From the article: Elizabeth Edwards and Resilience
Some people are tremendously resilient in the face of crisis, tragedy and major stress. Some people seem to be born resilient, while others become resilient through efforts made and lessons learned. Whether you are naturally resilient or resilient through focused effort, I'd like to hear from you! What helps you to remain resilient? Share your answer, and see what others have to say. Share Your Wisdom!
Emotional Awareness
- I think emotional awareness is key to becoming emotionally resilient. Asking oneself "What are the emotions I feel right now?" "What got me here? i.e what are my stressors?" & "What can I do to get out of this situation" does help a great deal to build resilience. You become a part of the solution and that is resilience in action.
- —Guest Ogy
Be Strong In Adversity
- I have learnt from my life: always the unexpected may happen, but one has to be bold enough to endure any adversity with prayer and conviction, believing that 'In every cloud there is a silver lining, i.e. in every misfortune a chance'. You never Know what God put aside for you. Teka G.
- —Guest teka
Staying Emotionally Resilient
- Life is too short, whatver happens everything shall pass, so what is the point of worrying..so stay cool, enjoy life and do not be influenced by the external factor happening around you..you are not God to control them, but you can surely control your reaction towards any incident. Am I right or Am I right?
- —Guest bonglaz
Resilience with Solution Skills
- I have become very stress resilient by learning/practicing Solution skills and, as a result, I am more in balance and experiencing more joy in my life.
- —Guest Candy C
HOW DO U STAY RESILIENT?
- Every day I wake up thanking GOD for anything, just creating a positive atmosphere in my life. Positivity helps me to aquire resilience. It helps me to see the good part in every thing that happens to me. As a result, I don't let myself mourn over my sad moments. I get up and walk, thinking maybe it's better this way, and for sure, the future is brighter.
- —Guest NIHAL
Gratitude Attitude
- I'm thankful for my experiences and that I'm able to learn a lot through both my own as well as other people's challenges and accomplishments.
- —Guest kwhitson
Embrace Change
- Wake up every day and look forward to whatever comes your way with excitment and anticipation. Bring on the challenges!
- —Guest Shanty
Resilience
- I have been told that I am a very resilient person. For me it's simple, I love being alive. This means the worst possible thing could happen over and over, but it doesn't make any difference to me, because I'm still alive!! I know I was born this way and I will live my whole life this way! :•D
- —Guest Tollysnuff
Stress Levels
- Everything above is all true. It has to do with levels. For daily tensions, physical exercise does the trick. But in today's hectic life, one should probably plan a getaway once a month, just to have a breather.
- —Guest anton
Dealing With Stress
- Woah! Lots of great ideas! All I do is laugh and find the humor in the situation, and think of Maya Angelou's "When I knew better, I did better".
- —Guest wizeguy
Truth and Love
- In any situation, I just look for its start in the truth, and then again see its end in love. If you can't draw a straight line between your own truth and love, search yourself again.
- —Guest praveen kumar ehersa
Prayer
- "Reframing" includes remembering and acknowledging that God is sovereign and He is good. I pray that He would help me see Him in what I am going through. He gives me peace and strength to face the trial--and there have been many. It is a continual process, however, and not a one-time instant "fix." It's really about being in relationship with the God who created me, who knows my every cell, and knows exactly why I am anxious and what I need.
- —aslansown
Breathe
- Breathing slowly and deeply calms me down when life gets stressful. I'm with Jeff about meditation. It's the #1 way to stay calm.
- —deb.peterson
Look to the Future
- I try to look to the future and not to dwell on bad things that may have happened in the past. I know a few people who spend most of their time reflecting on the past and talking about how poorly they're been treated, and they're not a lot of fun to be around most of the time.
- —Guest Jean
Forgiveness
- I agree, as a woman who has dealt with infidelity, that forgiveness is key to survival. My strength through my trial was the Lord and his constant love and forgiveness of my sins against him.
- —Guest Paula
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