Like trees that bend in the wind, resilient people gain strength from adversity because they know how to do these five things: <\/p>\n
(1) Stay connected.<\/i> Solomon said, \u2018Two are better than one\u2026 If either of them falls down, one can help the other up.\u2019<\/i> (Ecclesiastes 4:9\u201310 NIV) When Barbara Smith\u2019s son was killed, she started a bereavement group to unite others. \u2018We\u2019ve saved each other,\u2019 she says. <\/p>\n
(2) Monitor their self-talk.<\/i> Watch how you \u2018spin\u2019 your situation. Catch yourself speaking negatively and reframe it in light of Scripture. God\u2019s Word says, \u2018What you say can mean life or death.\u2019<\/i> (Proverbs 18:21 NCV) Instead of sitting around wallowing in fear and anger, and whining about how you got here, focus on what you can control\u2014your words! <\/p>\n
(3) Look for life\u2019s lighter moments.<\/i> Solomon said, \u2018A happy heart is like good medicine but a broken spirit drains your strength.\u2019<\/i> (Proverbs 17:22 NCV) When Donna Goldman was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, she continued to teach. \u2018I let the kids play with my walking canes\u2014as long as they don\u2019t use them for weapons!\u2019 she quips. And her car licence plate says, \u2018Get Back Up\u2019. <\/p>\n
(4) Give back. <\/i> God \u2018comforts us\u2026 so that we can share that same comfort with others.\u2019<\/i> (2 Corinthians 1:4 CEV) Renee Weinhouse, who survived stage IV lymphoma and runs a support group, says, \u2018Nothing makes me happier than giving a patient hope.\u2019 <\/p>\n
(5) Take care of themselves.<\/i> A healthy diet and regular exercise help repair brain areas susceptible to stress. When Deborah Robinson\u2019s husband developed Alzheimer\u2019s disease, she realised, \u2018If I was going to be good for him, I had to be good to myself.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Like trees that bend in the wind, resilient people gain strength from adversity because they know how to do these five things: (1) Stay connected. Solomon said, \u2018Two are better than one\u2026 If either of them falls down, one can help the other up.\u2019 (Ecclesiastes 4:9\u201310 NIV) When Barbara Smith\u2019s son was killed, she started […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1374"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1374"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1374\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}