Mental toughness is many things. It is humility because it behooves all of us to remember that simplicity is the sign of greatness and meekness is the sign of true strength. Mental toughness is spartanism with qualities of sacrifice, self-denial, dedication. It is fearlessness, and it is l...
he assured me I was simply fighting a virus. Of course, that’s what I wanted to hear: A virus that would disappear as soon as it had arrived. And, with my hair down—the way I always wore it—the lump was hardly there at all. ...
The person who has been diagnosed with cancer and who is“in denial”knows that they have cancer, and is simply attempting to ignore it because acceptance of their mortality may seem too difficult to tolerate. Likewise, if an individual is“in denial”about their spouse’s alcoholism, they a...