Expect the Unexpected: A Gentler Way To Build Resilience

I was speaking with a friend a while ago about how disrupting it is to him when something unplanned happens. Many of us don’t handle change well, especially change we hadn’t seen coming.

What I’ve noticed in myself is that when I expect change, or make room for it, then an unexpected change is a lot easier for me to handle. On the other hand, when I rely on things not changing, that’s when any change will send me spinning.

Resilience is touted as the way through dealing with the unexpected. While that’s true, the thing that makes room for resilience is to make room for change. That might mean making sure we aren’t overloaded, and that we stay within our own level of tolerance. When we can do that, then it’s so much easier to be ready for whatever shows up.

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It's your reaction to adversity, not adversity itself, that determines how your life's story will develop.

― Dieter Uchtdorf

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