Mental health is a vast topic that’s deeply personal. It’s used as a measure of wellbeing, and talking about it often leaves people feeling they are falling short in how they are handling and responding to work and life – especially when comparing ourselves to others who seem to just breeze through setbacks!
But given the inevitable tragedies we all face in life, its highly likely you and some of the people around you are Not OK Today!
Here’s 2 facts about life that are worth acknowledging…
1. Nobody escapes pain, fear and suffering.
2. Life doesn’t get any easier, we just get more Resilient!
Every single person you know and meet is on a Resilience journey. Mentally, Physically, and Socially they’ve been to hell and back in some way or another! They’ve survived childhood. They’ve educated themselves. They’ve made and lost friends or loved ones. They’ve emigrated or moved home. They’ve arrived at the place they are right now, somehow more Resilient than when they started in this world! You are likely far more Resilient than you give yourself credit for.
Unfortunately, very few people are aware of their Resilience, even fewer can tap into it in purposeful ways, and only an elite group of people know how to cultivate more of it! Understanding and cultivating our Personal Resilience is how we achieve positive mental health outcomes. It’s how we achieve career and academic success, and positive social relationships. Put simply, cultivating Resilience is how we improve our health, our wealth, and our belonging!