The Path From Cope to Hope
There is a transformational path connecting the realm of hope, with the basic human ability to cope with certain challenging situations.
Moving Along the Path from Cope to Hope
By Ginger McBride
The experience of life is like none other. Even though it can show us wondrous mysteries and adventure, it also tends to throw us curveballs from time to time. That does weigh on our minds and hearts as we go through this journey. Life can be simultaneously wonderful and challenging, even if at the time we don’t think so. So it is entirely understandable how we can find ourselves shifting to survival mode only and forget to shift ourselves into our thrive mode when the time comes.
We have to hand it to coping and survival skills. If we didn’t have those readily accessible skills, we couldn’t even get to the really good stuff in this world.
Our best chapters are yet to come, and we want to be around for those.
There are many ways to cope with today’s stress, and the style will vary from person to person. What may work for one may not work for another, and that’s completely okay. We can try meditation, breathing exercises, even visualization techniques.
We can pretend our worries are clouds floating off into the distance, learning to be present, and taking in our senses by counting one thing we see, smell, hear, taste, and touch. Using simple tools can help us at the moment to get to the desired thrive mode.
Going Beyond Survival Mode
To make it to our thrive mode, we must first master our survival mode and coping skills. Once we have completed this, we are well on our way. We have to believe that we can get to where we want to be in this life. Sometimes we may even have to be our own best friends and cheerleader to do this. We have to believe in ourselves enough to go after what we want and not just settle for what we can get. That said, we must be both idealistic and realistic in our planning.
We have to shift our thinking from pessimistic views to optimistic ones and strive to see the light in all things, find the lesson, and keep growing into well-balanced human beings.
Gratitude will open many doors if we let it. Our thrive mode could be one of those doors. Having hope is everything. Without hope, could we even have the energy to do what needs to be done? Probably not. We must visualize our success, come up with solutions to our current problems, and pick the best one. When we reach our milestones, goals, and success stories, we need to remember to rejoice and celebrate in those times.
Some of us often go from one problem to the next without even realizing what we accomplished in the first place.
Recognizing we are all Human Beings
This will help build self-esteem and confidence in what we do, and it will show in our faces, body language, and spirit.
Those around us will notice, whether that be our friends, family, coworkers, colleagues, or clients. This is when we know we have reached thrive mode, and even though we have crossed the finish line for this particular quest, we can use what we have learned and continue to thrive.
Life is full of ups and downs. Maybe We will not always land gracefully or say the perfect thing. We are human beings, and we will make mistakes, but how we learn from those mistakes is everything. We can not let our fortune or misfortune dictate how we grow as people.
This way, We can choose to see the light and gratitude in all things. Perhaps we can even find humor in a situation. We must continue to use our coping skills for the moments we find stressful, learn to rejoice in our milestones, and stay curious to what lessons may be hidden in our daily events to find the path from cope to hope!
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About the Author
Ginger McBride is a wellness writer, certified health coach, wellness expert, and entrepreneur. She uses her knowledge in the health and wellness field to help others with their health, inspiring them to reach their goals through motivation and education!
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