"I'm not going to die. I'm going to keep going. That's how I was born, that's how I will die." #Perseverance No matter what challenges you face, never give up on your dreams and keep pushing forward.

Mars Guy - Episode 210 - In a recently published scientific paper about these white rocks, the Perseverance team positively identified for the first time a surprisingly rare mineral on Mars. It’s surprising because on Earth you probably wouldn’t give it a second look.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqjLLZEHbNQ

Two SHERLOC WATSON images of the latest abrasion patch on Mars. This patch is at site 72.0 and imaged during sol 1473 (April 12, 2025). For scale the patch has a diameter of 5cm (~2 inches). The camera is located on the turret at the end of the rover's robotic arm, so can be placed close to the targets. Image Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Another day on Mars, another drive for Perseverance rover. This drive was completed during mission sol 1472 April 11, 2025). Arriving at site 72.0.

Attached is a roughly processed / cropped post-drive L-NavCam composite image from 6 tiles, the drive data, and screen capture of the updated mission map. The traverse distance was 14.5 meters (47.5 ft) due west. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UofA.

Meet the 25th Martian sample collected by NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover – “Sapphire Canyon” – a sample taken from a vein-filled rock named “Cheyava Falls.” The arrowhead-shaped rock contains compelling features that may help answer whether Mars was home to microscopic life in the distant past.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bLhVJKoIOg

A drive by Perseverance rover took it to site number 71.696 during Sol 1468 (April 7, 2025). The attached roughly processed image is one of the end-of-drive navigation camera 4-tile composite images. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Wintering is the courage to stare down the worst parts of our experience and to commit to healing them the best we can. Wintering is a moment of intuition, our true needs felt keenly as a knife.
-- Katherine May (Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times)

#Wisdom #Quotes #KatherineMay #Courage #Meaning #Perseverance #Sadness

#Photography #Panorama #GreatSandDunes #Colorado

[#Dust devils on #Mars] They come in different sizes, occur frequently, ... and sometimes even merge, annihilate each other! For over four years, the #camera and #microphone installed on the #Perseverance rover have been observing their formation, movement ... and disappearance. The result is a better understanding of Martian weather conditions.

[#Tourbillons de #poussière sur #Mars] Ils sont de tailles différentes, se produisent fréquemment, ... et parfois même fusionnent, s'annihilent ! Depuis plus de quatre ans, la #caméra et le #microphone installés sur le rover #Perseverance observent leur formation, leur déplacement ... et leur disparition. S'ensuit une meilleure connaissance des conditions météorologiques martiennes.

Info+ : https://www.nasa.gov/missions/mars-2020-perseverance/perseverance-rover/perseverance-rover-witnesses-one-martian-dust-devil-eating-another/

"Resilience is learned. Not just taught" - Futurist Jim Carroll

Lessons from my family: It's all about attitude management, proactive anticipation, courage restoration, resourcefulness, decisive action, agile thinking, maintaining optimism, and reframing trends as opportunities rather than threats.

I have so much to learn from my sons and daughters-in-law!

I'm reflecting on this today as the youngest of my two sons turns 30. Here's on the far right in the photo.

While I spend a lot of time on a lot of stages speaking about resilience, I've had the opportunity to witness the development of resilience firsthand with the evolution of their careers and lives.

Each of them has faced some type of significant career challenge at some point in their lives. Rather than giving into despair, I've watched as they've nurtured themselves with hope, determination, and action. The spirit they've shown through these times has taught me something about myself and has offered me lessons on how I too can nurture my spirit of resilience.

Here's what I've seen - as their careers underwent the typical - and sometimes untypical - twists and turns of life, they never gave up. They never gave in. They fought back. In doing so, they become the fountain of wisdom that has helped to nurture my soul, feed my optimism, and fuel my determination. When I talk about resilience in my keynotes, I often draw from global business examples.

But today, I want to share something more personal - how my sons and daughters-in-law have embodied the resilience principles I've advocated for years.

Here's what I've learned.

**#Resilience** **#Action** **#Attitude** **#Growth** **#Perseverance** **#Family** **#Learning** **#Adaptation** **#Opportunity** **#Determination**

Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2025/04/decoding-tomorrow-your-daily-future-inspiration-resilience-is-learned-not-just-taught/

The Rational-Irrational Writer

Some people know exactly what they want to be when they grow up. Others take a more winding road. I belong to the second group.
https://writerunboxed.com/2025/04/03/the-rational-irrational-writer/

#conflict #Health #Inspirations #perseverance #provocations
@indieauthors

Another day, another drive for Perseverance rover. Its short drive was completed during mission sol 1463 (April 1, 2025) to site number 71.160. Attached is one of the end-of-drive tiled left NavCam images. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Perseverance Rover moves a short distance away from Sally's Cove during mission sol 1461 (March 30, 2025). Just a few meters to site 71.120. Attached is one of the end-of-drive NavCam images. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech.

Meanwhile on Mars:
Sol 1458 SHERLOC WATSON camera image. Are we looking at a load test with the abrasion tool? Possible marks from the abrasion tool in the image center, and marks from the drill's support posts on either side? Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Sol 1456 - Abrasion tool activity imaged by one of the rover's HazCam's

NASA/JPL-Caltech.
#Mars #Perseverance #MarsRover #NASA #science #Space #Exploration #Solarocks

Nemahsis - Spinning Plates

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=450QN2FWq7o

I only grow when you give me the space
Water me, not a drop goes to waste

It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out, it's the pebble in your shoe.
-- Muhammad Ali

#Wisdom #Quotes #MuhammadAli #Life #Perseverance

#Photography #Panorama #Sand #Tracks #Iowa