Derval O'Rourke: This quick coconut and basil chicken is the perfect midweek dinner

Plus the importance of resilience in life
Derval O'Rourke: This quick coconut and basil chicken is the perfect midweek dinner

"...if we reflect on our past experiences, it is those times when we were tested, where our real growth happened."

If I could give my children one personality trait, it would have to be resilience.

Unfortunately, it is not something we can give to anyone, our children included, but we can teach it. Being able to 'bounce back' from disappointment is so important. I know, for sure, I would not have lasted five minutes as an athlete if I wasn’t resilient. Of course, we want to protect our loved ones and ourselves from any kind of hurt or injury. But if we reflect on our past experiences, it is those times when we were tested, where our real growth happened.

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