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Through the Lens 7/16
Welcome to our very first ‘Through the Lens’ post! This is a scavenger type post that will run through the rest of the month. With a focus on mental health and personal well-being. When this Linky runs it will have a subject or theme. Hopefully one that will inspire you to think about what makes you happy, and one that will encourage you to take the time to capture those memories. What is a Linky? It is a method where you can grab a URL or upload a picture that adds to the conversation. Memories that might not mean as much today as they will later on… When I was in…
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The difference between bouncing back and plowing through
I recently reread a soundbite from Inc.com about 10 things mentally tough people do. It was titled, Want to Raise Resilient Kids? A Navy SEAL Says Always Do This. You might have seen and thought it was insightful. The first two times I read it I thought it was okay. Mostly because the way it read was not about being mentally tough. It wasn’t about resiliency. Even though the author of the article shared the definition of Resilience, as “the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness,” he neglected to show that any of the 10 things mentioned would increase someone’s ability to bounce back from hard times. More importantly while this was directed…
