Written by: Lynn Lessell, Executive Contributor
Executive Contributors at Brainz Magazine are handpicked and invited to contribute because of their knowledge and valuable insight within their area of expertise.
When something happens to knock you down, have you ever wished you could open a door to a whole new world? All through our childhood, many of us yearned for the day we’d open that door to freedom – our adulthood. As adults, do we wish we could reopen that door and go back to our childhood when things may have felt simpler?
It’s been said, “kids are resilient; don’t worry, they bounce back easier than adults do.” Why might that be?
As children, we may be adventurous and take risks more often without saying, “I can’t. What if I get hurt?”
Why might this feel harder for us to do for ourselves as we get older?
Are we reluctant to explore something new or ready to try what feels uncomfortable?
Instead of submitting to the everyday stressors that life seems to have an endless supply of, let’s access that childhood resilience again and remember how to laugh even when it feels like it hurts.
Though it may not be possible to remove tension completely, it’s conceivable that we can restructure how we respond to the pressure.
Imagine how much easier it could be if we choose to ‘bounce back, laugh, and move forward. The innocence and resilience of our youth can become the strength and determination in our adult life to be more self-confident.
“Life is ten percent what happens and ninety percent how you respond to it.” ‒ Lou Holtz.
The next time we “fall,” maybe re-examining our viewpoint of the situation might help us open that new door to a wonderful new way of being we didn’t realize was possible.
You may discover you’ll bounce back even better than you may have been able to yesterday.
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Lynn Lessell, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine
Lynn Lessell is a certified health and life coach. Her journey through multiple traumas felt like a rollercoaster of anxiety, exhaustion, and guilt, which caused her to feel a loss of self. When she finally hit rock bottom, she realized something had to change so she could balance personal and business to love her life again. She’s known to her clients as the Identity Coach for helping them discover the secret identity that’s been buried deep within. She is CEO of Itz Why LLC where she helps career moms, like herself, that feel frustrated, exhausted, & guilty from being pulled in multiple directions, to take back control quickly, regain energy & time, and love their life again the way they want to. She is the author of the upcoming book Merging ME, creator of the Level It Up Program, “ME” Monday® and leader of a support group for professionals called Inner Power Partners currently in three cities.
