Resilience describes the ability to recover quickly from challenging situations such as depression, a loss, or some illness. There are various personality traits that make an individual resilient. At the heart of resiience is a belief in oneself--yet also a belief in something higher than oneself defined as the Universe, God, etc. Usually resilinet persons find resilience by moving towards a purpose beyond themselves and are willing to transcend pain and struggles as a temporary state of life. I