How do we cope? The death of Michael Jackson yesterday was a great loss to the whole world and so many of us find ourselves trying to cope with our grief. We all know that life is full of curve balls, windy roads and lemons and our true challenge is to hit homeruns, get to our destination and make some lemonade. So here is the best of this week – lessons on how to cope with and overcome challenges that come our way. Thank you as always to our Intent voices for their profound wisdom:
How to Cope with A Serious Illness (a 101) by Intent.com
You’ve just gotten an awful diagnosis, or maybe you received the bad news that you had a disease or chronic condition years ago and you’re still coping with it. Either way, it’s safe to say that dealing with a serious illness is one of the most difficult experiences any of us will go through – and most of us will go through it at one time or another.
How to Overcome Challenges by Kellen Von Houser
Life is full of challenges and learning how to meet them, and overcome them, is one of Life’s lessons. Here are a few things I have learned about dealing with Life’s little curve balls. I hope they help someone else.
How to Turn Challenges into Opportunities by Sheer Balance
How you respond to crises has a lot to do with the lens through which you habitually perceive the world. If you tend to see the world through a ‘gloom and doom’ lens, you may be reacting to current events with feelings of fear, anxiety, or a sense of despair or powerlessness. And even if you tend to view things through the lens of optimism, you may be reacting to the constant barrage of negative media messages with milder feelings of concern and insecurity.
How to Cope with One Disaster After Another by Debbie Mandel
Sometimes it feels like we are experiencing a series of disasters on a personal and global level. We might feel inundated by these tragedies, finding it difficult to process the death toll and all those who have become homeless or victims of human cruelty. As a result, we absorb the negativity and transfer it to our daily lives in subtle ways. Maybe we are more irritable or pessimistic about our work. Maybe we are eating more sugary snacks and exercising less – we are so tired of all this. Many of us who have generously contributed to help the victims are now depleted both materially and emotionally. Not to mention those of us who have become desensitized or hopeless.
5 Steps to Heal A Broken Heart by Tammy Kling
We’ve all experienced the pain of heartache, and in the days that follow it feels as if you’re the only one who has ever felt this way. The isolation after a breakup pushes us even farther into a depressing situation, because often we find ourselves withdrawing from others. It’s natural to want to, but that’s not the right approach to take for healing
Challenges: Three Ways of Overcoming Death Three Years Later by Cassaundra Vergel
I never felt that I was close to my grandmother. I was always slightly scared of her because she always had something to say about the way I look, my choices, and any other small detail she could pick up. I loved her – but I never felt close to her. Three summers ago, she passed away from stomach cancer. It is only now – three years later – that I’m realizing the significant place my grandmother held in my life and in my heart, and recently I have been faced with the unique challenge of dealing with my grandmother’s death three years after the fact.
Shifting Focus to Overcome Challenges by Deidre Combs
With my Thriving Through Tough Times tip, “Give to your community so you can fully recover,” I had been trying to justify it a bit backwards. With the other techniques, I noticed their appearance in many different traditions and thought, “Ah ha, a theme!” For example, surrounding yourself with a caring community is a widespread practice when tough times appear. However, with “give back to recover,” I noticed this by watching clients, effective leaders and how I was able to bounce back after difficult circumstances. As I wrote in my last post, to make my case I have been looking for standard multi-cultural practices to back up what I believe to be true…and had come up short!
From Surviving to Thriving: How to live a Happy Life Despite Debilitating Health Conditions by Kirsten Harrell
There are millions of people who have been diagnosed with chronic illnesses or other disabling conditions. If you are one of these millions, you have likely experienced a variety of overwhelming emotions including stress, anxiety, anger, grief, and depression. You may feel that you have been cheated or that life is unfair. You might even be wondering if are doomed to live a life of disappointment and frustration. The answer to that is a resounding NO! You can learn to cope with your condition. In fact, you can even learn to thrive and live a full and happy life.
Good luck and good night!
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