Maintains the sunny side

I’ve learned it over the years Resilience It’s not about ignoring hard things. It’s about how you see it or telling yourself that you “mean” it. When life got heavier, trusting me, I had a fierce share of time – I realized I was at a crossroads of sorts. One path extends to shadows, disappointments, disappointments, losses I endured. The other opens towards the light. Often I chose to walk on the sunny side of the proverb.

Through difficult times, including life-changing medical diagnosis, I somehow managed to hold a string of joy, seeing both my parents and many friends in my younger years, being fired from my job, and my income and opportunities plummeting. It proved strong enough to keep me from facing the edge up depression And despair. It is Greek in me, and even from “the most amazing crash” you can narrow down the beauty and lessons.

Nevertheless, it wasn’t always easy. There was a day when I felt it was impossible to continue moving forward. fear or sorrow I was pushed down violently and thought it would collapse. But I didn’t. Dark and painful memories can cause crowds to gather clouds before one of the thunderstorms of almost a day in Atlanta. Memories of the suffering of my loved one. My own memories of horror face so many “What ifs” that most never materialized.

But I survived. And when I survived, I began to trust my resilience. I remind myself: I’ve done it before, but I’ve done it. You can do it again.

When the darkest clouds roll, I rely on positive memories of how I overcome previous dark times. Remember the time when unexpected joy appeared in the midst of difficulty. The kindness of a friend, LOLor the simple beauty of flowers in my garden. These memories remind us that even if life feels unbearable, there is always something worth keeping. Even if I remember trauma The experience has resurfaced and I recall learning that I was still here and experienced how to survive and thrive despite what happened in the past.

Sometimes I ask myself: How does X handle this? Sometimes I think about my loved ones, leaders, even historical figures, and how they faced my situation. Asking what they might say and how they might carry themselves gives me a fresh perspective. It tweaks me out of my fears and falls into courage.

Perhaps most importantly, I practice the art of reconstruction. Instead of telling yourself – my”Self-talk“- If something happened because of ourselves or someone else’s flaws, it may remind us that we are all flawed in some way and things happen. Rather than choosing to make me a ghost, it is more likely that our friends lack the ability and social skills to act in Kinder. ghost. That changes that. It flips Feelings To be able to move forward with purpose instead of defeat.

Maintaining the sunny side doesn’t mean pretending everything is fine. That means trusting me to continue, even if it doesn’t work. It means focusing on light instead of darkness, bringing the light that has been burned through past struggles into today’s challenges. And that means having my heart full of my heart and trusting that brighter days will always come.