EP 375: How to Survive Difficulty

I know so many people who are having a really difficult time today, so I offer some tips for getting through with your health and happiness intact. When you feel yourself overwhelmed with grief or anger or fear today, I invite you to sense into your body for 30-60 seconds. Use your breath or any of your five senses. If you feel yourself thinking ‘I wish things were different!’ Or ‘Why does it have to be this way?’ I invite you to remember that you can’t control the outcome, but you can control your response. Acceptance of reality, as is and just for right now, is the path to this control and, ultimately, to your well being. And if you find yourself feeling resentment for people who support the opposite party from you, I invite you to remember that those people are acting in a way that they feel will relieve their own suffering. Compassion and forgiveness are your path to shedding the weight of the anger that damages you far more than any person to whom you direct it. Finally, if you’re feeling overwhelmed, please reach out to me so I can help you get through this.