Something called 'the Oklahoma Standard' became known throughout the world. It means resilience in the face of adversity. It means a strength and compassion that will not be defeated.

The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived.

Resilience is woven deeply into the fabric of Oklahoma. Throw us an obstacle, and we grow stronger.

You can break my body but never my spirit because that's graced by God.

It's essential you create a fiery will from within--harness that power of decisiveness--and choose to be your strongest self.

We live in a time when science is validating what humans have known throughout the ages: that compassion is not a luxury; it is a necessity for our well-being, resilience, and survival.