How do you stay resilient in hard times?
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In hard times, Impartial Gratitude is my antidote.
I reach for it when I wake with anxiety, when I have to sit waiting or writhing right in the middle of my fear and discomfort, or when unexpected rough patches make focus really freaking hard.
I inventory my gratitude, my discomfort, and my growth, all on the same list. I practice gratitude even when it doesn’t make sense to.
Hard circumstances can exist without becoming the theme of my entire day. The list gives my swirling thoughts somewhere to land and gives me something solid to lean against in the present moment. Slowly but surely, one day at a time, this practice has changed my mental and energetic environment.
I am stronger. I am calmer. I am powerful. I can control what I choose to focus on. It’s a simple ritual I return to whenever life feels beautiful, confusing, difficult, or all three. It grounds me, it soothes me, and it reminds me I still have some say in what happens next.
okey i got it but you still don’t give any methods. tell me how??
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✧ 1. Tell the ugly truth.
Put the fears, doubts, uncertainties, frustrations, or resentments you’re carrying onto the page.
✧ 2. Notice the support.
What is nourishing you? What is working? What is beautiful, useful, steady, surprising, or quietly holding you up in the middle of all this?
✧ 3. Write what comes next.
Turn your attention toward the experiences you want to grow into and write from the perspective of already having lived them.
Stuff that sucks. Support. Self-authorship. All on the same page.
Want to try it with me? Try the Free 7-day Impartial Gratitude List Phenomenon at Kenzie’s Desk (link is in body of post)
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oh, for a moment, I thought you are like someone else, writer or reader, blogger. And I was about to appreciate it but, your last words got me! No, I don’t want to try! good luck
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Ok. Well, thanks for reading anyway.
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