoid the media, their front lawn was filled with camera crews when she arrived home and she appeared on television shows like The Today Show and Good Morning America and featured in magazines like Life, Inside Edition and
Sports Illustrated. But this frustrated her as she got sick of talking about herself. So she and her family decided that Bethany would help others like the thousands who helped her.
Now What?
Due to her caring and selfless nature
Bethany is now working with World
Vision to help poor disabled children around the world in a program called Put Hope in Motion.
She is also a part of the Never Quit program and still remains in the surfing circuit, competing
in