From slowing down to self-care, rolling with the punches to being more open to change, here's how to cope when things get hard
From slowing down to self-care, rolling with the punches to being more open to change, here’s how to cope when things get hardHave you ever attempted an obstacle course? Maybe a lot of us haven’t, and you are probably going to answer no to that question without thinking. But I would put it to you that you have. You have all been put through your paces and challenged to your maximum with some of the most difficult, terrifying and seemingly impossible obstacles.
We are faced with many obstacles created by ourselves, others and the world. If we are not careful, these obstacles can trip us up, make us stop in our tracks and persuade us to give up, or to cope in a way that is not healthy for us. So, what is the answer? Well, there is certainly no way we can learn or be prepared for every and any obstacle that life may throw at us.
What does this tangibly look like? It looks like carving out time to first prioritise and recognise that this is important. Second, it requires us to be open and self-aware – to be curious about what we think, what we feel and why we behave as we do, and what we like about the way we live our lives and what we don’t and what we would like to change. And third, it requires us to ask for support and to start to develop and practise strategies that might help us when life gets tough.
Instead, trying to have a more open and trusting attitude to life and what might happen is much more productive and gives us more space to adapt without getting upset. Allowing and expecting obstacles to our goals oris by far the best attitude to start with. We then don’t waste our energy on resisting the obstacle, but instead use our energy to try to solve it or get past it.Momentum on an obstacle course is everything.
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