Emotional Resiliency and the ability to Adapt

 Today's post will be on what it means to adapt and overcome unforeseen challenges.  I want to talk about what this means for me, and what it could mean for others with various circumstances.  I like to use the phrase "reaching anyway".  Why do I like to use that phrase? because it encompasses my overall attitude and disposition towards life in general.  Most especially towards challenges, whether large or small.  I make sure to keep this attitude whenever I make personal mistakes as well.  

I have found that having this attitude helps me to be positive whenever challenges arise because of other people or perhaps just because of life's general challenges.  As everybody knows, there isn't a single person on the earth who does not have challenges of some sort that they have to deal with.  Whether they be rich or poor, educated or uneducated, African or European or American, we all have individual problems and challenges specific to our own lives.  

My intention is not to compare who has it better or worse. I won't be comparing apples to oranges.  Rather, I want to say that no matter your personal circumstances, we should try to reach anyway.  In other words, try to make tomorrow better than it was today, and try to make today better than it was yesterday.  Ultimately, no matter the external influences we have control over how we react to every individual circumstance.  Some things are definitely harder than others.  What may be easy for one person can be a great challenge for another.   Therefore, it is important to try and give each other the benefit of the doubt.  We don't know what is going on in each individuals life.  Circumstances from day to day vary depending on the person.  

Often, the person we are harshest towards is ourselves.  Whenever we make a mistake, we tend to beat ourselves up about it.  I would encourage myself to do what I could to fix my own mistakes that I make from day to day.  I think that everybody should do this, and then move on from it, reaching anyways.  Adapt your goals and aspirations when necessary to be within your reach.  That is a part of what it means to reach anyway.  

In closing, I would like to encourage anyone who has challenges to make an attainable short term goal and do it in a manner that prevents you from becoming overwhelmed with all that needs to be done.  Doing so will allow you to have joy, even if you are in the midst of a difficult circumstance.  As always, remember to reach anyway.  If anyone has some thoughts that they would like to share, be sure to leave a comment to the post.  If you have any topics that you would like me to cover next time, be sure to let me know.