Seen it all -- done it all -- lived to tell the story

Gratitude is an attitude. Here is a woman who has suffered much. You can see it in her eyes. Yet she has persevered. She has family. She has love. She has life. She is resilient. Resilience resides in the city as well as the country. It lives in women and men who pick themselves up off the ground when they get knocked down. Like the lady in this video, You ARE resilient.

Here is Lucinda Williams new album, "Blessed," in which she shares stories of resilient people: Their hopes, their fears, what makes them tick.