“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.” ~ Charlotte Brontë,
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Healthy Tips: Building Mental Toughness
Note: Over the next few days, the Healthy Tips blog post will focus on mental toughness. Our mental toughness helps us to overcome our challenges, big or small.
Mental Toughness Tip: “We can build mentally strong minds by increasing our focus on positive emotions such as joy, gratitude, and hope.” Source
Stay Strong, Stay Positive, and Never Give UP
I like Roy T. Bennett’s quote, ““Stay strong, stay positive, and never give up.” I reflect on my life and if I knew beforehand the challenges I’d face I would have thought only a fool would walk down that road. The crazy thing about it, whatever road we choose we can’t escape the challenges. We may as well admit were fools and toss ourselves into the mix and start walking down our road. We’ll run into challenges sooner or later. They’re there. They bite, the challenge, and they test us to see if we are man or woman enough to move on the next challenge. Imagine playing the board game Monopoly. If we back away from the challenge and refuse to confront it, we get a go directly to jail, don’t pass Go card. And, in jail we remain until we choose to take on the challenge. If you think only a fool would take on the challenge, join the club, we’re all fools taking on every challenge, proving our worth to carry on. We tattooed Roy T. Bennett’s words on our body, “Stay Strong, Stay Positive, and Never Give Up.”
Do You Fear the Wind? ~ A Poem by Hamlin Garland
Do You Fear the Wind?
Hamlin Garland
Do you fear the force of the wind,
The slash of the rain?
Go face them and fight them,
Be savage again.
Go hungry and cold like the wolf,
Go wade like the crane:
The palms of your hands will thicken,
The skin of your cheek will tan,
You’ll grow ragged and weary and swarthy,
But you’ll walk like a man!
You Are Tougher than the Tough Times
One thing is certain about life, the tough times don’t go on forever. How we navigate through them tests our character and determines the happiness we experience. We can, during those tough moments, be an example to those who see us. We can show them we have grit. We can keep on grinding until we make it through the tough times. You are tougher than your tough times. Ten times tougher, maybe 1000 times tougher. Don’t let them get you down. Stay strong, push on ahead.
It’s Like Exercise, No Pain, No Gain
“One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.” ~ Sigmund Freud
We’re Tougher than the Moment
Life has its ups and downs. We all experience them. When life knocks us down. We have two choices, we can get up and get going, or, we can stay down. There’s no in between. Sometimes when we’re knocked down, it isn’t fair or just. Maybe our mother or lover will listen to us. Most others are too busy with their lives to spend too much time with us if we’re complaining about life’s injustices. What do we do, we suck it up, refuse to quit, and get going again. We’ll show anyone watching that we are tougher than the moment. Yes, we are tougher than the moment!
Do You Fear the Wind ~ A Poem by Hamlin Garland
Do You Fear the Wind
Hamlin Garland
Do you fear the force of the wind,
The slash of the rain?
Go face them and fight them,
Be savage again.
Go hungry and cold like the wolf,
Go wade like the crane:
The palms of your hands will thicken,
The skin of your cheek will tan,
You’ll grow ragged and weary and swarthy,
But you’ll walk like a man!
Strength Comes from Within
You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. ~ Marcus Aurelius
Dare to Go on the Journey
There’s no perfect road ahead. Each road will hold a series of challenges to test whether or not you are worthy of traveling the road. We can stand at the fork of the road and ponder as Robert Frost did in his poem, The Road Less Taken, which road to take. If we freeze, unable to decide, we’ve made a choice. It too, will have challenges. Don’t fear setting out on a road that has no GPS coordinates if that road is the way to what you perceive as a chance at a better life. You’ll get lots of advice not to go. Some close friends may get angry with you. Take the chance. Good friends will cheer you on. Write Nelson Nelson Mandela‘s words on your heart, ” It always seems impossible until it’s done.”
