Resilience.

Perhaps I can blame it on getting older, perhaps I can blame it on the events of the last few years (nor’easters, gas leaks, flooding…), either way, the energy on my mind of late is resilience. Specifically I have noticed how resilient we are, as individuals, as communities, as countries.

Resilience is the ability to bounce back, to recover from difficulty. On an energy level, I often see it as a vertical wave or line, bowing in the middle and then straightening out. As I translate that to a body level, I see it much the same way - we get stretched and then we straighten out again. It may not be the same straight, it may not exactly look like it did before, and yet, we get back to our level, to our space, our routine, and find our comfort again.

What does resilience look like to you? Do you think of yourself as resilient? Do you look at others as having more resilience than you? Are you aware of how resilient you are?

It is amazing what happens when we pause to notice for ourselves how we are at something, i.e. resilience. When you validate that for yourself, it’s magnified. When challenging times appear, when difficulties arise, know you are resilient. It will take time, it might not always be fun, it may look chaotic and feel uncomfortable, and yet, you will bounce back. And when in doubt, lean on others, ask, reach out. There is an entire resilient community waiting to assist you.

As always, follow the energy.