This has included paralysis, seizures, and repeated complete vision loss in one eye. In the last 24 months I have battled diabolical medical issues. Me, Wheelchair-bound in Hospital – February 2019 Forged By Fire Throughout my challenges, my mantra has been ‘keep calm and carry on’. It is hopefully illustrative to some, and it has been a good experience to share my thoughts on a word that has arguably never been more pertinent for so many around the world. This article is a story about me, however, it is not about me. Everyone has a limit in some way, shape or form. Everyone has a tipping point when they determine that ‘enough is enough’. Paralysis and seizures were confronting – going blind in one eye three times was simply terrifying. I have been medically discharged from the Australian Army. To analyse Shakespeare’s quote – ‘Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them’ – does the same approach apply to resilience? Are people born resilient? Do some achieve resilience, or do some have circumstances requiring resilience thrust upon them? Do these situations require them to figure out the measure of their mettle by having resilience forced upon them? These are my views based on my experiences and are very personal. It has been a mantra of mine, which has been refined, tested, and depended upon many times during my adult years – never more than in the last two and a half years. The phrase ‘Keep Calm and Carry on’ came out of the British Government in 1939 to prepare the populace for World War II.
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