Each day, laptop and children permitting, I’ll share a prompt that’s been on my mind, and a few of my thoughts.
You are welcome to share your own perspective in the comments, or just journal it out!
How can I build more resilience?
Oxford defines resilience as “the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties”. I like to think of it as bouncing back.
But, how can we be sure of our response until adversity actually strikes? Can we?
The answer isn’t cut and dry, but, yesterday, I meant it when I said consistency coupled with purpose builds resilience.
How so?
The more we keep trying (consistency), the less afraid we are of “failing”, and the more we challenge ourselves!
We get to practice our response to doing hard things.
That’s pretty powerful all on its own.
Purpose takes it one step further. It’s putting that consistent effort toward the things that matter most to you.
For me, that means building a life filled with meaning, even as I experience loss.
What does resilience look like to you?
❤ Jenny
I think one thing that helps to build resilience is knowing where you stand on an issue BEFORE it actually affects you directly, personally. Being prepared can be effective. Failing can help as well. If you’re practiced at failing (and recovering), you know how to deal with it.
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Preparation is key. Sometimes I worry and try to over-prepare because there are so many inevitabilities to juggle, but I think you’re right – failure, or practicing our response, can be so helpful, too. Thanks for sharing, Brandon!
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I am not a resilient person by nature so I work on being mindful of my actions and responses to life’s ups and downs. Reframing my mindset of needing control and reducing overall anxiety certainly helps me build resilience.
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Mindfulness is HUGE and often underrated. I use it for my anxiety all of the time, too. Great one, Kathy 🙂
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For me being resilient is much easier when keeping my eyes focused on Jesus through the ups and downs of life
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He is the Anchor. I agree 🙂 I’m thankful we have Him to weather the storm.
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Resilience looks like the times I keep going when I don’t feel like it. Even when it feels like I’m pushing through sludge but I keep going
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Yes!! Relentless forward progress is how my husband always puts it. I love your imagery.
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