Resilience – Basics
Finding an Upward Spiral of Resilience – Even in the Hardest of Times
While researching Barbara Frederickson’s suggestions for a media diet [see Information Overload – Dealing with the Deluge Wisely], I re-discovered her “toolkit” from her book Positivity: Discover the Upward Spiral that Will Change Your Life. Excellent suggestions, all very doable and very relevant to resilience. May they be helpful to you and yours. 1. Be […]
Decision Fatigue
“Decision fatigue,” my friend Stacey said the other day. “Will schools be open in the fall? Is it safe to take the kids to the beach? Should I try to see my dentist now or wait a little bit longer?” It’s our powerful higher brain that makes our decisions all day long – weighing options, […]
When Bending with the Wind Becomes a Full 180-Degree Pivot
At the very moment the order to shelter in place came down in mid-March, Roshi Joan Halifax “hermetically sealed” Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico and “flipped” an in-person chaplaincy training that was scheduled to start in 48 hours to an entirely online format. 60 students now participating in a community of wise […]
Wellness Tips for Shelter-in-Place – Especially with Children
Another direct pass-through from mental health professionals, this one geared toward families sheltering together during the pandemic. Many, many practical and immediately useful suggestions. To use now, to archive for a rainy day. WELLNESS TIPS FOR QUARANTINE DURING THE PANDEMIC Provided by Kaiser Crisis Line manager, Priscilla Schlottman, LCSW and Updated by Catholic Charities Incident […]
Six Daily Questions to Ask Yourself in Quarantine
Another direct pass-through of six practical, wise, helpful suggestions from Brooke Anderson and Greater Good Science Center: As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, and efforts to “flatten the curve” through physical distancing intensify, many of us find ourselves quarantined at home. The physical isolation and sudden departure from familiar routines can be jarring and disorienting. Settling […]
Resilience Is Always Needed
Resilience is always needed. The current pandemic of COVID-19 is a new disease, and a deadly one. So far unpreventable, untreatable. It’s easy to be scared and wise to be concerned. Resilience – capacities to deal with any stress and bounce back from any adversity – is as necessary to our well-being as the new […]
Building Resilience in the Face of COVID-19
I met Patrick Gannon years ago. This post is a direct pass-through, with his permission, of his excellent suggestions to recover and sustain resilience in these coronavirus times. Take the time to read, archive; all very helpful…. We can all agree that the Coronavirus has altered our lives in many ways and probably more ways […]
Shit Happens. Shift Happens, Too – Resilience in the Face of Disruption
In coping with the swiftness of the changes sweeping through and disrupting our lives, often our livelihoods right now, I’m diving a little deeper into how to cope, because truly for many folks the disappointments and difficulties are beginning to tip into potential disaster. I’m returning to the 5 C’s of Coping (now 6) that […]
Staying Sane when “Sheltering in Place” and Self-Sequestering
The San Francisco Bay Area, where I live, entered a “shelter-in-place” protocol last week in efforts by public health officials to halt the spread of the coronavirus. Schools and all places of social gathering – restaurants, bars, gyms, sporting events, theaters and cultural events – now closed for weeks to come. And citizens instructed to […]
Don’t Panic – Keep Things in Perspective
Just one month ago I posted The Essential Elements of a Very Good Day. And those elements are still true: 1. Doing one thing at a time 2. Doing activities that have meaning and depth 3. Enjoying resonant connections with good friends Then the COVID-19 coronavirus began spreading, and news of the severity of the […]