It’d be handy to pick up a box of resilience when you do your food shopping. But just like a time machine, no such product exists.
In the same way that many of us cook from scratch: bread, soups, etc, and especially as prices soar, we must make our own resilience.
Resilience is the capacity to recover from difficulties. Or, the ability of a substance, or an object to spring back into place.
But, when applied to the human character, we’ve not all been blessed with naturally high levels of the helpful quality, – as an innate object has. We’re full of emotions and hindered by real anxiety or worries. We are, after all living in extremely challenging times.
So, what can we do to help build our resilience, especially because we need to keep our strength up in the uncertain era?
I’m actively working on trying to grow my resilience levels because I need more work, and my age and disability go against me as I endeavour to find replacement income. But, I don’t allow self-pity, and I’ve wised up to the pitfalls of worrying or becoming anxious. Frankly, nothing constructive can come from the draining pursuits.
Firstly, I’ve taken on the attitude, that I deserve to become more resilient, and this shift in mindset is in itself helpful. I also:
- Observe how sports people behave. The footballer scores with his mind, not his feet. They eat nutritious food and train consistently
- Select individuals who show high levels of resilience. Mark Ormrod MBE, is a former Royal Marine. He is also a treble amputee survivor, an Invictus Games athlete, an author, and a motivational speaker. I’d highly recommend you Google him.
- I try to remind myself: “Will this matter in a year?” Of course, I need more work, so it will if I don’t get any. But the result now is, that I’m more organised than I ever have been before. Pre-planning anything reduces anxiety levels and it nurtures a sense of resilience.
- I have decreased my processed food and sugar intake, and for the last year ensured I have eaten the correct quota of fresh produce. I am more alert than before and feel positive about the way I look. I feel more resilient.
- I no longer people please, at last, setting boundaries – this supercharges personal strength.
- I give myself breaks in the day, whereas I never used to stop, and the outcome is feeling more assertive in my mind.
- I practice gratitude daily, and meditation which helps to keep a strong positive attitude.
- I stretch my body, which helps to ease physical pain, it also improves alertness.
- I’ve become far better at managing spare time
- I have set goals with regard to my writing projects.
I hope you find this helpful.
SUNNY wishes, Emma