I have been focusing on resilience for the last few weeks for obvious reasons, I think.  I hope you are benefitting from it!  Part of resilience is having the right assumptions and thoughts about <our (the) situation.

So, first challenge your beliefs about what is true- make sure your thoughts are real(istic)

Here 3 questions to re-evaluating your thoughts and assumptions–  some alternatives that help for a more accurate way to see life, and that lead to a resilient life try asking yourself about the incident or situation:

I has been a difficult month, but…

We CAN make it through the tough times- together!

Do you need some help to survive and possibly thrive in the next few lockdown weeks?  Has the news or worse, your personal experiences that I only see on the news, got you stuck? Stressed?

Overwhelmed? News reading or watching stressed out?  We can do this together and here are some things that can help:

Realistic expectations, Self-care, Self-regulation, Community, and Self-motivation are key for survival.

We need to sing more. I received a little bookmark to remember to “just read”, well, I am here to tell you to “just sing”.

Singing is  prayer for some of us. St. Augustine's famous quote on singing, often paraphrased as "To sing is to pray twice" or "He who sings, prays twice."

Singing uses all of us, not just our minds but our body, heart, soul and mind. It is wholistic and healthy. It is art, too, and anyone can sing. Claude Monet said, “I would like to paint the way a bird sings.” I interpret this to be at least partially that a bird sings because it is made to sing. We have lungs and vocal cords and so we are also made to sing.

Singing is good for you. It can reduce stress and enhance your cardiovascular system.

I have been thinking a lot about sustainability lately. Partially because I have been asked to join a task force of coaches, as well as other helping professions to consider what this means for us as porfessionals in our fields. The meeting is next week, now, but my brain has been percolating. I think sustainability affects all us, both personally and professionally. As a coach, I can help my clients (you?) to move forward and develop in more sustainable ways, both at work and in your personal lives.