RESILIENCE

Written By vijay sridharan

Resilience is our capacity to bounce back, to recover quickly when things have been difficult. Being resilient also means having qualities of adaptability and strength and endurance. 

Inspiration for nurturing resilience

  • Embrace challenges as opportunities for growth. When you’re facing adversity, practice asking yourself, “What can I learn here?” or “How can I bring meaning to this situation?”

  • Build a support network of friends, family and healthcare practitioners to reach out to when needed. We’re not meant to deal with life’s challenges alone.  

  • Practice accepting life’s impermanence. Ask yourself, “How can I roll with life’s changes?”

  • Get curious about uncomfortable emotions like disappointment and embarrassment as they arise. Our ability to sit with discomfort builds resilience. Try a meditation in the Calm Emotions Series that resonates with you.  

  • Take good care of your physical body. Drink enough water. Eat foods that make you feel good. Get quality sleep. Install a habit-tracking app to help you make your desired self-care second-nature.

  • Rather than blaming yourself for what’s happening in your life, meet yourself with empathy and compassion.

  • Learn skills for non-reactivity. The 21 Days of Calm meditation series teaches non-reactivity using body, sound, thinking, and emotion.

Self-reflection

What part of me is tender and in need of my attention?

““Don’t waste another second thinking that you’re failing when really all you’re doing is growing.””
— Chani Nicholas
 
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About Calm Cards 
About Calm Cards 

We created these cards as a way to intentionally cultivate the qualities that support us in showing up for ourselves and others, in ways that feel nourishing and meaningful. 

We encourage you to engage with the Calm Cards in whatever way feels best. Here are a few ways that we love to use them:

  • Pick a card in the morning to set an intention for the day

  • Pick a card on a Sunday to set an intention for the week

  • Pick a card on the first day of the month to set an intention for the month

  • Pick a card when you’re feeling stuck, to see what happens when you infuse more of that quality into your day

  • Pick a card when you’re struggling with another person to explore what qualities might bring more ease into your relationship

  • Pick a card and use it as journaling prompt

  • Pick a card and use it in your meditation practice

  • Pick a card to use with a partner or group — like a book club, but an intention club; connect daily or weekly or monthly and share your experiences

  • Send a card to a friend who may need some inspiration

Check out the entire collection of Calm Intentions here.

Pick another Calm Intentions card here.

We’ve also put all of the cards in a lovely booklet for you to use as a mindfulness tool, a journal full of inspiration for your practice. Download the Calm Intentions Journal here!


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