10.14.2015

OF BEING RESILIENT

Psychological resilience is defined as an individual's ability to properly adapt to stress and adversity. Stress and adversity can come in the shape of family or relationship problems, health problems, or workplace and financial worries, among others. Resilience is not a rare ability; in reality, it is found in the average individual and it can be learned and developed by virtually anyone. Resilience should be considered a process, rather than a trait to be had.

A common misapprehension is that resilient people are free from negative emotions or thoughts, remaining optimistic in most or all situations. To the contrary, resilient individuals have, through time, developed coping techniques that allow them to effectively and relatively easily navigate around or through crises. In other words, people who demonstrate resilience are people with optimistic attitude and positive emotionality and are, by practice, able to effectively balance negative emotions with positive ones. (Source: Wikipedia)

4 A's of Resilience: 
- ACCEPT the situation; 
- ADJUST (make healing choices) & let go;
- ASPIRE (dream again) to something new; 
- ACT (do something everyday). 

Life is left to be lived! Go after it! (FROM THE DR.OZ SHOW)

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