Change is not always easy; in fact,for many of us change is downright difficult.Humans are creatures of habit.We like our world to be predictable, and we want to know to expext in our lives from moment to moment.

In today's world, however, change is part of life.It is now disturbingly common to hear of someone losing his or her job, facing a home foreclosure or breaking up with a love one.With all these negative changes, it is difficult to know what to do.When life hands you a bunch of lemons, doyou fall apart and spend months trying to recover, or are you a resilient lemonade-maker? Do you weather the ups and downs, only to come back stronger, or do you hide under a rock until the storm blows over? If you're not as strong as you'd like to be, don't worry; now is the perfect time to develop your resilience.

Resilient people are mentally tough.Think of them as you think of the Energizer bunny -...