Mindful Methods to Build Resilience – Part 1

The cultivation of calm, clarity, optimism, and happiness is not only doable but can prove to be inviting. All of us can achieve this one moment at a time.

Nurture resilience and joy not by blocking whatever may be difficult, but through acknowledgment, acceptance, and appreciation. Where we place our attention makes a difference and can be the way to turn obstacles into success! I hope that you learn one-minute methods to turn self-doubt and negative thinking into affirmations of your abilities one minute at a time in this series.  

How important is a minute? How many minutes did you pay attention to today, even before reading this? Did the little in-between moments slip by unnoticed because you were caught in distraction?  Or were your minutes populated by thoughts of worrisome stories or fears? Did you ever stop to think how a single minute, this very next minute, holds the potential to change the direction of your thoughts, and your life? How can these next 60 seconds act as a storehouse of resilience to help you bounce back from daily challenges, difficulties, and hardships?  No one among us is immune to life’s challenges. To live with a human body and mind means having to confront grief, loss, disappointment, frustration, and even illusion. While you cannot always control the cards you are dealt in life, you can decide how best to play your hand – in this upcoming minute. How you respond to life’s stumbling blocks and hurdles right here, right now, in the next 60 seconds can make all the difference.

Where and how you use your awareness in this next minute determines the very quality of your life- your ability to live joyfully, to accept the present conditions of the precious life you have, and to bounce back from life’s most challenging obstacles. The positive, supportive, and life–changing possibilities inherent in the next minute are infinite. In one minute, you can utilize the astounding power of your attention to sharpen your focus in new ways that bring contentment, clarity happiness, and optimism. This is the core foundation of resilience. Resilience would be nearly impossible if you were constantly upset, irritated, irrational, and beset by a host of negative feelings.  Calm is the magic elixir that brings you to a place of balance, harmony, and peace. It is from this emotionally centered point of view that you are more prepared and capable of making compassionate, caring, and sensible choices for yourself and others.

Check us out next month for several one-minute strategies and tips!