The Letter 'R'
The Letter 'R'
The Letter 'R' is a book discussing resilience through poetry, artworks and stories. Between Lani and 11 other contributors (ranging in age from 7 to 80), the book is broken into four areas each creatively addressing developing resilience: risking failure, realising your worth, rising to challenges and reaching for something (perhaps something outside of yourself).
excerpt from introduction: "As an artist, I often wonder about the world I experience and see around me. I wonder, from a creative point of view, about how to address things like the rising mental health statistics of youth and young adults. This book is "R" for "Resilience" because the truth is: the experience of being alive is at times painful. Resilience is that factor that means you and I can be strong. We can bounce back. This book doesn't aim to ignore struggles in any way, but in discussing struggles, to focus on strength."