The Resilient Way – Write About it

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The Resilient Way – Write About it Bad news, bad memories, feeling upset? Then, write about it! Why? Because this is the resilient way to cope that not only improves your psychological, emotional health but your physical health too! Personal Example Last year I had bad news about a medical diagnosis. Initially I felt confused […]

The Resilient Way – Disconnect to Reconnect

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The Resilient Way – Disconnect to Reconnect We are all busy. Although technology helps to make many tasks easier – domestic appliances, computers, the internet etc., it also means that we are able to do more and so we do!. In fact, it often feels that there is never enough time. For every task we […]

The Resilient Way – Play

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Play is an essential part of life, a primeval activity for all mammals that teaches us how to be resilient. Play is possibly best defined as something we do purely because of the fun and joy it gives us.   A natural childhood activity? Children instinctively know how to play although perhaps nowadays they may […]

The Resilient Way – Be Compassionate

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The dictionary describes ‘compassion’ as having sympathy, pity and/or concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others. The Resilient Way is to be compassionate, not just for others but for yourself too. Compassionate Strength Being compassionate is a strength not a weakness. Personal relationships, communities and organisations can not offer the support and recognition that […]

The Resilient Way – Do Something Different

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‘The Resilient Way’ to change, is to do something different. If you always do what you’ve always done, you will always get what you’ve always got. You know this to be true, right? But still you keep on using the same methods and strategies! Use Your Strengths One of the best ways to get a […]

The Resilient Way – Be Lucky

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Do you think you are lucky? Whether you do or not may make a huge difference to whether you experience luck in your life. Feeling Lucky and The Resilient Way Although being lucky may seem to be a random event, research shows that actually luck is frequently a result of your attitude. Simply put, if […]

The Resilient Way- Act As If

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When you feel out of sorts, worried/sad/anxious/frustrated/annoyed/lacking in confidence etc., instead of focusing on how you don’t want to feel, The Resilient Way is to act ‘As If’ you already feel the way you’d prefer. The  Essential First Step The first step is the tricky bit because often the answer to the question ‘how do […]

The Resilient Way – Write About it

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The Resilient Way – Write About it Bad news, bad memories, feeling upset? Then, write about it! Why? Because this is the resilient way to cope that not only improves your psychological, emotional health but your physical health too! Personal Example Last year I had bad news about a medical diagnosis. Initially I felt confused […]