HOW DO YOU REMAIN POSITIVE IN CRISIS?

[Jesse Domingo]

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Hope to hear all your valued inputs and experiences.

Thank you.

[Ben Simonton]

What other choice is there that ensures survival? Choosing not to be positive is a quick way to make a crisis worse in every way. Why would anyone choose that? Oh, that's right, they use the excuse that they are only human! Sorry, making excuses for damaging yourself in a crisis doesn't wash.

Best regards, Ben

[Craig Althof]

Ah, sweet survival...that old "fight or flee" instinctual reaction to danger. Ben, you mentioned the Serenity prayer elsewhere. A modified version:
1. Can I handle this crisis from where I am, doing what I am currently doing? (cope) If not,
2. Can I change what I am doing now, to make the crisis more "survivable"? (fight) If not,
3. Can I handle the change of going somewhere else...am I prepared to pack my bags? (flee) If not,
4. Go back to cope. Only this time really work at it. And smile, dadgummit. It'll help.

Ben, you brought up "choice"--that's the real ticket. We do have a choice in how we react to anything. It's amazing how often the reaction is much worse than what triggered the reaction in the first place.

Craig
In Pursuit of Excellence

[Ben Simonton]

Well said, Craig! Well said!

God gave each of us the power to choose everything - what we think, how we react, how we emote, etcetera, etcetera. So why do most people not use that power? Probably because they don't know God gave it to us. If they would realize how much God loves us, they would know he gave each of us this power. Sad!

I always appreciated Frank Outlaw's advice -

Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits; they become character.
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.

Best regards, Ben

[Vicki Timman]

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All the best,

Vicki

[Jesse Domingo]

Thanks for all your comments...
hope to hear more from you.

Just stay healthy...

WE WILL MAKE IT.