resilience – Write Pray Recover

I was thinking on my way home from work yesterday that living in chronic pain is so humbling…I can never take one moment for granted…

I live with Lupus and hadn’t needed regular medication in five years as I managed it holistically…until now.

Living with chronic pain makes the small things feel sacred…the details more palatable…every quiet, manageable moment becomes a gift.

Our awareness of our humility is our deepest strength.

Here are four tiny practices that honor this insight without asking for more than you can give while you’re navigating any challenging situation with your health:

One-breath gratitude once tonight before sleep. Take one long, slow inhale, and on the exhale name one small yet meaningful thing from today that made you feel stronger and at peace (a warm shower, a walk on the beach, a song you liked). That single moment trains the brain to notice tiny graces and successes. It reminds us of our power.

2. A moment of kindness to the body. Put a warm hand over your injured/painful area, soften your jaw, breathe 4 inhale, 1 hold it, 6 exhale…just once, and say aloud or silently to yourself, “I did what I could today. I showed up. I honored myself. I am worthy. I am healing.”

3. A “Humility Journal” (30 seconds). When you have a spare 30 seconds, jot down one word that describes what this day taught you (humility, steadiness, courage, patience). It’s just a quiet record by you, for you, of how you keep showing up.

4. Reflection and Warm Embrace. (From my book, Write Pray Recover:A Journey To Wellness Through Spiritual Solutions and Self Care “Today I am grateful for…”
Offer yourself a hug, a warm cup of your favorite beverage, time listening to your favorite music, or whatever a “self embrace” feels like for you…Love yourself.

You’re allowed to see the grief and feel the frustration, and the lesson at the same time.

I am resilient. I am becoming…

Love and blessings,

Wendy

The difference between becoming overcome by our challenges and adversity, and rising above them, often comes down to one thing…

Resilience.

It is a skill that we build when we have ongoing opportunities to build resilience as we experience repeated challenge and adversity.

When we choose to step right into the storm…

we stretch, we grow, we rise.

Eventually, in most instances, we are able to “reframe” our pain so that we see the sunlight in the rain.

We learn that both can exist…and that we can still bloom…even in the rain.

Ask yourself, “What challenge in my life helped me grow resilience, even if I didn’t recognize it at the time?”

Think of a time when you felt overwhelmed by adversity. How did you respond in that moment…did you “respond,” or REACT? How did that experience shape the way you show up in your life today? In what ways did you demonstrate resilience, even if you didn’t feel strong at the time?

Love and blessings,

Wendy

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