Resilience: How To Build It & How To Keep It
When we talk about stress, most folks agree it’s not ideal. Stress, especially high stress, is responsible for a whole host of issues:• Headaches• Insomnia• Eating disorders• Shortness of breath• Body aches• And even panic attacks But did you know, chronic stress KILLS brain cells? It shrinks the prefrontal cortex and reduces your ability to […]
The Rock Pile Problem: Why Getting Started Feels So Hard
Last night, before I fell asleep, I saw it as clear as day: a massive rock pile blocking the path forward. Not pebbles you can kick aside, but giant, awkward boulders stacked in front of the way you want to go. The rock pile is getting started. It’s that mountain of effort standing between you […]
The Art Of Resilience
Ross Edgley is an award-winning adventurer who is best known for swimming around Britain and breaking all sorts of records, including swimming 1,780 miles in 157 days. Not surprisingly, he wrote a book called The Art of Resilience, and in it, there are several lessons on resilience that we can apply ourselves. Lesson #1– We […]
Resilience – The Science Of A Smile
The science is clear – a smile can lift your mood, lower stress, and even boost your immune system. There are also mirror neurons in these amazing brains of ours that, when we see someone else smile, they fire asif we are smiling ourselves! And today – still in the mindset of an aging pandemic […]
Resilience Is the Capacity to Recover Quickly from Difficulties and Toughness
The ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape; elasticity. Did you know there are 7 skills to be developed under this umbrella of resilience?Dr. Ginsburg, a pediatrician, developed this assessment for children – I believe this applies universally to allacross the board. Let’s dig in –• Competence – to know how […]
Nervous System Reset: Why Your Body Needs a Reboot Button (and How to Push It)
You know how your phone freaks out if you never shut it down? Apps freeze, the battery drains faster, and random notifications start popping up like popcorn? Your nervous system works the same way. When it’s overloaded, it glitches. Only difference? You can’t just hold down the power button and force a reset. If you’ve […]
Resilience Is A Skill
“They tried to bury us; they didn’t know we were seeds.” – Dinos Christianopoulos I believe with all my heart that when we see our tough circumstances as planting time (“seeds” per the quote by Dinos Christianopoulos), we take a 180° turn from usual rationalizations, excuses, and complaints. And lest anyone should think that I […]
Redefining Words: Easy
The word “easy” has become – somehow the ultimate goal for everything. Maybe not on purpose – but it’s a default setting we look for with everything, regardless of what it is. Easy – according to the dictionary, means:• Achieved without effort.• Uncomplicated, undemanding, unchallenging. There are easy dinners, workouts, easy as 1, 2, 3, […]
Redefining Words: Should
I believe the word should is code for people-pleasing. I’m not talking about “I should take out the trash,” I’m talking about well-meaning people shoulding on you.You should — 21 years ago, I was starting Menu-Mailer (in a couple of years, it would change into Saving Dinner), and I wasstruggling with a number of things […]