There's much talk of the need for resilience these days. But what does it actually mean and how do we build it? Here's my (inexhaustive) list:
RESILIENCE MEANS 👉 understanding that the past is dead & the future NEVER exists -they are only ever imaginary 'movies' in my mind; they are THOUGHTMARES that are as 'real' as the nightmares in my sleep
RESILIENCE MEANS 👉 knowing how to 'wake up' by returning to the present moment which is generally always safe and the ONLY moment we ever truly experience
RESILIENCE MEANS 👉 understanding that it is not possible to be stressed and anxious when totally present in THIS moment
RESILIENCE MEANS 👉 being able to drop all thoughts that want the world, myself & others to be different from what they factually ARE
RESILIENCE MEANS 👉 finding peace by LOVING WHAT IS at any moment with everything in it.
RESILIENCE MEANS 👉 understanding that only radical acceptance liberates me from what I can't accept; that acceptance allows me to move on & CREATE the change/the life I want
RESILIENCE MEANS 👉 CHOOSING to not be a victim no matter what has happened to me & TO BECOME the owner & THE CREATOR of my own story
RESILIENCE MEANS 👉 understanding that CREATION *IS* change and REQUIRES UNCERTAINTY; learning to embrace and LOVE uncertainty as one of the most exciting modes of existence.
RESILIENCE MEANS 👉 questioning my own thinking / not believing each of the over 10.000 thoughts the autopilot/survival part of my brain produces each day.
RESILIENCE MEANS 👉 learning to drop thoughts that cause difficult emotions & at any moment be able to tap into the sense of calm and inner peace that is always there like a quiet lake as if 'underneath' my thinking
RESILIENCE MEANS 👉 knowing how to drop right down to the core of a painful/difficult emotion -hatred, fear, anger etc-, to discover the higher intention at its core (trying to keep you safe) and then to find an alternative behaviour that actually satisfies this higher intention
RESILIENCE MEANS 👉 living directly from my higher intention
RESILIENCE MEANS 👉 being able at any moment to tap into the wisdom of my heart and my gut
RESILIENCE MEANS 👉 knowing that my happiness does NOT depend on my relationship status, bank account, house, global politics etc./ it DOES *NOT* DEPEND ON THINGS, PEOPLE, & EVENTS IN MY EXTERNAL WORLD.
RESILIENCE MEANS 👉 remembering that I have all the answers to all of my questions within myself.
RESILIENCE MEANS 👉 understanding that joy is truth/joy is an infallible compass. - 'Whatever lifts the corners of your mouth, trust THAT." -Rumi
RESILIENCE MEANS 👉 my curiosity is greater than my fears
RESILIENCE MEANS 👉 getting totally comfortable with being uncomfortable ALL of the time'; when I feel uncomfortable when I try something new, to not make this mean that I am bad at it, but that all it means is that I am growing.
RESILIENCE MEANS 👉 knowing that there *IS* NO failure - just feedback!
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I could go on!!!
What does resilience mean to YOU?
What would you add?
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