Coping with life.

Things don’t always go the way we want, and there are times when everything seems to be going wrong. So how does one cope in such a situation?
Resiliency helps us to accept the setbacks in our everyday lives. Acknowledge your emotions about the situation, whether it is grief or losing your job. Practice acceptance, resisting what has happened to you is like being, caught in quicksand the more you struggle against it, the tighter you get caught in the quagmire. Only when you relax do you have a chance to get out of it.

Accept life as it is, not as it should be, being realistic will help you move forward faster.Gain perspective; remember past experiences, this is key to your ability to bounce back from adversity. Recall other difficulties that you have had in your life and realize that, somehow, you made it through them. It’s likely you will also make it through this one, too. As a wise person once said, “This, too, shall pass.”

The Problem becomes the only thing in your life. Let go of it. Widen your focus and see what else is in your life. Stay in the moment, rather than fretting about something that could happen in the future or worrying about the past, try to stay in the present moment. This is where life is really happening. One of the best ways to bounce back from hard times is allow other people to support you emotionally.

The more you allow your problem to be a secret, the more power it has over you. By talking about it, you take the power away from the “deep, dark secret” and put it back where it belongs – with you.
You already know that life has its fair share of ups and downs. So ride the roller coaster. It’s possible to bounce back from virtually anything.