A LESSON IN RESILIENCE

“DAD, ARE YOU READY FOR A BIKE RIDE NOW?”

This question comes at about the same time every single day. The fantastic part about living in Colorado Springs is we get to do these bike rides overlooking the mountains and under the bluest skies, you will ever see.

With all that is happening in the world, it’s fascinating to experience this time with a 3.5-year-old. Charlie’s ability to continually remain in the present is impressive. Granted, he has a limited rearview mirror to dwell on things in the past and can’t fully process what the future looks like, but it’s admirable nonetheless.

We can all stand to limit how much time we spend ruminating about the past and worrying about the future.

Think about a time in your life that you felt intense stress. It could be personally or professionally. Maybe it’s happening right now. How did it affect your everyday life?

Stress can happen for a variety of reasons. The key is moving that stress towards pressure, which we can handle much more effectively. Everyone is feeling pressure at this time, yet not everyone is stressed. Why is that?

Any pressure you feel is really just external demand in your current environment. The level of stress comes from your ability, or inability, to handle that pressure and research tells us that all stress comes from one thing. Rumination.